essay
Tradition and social change in northern Mesopotamia during the later fifth and fourth millennium BC
upon this foundation : the 'ubaid reconsidered : proceedings from the 'ubaid symposium, elsinore, may 30th-june 1st 1988 • Copenhagen • Published In 1989 • Pages: 339-367
By: Akkermans, Peter M. M. G., Ubaid Symposium (1988 : Helsingør, Denmark).
Abstract
In the following document Akkermans describescertain aspects of ritual behaviour in fifth and fourth millennium Mesopotamia ('Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic periods)and attempts to relate it to ideological changes in the society. Emphasis in the document is on northern Mesopotamia (Iraq)mainly taking Tepe Gawra and Tell Arpachiyah into consideration. Two specific aspects of 'Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic society given special attention in this work are settlement structure and architecture, and funerary practices.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2006
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 7000-5000 BP (5000-3000 BC)
- Coverage Place
- Iraq
- Notes
- By Peter M. M. G. Akkermans
- Discussion of Peter M. M. G. Akkermans' paper / Chairman H. J. Nissen
- For bibliographical references see document 14: Henrickson and Thuesen
- LCSH
- Ubaid culture