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Ubaid Mesopotamia reconsideredessay 1983 • Oates, Joan
Ubaid • Middle East > Middle East
This is a survey of various Ubaid sites in southwestern Asia and Iraq including the Hamrin basin, the Arabian Gulf region, Choga Mami, and other Mandali sites. Emphasis in the study is on ceramic ware and chronologies....Trade and power in the fifth and fourth millennia B.C.article 1993 • Oates, Joan
Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamia • Middle East > Middle East
The formation of the earliest known cities was accompanied by the foundation of colonies in Syria and Anatolia, established to secure raw materials lacking in the Mesopotamian homeland. The growth in Sumer of organization(s) capable of constructing a...Tell Brakessay 1986 • Oates, Joan
Jemdet Nasr • Middle East > Middle East
Oates discusses the Late Uruk to the Early Dynastic levels excavated at Tell Brak. Area CH contains levels dated to the Late Uruk/'Jemdet Nasr' period. The ceramics are described and a seal, a bulla, and a tablet were also found. These indicate conta...The evidence of the sealingsessay 2001 • Oates, Joan
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
The seals and sealing from Tell Brak constitute not only one of the most important excavated colletions but the largest published body of third-millennium material from northern Mesopotamia and Syria.The purpose of this article is not to republish th...The third-millennium potteryessay 2001 • Oates, Joan
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
Oates describes the third millennium pottery from Tell Brak. Only the data that pertain to the Akkadian period were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. Due to the volume of sherds excavated each season, Oates has limited the dis...Third-millennium BC glass, frit and faience objectsessay 2001 • Oates, Joan
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
Oates describes the two glass objects, including a glazed quartz item that may have been used as a burnisher; and the frit and faience items such as beads, vessel fragments, cylinder seals, glazed tile, buttons, and amulets. Numerous figures that ill...Third-millennium BC stone objectsessay 2001 • Oates, Joan
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
Oates describes various stone objects from the fifth millenium BP (third millennium BC), with the majority of those described from the Akkadian period. The objects include figurines; stone vessels; possible stone weights; semi-precious stones that pr...Equid figurines and 'chariot' modelsessay 2001 • Oates, Joan
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
'This section has examined the evidence of the terracotta model wagons, the equid figurines, the seal impressions and the Ebla, Beydar and Brak cuneiform evidence with respect to the types and use of equids and associated 'transport' at Brak. This ev...Organic materialsessay 2001 • Oates, Joan
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
Oates describes the various organic materials and objects found. Among them are an ivory figurine, an ivory handle, and three ivory bowl fragments. Shell artifacts include ornaments and a carved bead. Local bivalves were used for food and mother of p...An open gatearticle 1997 • Oates, David & Oates, Joan
Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamia • Middle East > Middle East
Based on the authors' field work at Tell Brak in 1997, limited as it was in scope, yet it has significantly widened our perspective on early urbanism. Although future evidence may well sustain the belief that we must look to south Mesopotamia for the...The excavationsessay 2001 • Oates, David & Oates, Joan
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
This chapter describes the various areas that were excavated, the stratigraphic levels, and mostly what architectural features were found. Some artifact finds are also discussed. How the strata relate to one another and whether the various indication...Archaeological reconstruction and historical commentaryessay 2001 • Oates, David & Oates, Joan
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
Oates and Oates present evidence that Tell Brak can be identified with the ancient city of Nagar. They describe what is known of the city and kingdom of Nagar (the buildings, as a regional center, some of the kings duties, the Lady of Nagar cult, the...Referencesessay 2001 • Oates, David et al.
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
This is the bibliography for eHRAF documents nos. 14-46....Introductionessay 2001 • Oates, David et al.
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
This is the introduction to eHRAF documents nos. 14-46. Oates discusses why they worked at Tell Brak and how the data is arranged in the documents. There is a brief description of the environment and a valuable chronological chart that correlates the...Artefact drawingsessay 2001 • Oates, David et al.
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
This chapter contains the artifact drawings for the excavations at Tell Brak. Depicted are pottery; glass, frit, and faience objects; beads and other ornaments; copper/bronze weapons, tools, and pins; an iron object; silver and gold objects; stone it...Appendix 1essay 2001 • Oates, David et al.
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
This appendix contains additional information on artifact photos of ceramics and stone tools....Appendix 2essay 2001 • Oates, David et al.
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
Appendix 2 lists and describes the various locus mentioned in the text (ie; CH 22, level 4, Room 4, consists of fill, etc.)....Geoarchaeology, landscape and the regionessay 2001 • Wilkinson, T. J. (Tony J.) et al.
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
'The primary objective of this chapter is to provide the results of preliminary investigations of the landscape around the site of Tell Brak, and to place the site within a geoarchaeological context.' (page 1). Some trenching occurred for soils analy...