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Were there supralocal cemeteries in southern Mesopotamia in Late Chalcolithic times?essay 1989 • Vértesalji, Peter Paul & Ubaid Symposium (1988 : Helsingør, Denmark)
Ubaid • Middle East > Middle East
In order to answer the question of whether or nor there were supralocal cemeteries in southern Mesopotamia in Late Chalcoliithic times, the author examines the data from two large Late Chalcolithic cemeteries: those from late 'Ubaid Eridu and Susa, i...Transitions and transformations of Early Chalcolithic painted pottery in Mesopotamiaessay 1989 • Vértesalji, Peter Paul & Ubaid Symposium (1988 : Helsingør, Denmark)
Ubaid • Middle East > Middle East
This paper presents a structuralist's approach to the study of transitions and transformations in painted pottery designs of the Early and Middle Chalcolithic periods in Mesopotamia. Using this approach Vértesalji examines painted sherds from Halaf, ...