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Tradition summaryessay 2010 • Weiss, Harvey
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
This is a summary of the Akkadian Tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the Akkadian archaeological tradition....The genesis and collapse of the Akkadian empireessay 1993 • Weiss, Harvey & Courty, M. A. (Marie-Agnès)
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
A new model of the Akkadian empire results from recent archaeological fieldwork on the Habur Plains. This model situates the Akkadian empire at the end of a lengthy period of southern Mesopotamian state economy, evolution, and experimentation. Based ...The genesis and collapse of third millennium north Mesopotamian civilizationarticle 1993 • Weiss, Harvey et al.
Akkadian • Middle East > Middle East
Weiss et al. describe the stratigraphy from excavations at Tell Leilan and Abu Hgeira in the Habur Plains in northeast Syria. They found evidence of a marked increase in aridity and wind circulation subseqeunt to a volcanic eruption, probably in Anat...