essay

Some problems in the archaeology of Mesopotamia in light of recent research by the Soviet Expedition to Iraq

early stages in the evolution of mesopotamian civilization: soviet excavations in northern iraq • Tucson • Published In 1993 • Pages: 249-255

By: Munchaev, R. M. (Rauf Magometovich).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Munchaev summarizes the work of the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Sciences, USSR in northern Iraq from 1969 to 1981. They excavated at several sites that provided information on the culture history of the area from Prepottery Neolithic to Ubaid. He summarizes their findings, discusses their successes, and points out that 'the study of many of the key problems pertaining to the archaeology, ancient history, and culture of Mesopotamia and the Near East is now impossible without taking into account the results of investigations by the Soviet expedition to Iraq...' (page 255).

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Culture summary

Reviews and critiques

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Ceramic Neolithic

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2009

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Middle East

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Middle East

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

essay

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Sarah Berry; 2008

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

not specified

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

8000 BP-7000 BP (6000 BC-5000 BC)

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Sinjar Plain, northern Iraq

NotesAdditional notes

R. M. Munchaev

Spine title: Early Mesopotamian civilization

Translations of papers originally published in Soviet journals 1973-1989

For bibliographical references see document 9: Yoffee and Clark

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

93003129

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Neolithic period--Iraq/Excavations (Archaeology)--Iraq/Iraq--Antiquities