essay

The local and the regional: an introduction

uruk mesopotamia & its neighbors : cross-cultural interactions in the era of state formation • Sante Fe, Nm • Published In 2001 • Pages: 3-26

By: Rothman, Mitchell S..

Abstract
This article is a review and critique of a series of essays by such prominent scholars as Algaze, Wright, Nissen, Pollock, Stein, Rothman, Schwartz, and D'Altroy, on the problems inherent in establishing a chronological framework for the Greater Mesopotamian region (particularly the Uruk Period)and to pull together the basic data sets for the areas or subareas in which each of these scholars was working.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Chronologies and culture sequences
Reviews and critiques
External trade
Internal migration
tradition
Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamia
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2006
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
Uruk Period, 5800-5100 BP (3800-3100 BC)
Coverage Place
Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria
Notes
Mitchell S. Rothman
For bibliographical references see document 17:Rothman
LCCN
2001049321
LCSH
Middle East--Civilization--To 622/Erech (Extinct city)