essay

Centralization processes in greater Mesopotamia: Uruk 'expansion' as the climax of systematic interactions among areas of the greater Mesopotamian region

uruk mesopotamia & its neighbors : cross-cultural interactions in the era of state formationSante Fe, Nm • Published In 2001 • Pages: 307-347

By: Frangipane, M. (Marcella).

Abstract
Relations between Lower Mesopotamia and the northern regions of theTigris and Euphrates Basins have become a key topic in the debate over the formative phases of the state in this part of the world (p. 307). In this article Frangipane discusses her approach to understanding north-south relations by viewing the phenomena from the standpoint of the north. This approach emphasizes the characteristics and trajectories of development in the north and then reconstructs 'the historical roots of their external relations' (Rothman, 2001, p. 14).
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Acculturation and culture contact
Writing
Property in movables
Production and supply
Social relationships and groups
Administrative agencies
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2007
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
6000-5100 BP (4000-3100 BC)
Coverage Place
Greater Mesopotamia (Iraq, Syria, Turkey)
Notes
Marcella Frangipane
For bibliographical references see document 17:Rothman
LCCN
2001049321
LCSH
Middle East--Civilization--To 622/Erech (Extinct city)