essay
Mesopotamian intraregional relations reflected through glyphic evidence in the Late Chalcolithic 1-5 periods
uruk mesopotamia & its neighbors : cross-cultural interactions in the era of state formation • Sante Fe, Nm • Published In 2001 • Pages: 403-443
By: Pittman, Holly.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Pittman turns to the study of seals and sealing in the greater Mesopotamian region, primarily differences, if they exist, between the northern and southern regions. She shows that her analysis of the use of glyptics and glyptic style indicates that no subregion was more advanced than any other in the Mesopotamian tradition. 'In addition , she notes that the various subregion traditions were never 'eradicated.' Further, only northern societies emulated southern designs, Northern seal types are, however, found in the south. To the degree that sealing represents administrative technology, much more refinement and elaboration occurred in the south than in the north. She sees in the process of emulation distinct changes in the favored routes of interaction, the Euphrates route having been most active in the LC 3 [Late Chalcolithic 3] period, the Tigris route in the LC4 [Late Chalcolithic 4], and again the Euphrates route in the LC5 [Late Chalcolithic 5]' (Rothman, 2001, no. 18, 22).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Writing
- Property in movables
- Visual arts
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamia
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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
- John Beierle; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 6000-5000 BP (4000-3000 BC)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Greater Mesopotamia (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey)
- NotesAdditional notes
- Holly Pittman
- For bibliographical references see document 17:Rothman
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2001049321
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Middle East--Civilization--To 622/Erech (Extinct city)