essay
A view of the plains from the mountains: comments on Uruk by an Andeanist
uruk mesopotamia & its neighbors : cross-cultural interactions in the era of state formation • Sante Fe, Nm • Published In 2001 • Pages: 445-475
By: D'Altroy, Terence N..
Abstract
D'Altroy calls the idea of the Temple-state one of the major intellectual insights in Mesopotamian studies. In this article the author comments on some of the advances made by other scholars, such as Algaze, Nissen, Pollock, Stein, Rothman, Schwartz and others in the study of various unresolved issues in regard to Mesopotamia, bringing in in the process some comparative perspectives from the Andes of South America. Much of the data presented here are theoretical in nature.
- 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; 2007
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 6000-5000 BP (4000-3000 BC)
- Coverage Place
- Greater Mesopotamia (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey)
- Notes
- Terence N. D'Altroy
- For bibliographical references see document 17:Rothman
- LCCN
- 2001049321
- LCSH
- Middle East--Civilization--To 622/Erech (Extinct city)