essay

Uruk-Warka: evidence of the Gamdat Nasr-period

gamdat nasr : period or regional style? : papers given at a symposium held in tübingen, november 1983WiesbadenPublished In 1986 • Pages: 33-56

By: Finkbeiner, Uwe.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Finkbeiner examines and describes the strata and some of the architecture of the Eanna-Temple area from level IV to level I to show there are levels that date to the Jemdet Nasr (Gamdat Nasr) period at this site. Finkbeiner uses the stratigraphical and architectural data from the central area of Eanna where there is more detailed excavation data.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Dating methods in archaeology
Cultural stratigraphy
Architecture
Chronologies and culture sequences
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Jemdet Nasr
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
Sarah Berry; 2007
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
8 plus field seasons from 1929 to 1976
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
Jemdet Nasr period; ca. 5100 BP - 4900 BP (ca. 3100 B.C.-2900 B.C.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Eanna-Temple area, Uruk, Iraq
NotesAdditional notes
by Uwe Finkbeiner
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
87100454
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Jamdat Nasr Site (Iraq)