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Settlement patterns and material culture of the Akkadian period: continuity and discontinuity

akkad : the first world empire : structure, ideology, traditions • 5 • Published In 1993 • Pages: 91-106

By: Nissen, Hans J..

Abstract
This article is basically divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with the cultural changes that have taken place in the society from Early Dynastic III to the Akkadian period involving the change from the city states to the central state, with particular reference to the governing political ideology. Part 2 of this study discusses changes in the material culture from the Early Dynastic III to the Akkadian period. This section discusses art, architecture, pottery, settlements, stelae, seals, and seal designs.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Historical reconstruction
Property in movables
Visual arts
Writing
Water supply
Ingroup antagonisms
Settlement patterns
Sociocultural trends
tradition
Akkadian
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
4334-4113 BP (2334-2113 BC)
Coverage Place
Akkadian Period, Mesopotamia:Current countries are Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran
Notes
Hans J. Nissen
Proceedings of the Conference 'Akkad. Il primo impero universale: strutture, ideologia, tradizioni' held at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' on December 5th to 7th, 1990
LCCN
95100216
LCSH
Akkadians/Iraq History To 634