essay

Geoarchaeology, landscape and the region

Excavations at Tell Brak2 • Published In 2001 • Pages: 1-15

By: Wilkinson, T. J. (Tony J.), French, C. A. I. (Charles A. I.), Matthews, Wendy, Oates, Joan.

Abstract
'The primary objective of this chapter is to provide the results of preliminary investigations of the landscape around the site of Tell Brak, and to place the site within a geoarchaeological context.' (page 1). Some trenching occurred for soils analysis and description of some of the strata.
Subjects
Cultural stratigraphy
Geography
tradition
Akkadian
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Types
Archaeologist
Geoarchaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2008
Field Date
20 field seasons from 1976-1998
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Tell Brak and its environs, Syria
Notes
T.J. Wilkinson, C.A.I. French, W. Matthews and J. Oates
For bibliographical references see document 13: Oates
LCCN
00303945
LCSH
Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian/Excavations (Archaeology) Iraq/Mitanni (Ancient kingdom)/Dayr al-Zawr (Syria) Antiquities