Reading Rubbish: Using Object Assemblages to Reconstruct Activities, Modes of Deposition and Abandonment at the Late Bronze Age "Dunnu" of Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria: 129 (PIHANS) - Tapa blanda

Reading Rubbish (Paperback)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Around the year 1230 BC Assyrian forces conquered the area of modernNorth Syria. To consolidate power in the region, and to make use of itsagricultural potential, numerous farming settlements were founded. Onesuch settlement, a so-called dunnu, has been discovered andexcavated at Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria. The settlement was relatively largeand appears to have been heavily fortified. This study investigates theactivities carried out in the settlement, and its function, throughanalysis of the objects found in the various rooms and courtyards. Themode of their deposition is subject to rigorous investigation: werethese objects discarded as garbage, or were they left behind duringrapid abandonment following some catastrophe? This approach has resultedin a re-evaluation of the nature and use of the Tell Sabi Abyaddunnu, and has aided in altering the understanding of how theAssyrian Empire consolidated its power in newly conquered areas. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9789062583409

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