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Mountains and Lowlands: Ancient Iran and Mesopotamia
Paul Collins
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Description for Mountains and Lowlands: Ancient Iran and Mesopotamia
Paperback. A general survey of the history of ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and Iran from 6000 BC-AD650. New photography of objects in the Ashmolean Museum's collection is included along with specially commissioned maps. Num Pages: 200 pages, 117 colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 1QDAP; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 263 x 22. Weight in Grams: 886.
Ancient Mesopotamia and Iran are usually treated separately or as part of a much broader 'Ancient Near East'. However, the developments that lie at the root of our own world - farming, cities, writing, organised religion, warfare - were forged in the tensions and relations between the inhabitants of lowland Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq) and the highlands of Iran. Mountains and Lowlands explores this relationship providing a detailed but accessible account covering the period 6000 BC-AD 650, from the development of the first agricultural communities to the coming of Islam. The story is told through the superlative Ancient Near Eastern collections ... Read more
Ancient Mesopotamia and Iran are usually treated separately or as part of a much broader 'Ancient Near East'. However, the developments that lie at the root of our own world - farming, cities, writing, organised religion, warfare - were forged in the tensions and relations between the inhabitants of lowland Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq) and the highlands of Iran. Mountains and Lowlands explores this relationship providing a detailed but accessible account covering the period 6000 BC-AD 650, from the development of the first agricultural communities to the coming of Islam. The story is told through the superlative Ancient Near Eastern collections ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ashmolean Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910807088
SKU
V9781910807088
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About Paul Collins
Dr Paul Collins is the Jaleh Hearn Curator for the Ancient Near East in the Antiquities Department of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. He is also a Fellow of Jesus College and Wolfson College, Oxford as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London, and a Member of the Council of the British Institute for the ... Read more
Reviews for Mountains and Lowlands: Ancient Iran and Mesopotamia
There is no doubt that this publication showcases some of the most beautiful photographs of ancient artifacts... I found this research to be very fascinating and an extremely well compiled collection covering pretty much everything you need to know about both ancient Mesopotamia and Iran.
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