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Painting Pots – Painting People: Late Neolithic Ceramics in Ancient Mesopotamia
Inna Mateiciucov
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Description for Painting Pots – Painting People: Late Neolithic Ceramics in Ancient Mesopotamia
Hardback. Presents new insights into the evolution, technology, painting techniques, distribution and consumption of ceramics in Neolithic of the Near East Editor(s): Cruells, Walter; Mateiciucova, Inna; Nieuwenhuyse, Olivier. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3B; AFP; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215. .
Archaeologists have recently made tremendous advances in understanding the early ceramic traditions of the prehistoric Near East. Over the past decade there has been a huge increase in research focusing on various aspects of ceramic production, its origins and evolution, distribution and consumption in the Late Neolithic (ca. 7000–5000 cal. BC). Fieldwork brings new and exciting finds every year while laboratory studies change our perspectives regarding ceramic technology. Near Eastern ceramic specialists actively engage with, and contribute to, current trends in theoretical archaeology. For the first time, the 19 papers presented here bring together specialists discussing Neolithic ceramics from the ... Read more
Archaeologists have recently made tremendous advances in understanding the early ceramic traditions of the prehistoric Near East. Over the past decade there has been a huge increase in research focusing on various aspects of ceramic production, its origins and evolution, distribution and consumption in the Late Neolithic (ca. 7000–5000 cal. BC). Fieldwork brings new and exciting finds every year while laboratory studies change our perspectives regarding ceramic technology. Near Eastern ceramic specialists actively engage with, and contribute to, current trends in theoretical archaeology. For the first time, the 19 papers presented here bring together specialists discussing Neolithic ceramics from the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785704390
SKU
V9781785704390
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About Inna Mateiciucov
Inna Mateiciucová is a Czech archaeologist and Assistant Professor in Archaeology at the Masaryk University in Brno where she is the founder and, since 2009, the head of the Centre of Prehistoric Archaeology of the Near East PANE of the Department of Archaeology and Museology. She has long-standing research interests in the topic of Neolithization, the study of lithics, the ... Read more
Reviews for Painting Pots – Painting People: Late Neolithic Ceramics in Ancient Mesopotamia
the authors and editors have thoroughly and enthusiastically created a valuable set of very detailed papers… It is a rich source of information that will be drawn upon for decades, and it will undoubtedly contribute to the process of reclaiming and celebrating Mesopotamian archaeological heritage.
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