| Nippur V: The Early Dynastic to Akkadian Transition: The Area WF Sounding at Nippur Contributor(s): Gibson, McGuire (Author), McMahon, Augusta (Author), Reese, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1885923384 ISBN-13: 9781885923387 Publisher: Oriental Institute Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Civilization - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 935 |
| LCCN: 2006936403 |
| Series: Oriental Institute Publications |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 9.3" W x 12" (4.60 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The excavation of area WF in the eighteenth and nineteenth seasons at Nippur (1988/89, 1990) was aimed specifically at delineating the transition between the Early Dynastic and Akkadian periods, and this goal has been realised. Augusta McMahon took on this task through two seasons, working tirelessly. Stratigraphic exposure of floor after floor of artefacts was slowed drastically by a complex stack of burials that took up almost half of the space in the pit. The pit was taken down until it reached Early Dynastic IIIa, and thus had the material to assess the passage from Early Dynastic to Akkadian in artifactual terms. |
