Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries by P R S Moorey

Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries by P R S Moorey

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Surveys the archaeological evidence for the crafts and craftsmanship of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia, covering the period ca 8000-300 BCE. This book examines the material evidence for a range of crafts using stones, both common and ornamental, animal products, ceramics, metals, and building materials.

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Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries by P R S Moorey

Surveys the archaeological evidence for the crafts and craftsmanship of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians in ancient Mesopotamia, covering the period ca 8000-300 BCE. This book examines the material evidence for a range of crafts using stones, both common and ornamental, animal products, ceramics, metals, and building materials.
Moorey, P. R. S.: - P. R. S. Moorey was a British archaeologist and historian of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. He was Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford, where he also served as Vicegerent of Wolfson College.
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ISBN 13 9781575060422
ISBN 10 1575060426
Title Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries
Author P R S Moorey
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published 1999-06-30
Number of pages 448
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