{"product_id":"9781405189880","title":"A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eD. T. Potts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Archaeology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA COMPANION TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ancient material culture from the late Pleistocene to Late Antiquity. This expansive two-volume work includes 58 new essays from an international community of ancient Near East scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith coverage extending from Asia Minor, the eastern Mediterranean, and Egypt to the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indo-Iranian borderlands, the book highlights the enormous variation in cultural developments across roughly 11,000 years of human endeavor. In addition to chapters devoted to specific regions and particular periods, many contributors concentrate on individual industries and major themes in ancient Near Eastern archaeology, ranging from metallurgy and agriculture to irrigation and fishing. Controversial issues, including the nature and significance of the antiquities market, ethical considerations in archaeological praxis, the history of the foundation of departments of antiquities, and ancient attitudes towards the past, make this a unique collection of studies that will be of interest to scholars, students, and interested readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. T. Potts\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edwin Cuthbert Hall Professor of Middle Eastern Archaeology at The University of Sydney. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Elam \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), \u003ci\u003eExcavations at Tepe Yahya, Iran, 1967–1975, Volume III: The Third Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eMesopotamia, Iran and Arabia from the Seleucids to the Sasanians\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and also founding editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eArabian Archaeology \u0026amp; Epigraphy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 May 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405189880\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1504\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90.42\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378861469836,"sku":"9781405189880","price":417.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405189880.jpg?v=1780110208","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405189880","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}