Paperback ISBN: 9789464261707 | Hardback ISBN: 9789464261714 | Imprint: Sidestone Press | Format: 210x280mm | 390 pp. | Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities 28a | Series: PALMA | Language: English | 385 illus. (bw) | 112 illus. (fc) | Keywords: Near-Eastern archaeology; Syria; Uruk period; temple; domestic architecture; material culture | download cover | DOI: 10.59641/mch0f9dfJebel Aruda: An Uruk period temple and settlement in Syria (Volume II): Plates of Room Contents
Paperback ISBN: 9789464261738 | Hardback ISBN: 9789464261745 | Imprint: Sidestone Press | Format: 210x280mm | 452 pp. | Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities 28b | Series: PALMA | Language: English | 206 illus. (bw) | 10 illus. (fc) | Keywords: Near-Eastern archaeology; Syria; Uruk period; temple; domestic architecture; material culture | download cover | DOI: 10.59641/ndi9e8ef
Jebel Aruda, a prominent mountain ridge overlooking the Taqba Dam lake in northern Syria, was the location of a remarkable settlement that flourished between c. 3300 and 3100 BC during the so-called Uruk period. For the inhabitants the sacredness of this high place, evidenced by the discovery of a large temple complex, seems to have taken precedent over its impractical location far above the valley of the Euphrates River. The site was destroyed under unknown circumstances, leaving behind the spectacular remains of a well preserved temple complex and numerous houses filled with a rich collection of material culture and administrative tools such as bullae and tablets.
A Dutch team excavated the site between 1972 and 1982 while the Tabqua Dam was under construction. These two volumes present the results of these excavations and subsequent research of the remains, with special emphasis on the relationship between the domestic architecture and the finds.
These richly illustrated volumes aim to facilitate further research and analysis of an exceptional, short-lived Uruk period settlement, comprising domestic architecture associated with a monumental temple complex. It is intended to appeal to readers interested in Mesopotamia and ancient Syria, as well as archaeologists concerned with architectural and locational analysis in a broader perspective.
Volume I presents the results of the excavation. In Volume II the contents of each individual house are listed and illustrated as discrete room assemblages, with the specific intention of making the evidence available for more detailed analysis of the relationship between material culture and architecture and to stimulate further research into aspects such as identity and the social structure of the settlement surrounding the temples.
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