The rise of civilization /
Oates, David, 1927-
The rise of civilization / by David and Joan Oates. - [Oxford] : Elsevier Phaidon, c1976. - 151 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. - The Making of the past. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]) and index.
1. The Theme and its Setting -- 2. The Pioneers of Near Eastern Archaeology -- visual story : The Art and Craft of Prehistoric Pottery -- 3. The Birth of Near Eastern Prehistory -- Visual story Choga Mami-the choice of a site -- 4. The Earliest Farming Communities -- Visual story : The Uruk Achievement -- 6. The Growth of Cities in Mesopotamia -- Further Reading -- Radiocarbon Determinations -- Acknowledgments.
Joan Oates - along with her late husband, David - first revived excavations at Tell Brak in northern Syria in the 1970s. Those excavations showed signs that civilizations existed in Syria 6,000 years ago, challenging long-held beliefs and changing the current theoretical framework about Earth's first societies.
072900015
Excavations (Archaeology).
Civilization, Ancient.
Near East --History--To 622.
CB311 / O28 1976
The rise of civilization / by David and Joan Oates. - [Oxford] : Elsevier Phaidon, c1976. - 151 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. - The Making of the past. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]) and index.
1. The Theme and its Setting -- 2. The Pioneers of Near Eastern Archaeology -- visual story : The Art and Craft of Prehistoric Pottery -- 3. The Birth of Near Eastern Prehistory -- Visual story Choga Mami-the choice of a site -- 4. The Earliest Farming Communities -- Visual story : The Uruk Achievement -- 6. The Growth of Cities in Mesopotamia -- Further Reading -- Radiocarbon Determinations -- Acknowledgments.
Joan Oates - along with her late husband, David - first revived excavations at Tell Brak in northern Syria in the 1970s. Those excavations showed signs that civilizations existed in Syria 6,000 years ago, challenging long-held beliefs and changing the current theoretical framework about Earth's first societies.
072900015
Excavations (Archaeology).
Civilization, Ancient.
Near East --History--To 622.
CB311 / O28 1976