AU  - Jawad, Abdul Jalil.
TI  - The advent of the era of townships in Northern Mesopotamia
AV  - DS69.6 J39 1965
PY  - 1965///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - E. J. Brill
KW  - Cities and towns, Ancient
KW  - Assyria.
KW  - Iraq
KW  - Assyria
KW  - Civilization.
KW  - Civilization
KW  - To 634.
N1  - Thesis--University of Chicago, 1962; Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-128); I. Introduction -- Ecological and Geographical Background : Land Use and Density of Population -- The Western Desert -- The Mesopotamian Trough -- The Piedmont Region -- The Foothills and Intermontane Valley Region -- The Kurdish Mountains -- Conclusion -- II. General Survey of the Era of Primary and Developed Village-Farming communities in Northern Mesopotamia -- The Jarmoan -- The Hassunan -- The Halafian -- Reconstruction -- III. The Era of the Developed Village-Farming Community -- The Development of Urbaidian Phase Settlement in Northern Mesopotamia -- Religious Edifices -- Secular Buildings -- Wealth and Status -- Technology -- Conclusion -- IV. The Era of Townships -- The First Phase : The Rise of Townships -- Introduction -- The Development of Settlements through the Gawran and Ninevite Phases -- Religious Edifices -- Secular Buildings -- Fortifications -- Social Stratification -- Craft Specialization -- Conclusions -- The Second Phase : The Vogue of Townships -- Intoduction -- The Akkadian Conquest of Northern Mesopotamia -- The Development of Settlements through the Akkadian Phase -- Religious Edifices -- Secular Buildings -- Fortifications -- Gasur -- Social Stratification -- Craft Specialization -- Conclusions -- V. The Era of Townships as a Level of Integration
ER  -