Archaeological perspectives on houses and households in third millennium Mesopotamian society /

There have been few studies in Ancient Near Eastern archaeology that have concentrated on domestic buildings, with little existent information about houses. This represents a serious lacuna in the knowledge of Mesopotamian culture, considering the importance of the house in society, as the main spac...

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Main Author: Salvin, Alessandra (Author)
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Published: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-319). 
505 0 |a Intro; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One; 1.1 The Archaeological Significance of Houses; 1.2 Research Context; 1.3 Research Issues and Questions; 1.3.1 How large were Mesopotamian residential groups?; 1.3.2 How was space used in Mesopotamian houses?; 1.3.3 What evidence is there of variation in the wealth of Mesopotamian houses?; 1.3.4 What was private and public for the occupants of Mesopotamian houses?; 1.4 Spatial Studies; 1.5 House, Household and Society in Upper and Lower Mesopotamia; 1.5.1 Lower Mesopotamia; 1.5.2 Upper Mesopotamia 
505 8 |a Chapter Two2.1 A Survey of Some Methodologies in Houses and Household Analysis; 2.1.1 Typology; 2.1.2 Features; 2.1.3 Architectural Reconstruction; 2.1.4 Texts; 2.2 Ground Plan Analysis; 2.3 Space Syntax; 2.4 Ethnography and Ethnoarchaeology; 2.4.1 Kramer's Village Ethnoarchaeology; 2.4.2 Archaeological Ethnography in Western Iran; 2.4.3 Horne's Study of Village Spaces; 2.4.4 Seeden's Analysis of Syrian Villages; 2.4.5 Villages in Jordan; 2.4.6 Cafer Höyük; 2.4.7 The Kurdish Woman's Life; Chapter Three; 3.1 Tell Melebiya; 3.1.1 House B1; 3.1.2 House B2; 3.1.3 House B4; 3.1.4 House B7 
505 8 |a 3.1.5 House G13.1.6 House B6; 3.1.7 House C2; 3.1.8 House G2; 3.2 Titris Höyük; 3.2.1 Building Unit I; 3.2.2 Building Unit II; 3.2.3 Building Unit IV; 3.2.4 Building Unit 1; 3.3 Tell Taya; 3.3.1 Area AAr; 3.3.2 Area Py; 3.3.3 Area Qaa; 3.3.4 Area Abb; 3.3.5 Area Tcc; 3.3.6 Area Tcc; 3.3.7 Area Vx; 3.3.8 Area Yr/s; 3.4 Summary; Chapter Four; 4.1 Khafajah; 4.1.1 Khafajah Mound A; 4.1.2 Khafajah Mound B and C; 4.1.3 Khafajah Mound D; 4.2 Tell Asmar; 4.2.1 Stratum Vc; 4.2.2 Stratum Vb; 4.2.3 Stratum Va; 4.3 Summary; Chapter Five; 5.1 Tell Abu Salabikh; 5.1.1 Building 5G65; 5.1.2 Building 6H82 
505 8 |a 5.1.3 Southern Unit5.1.4 Burned Building; 5.2 Shuruppak; 5.2.1 House Vlak-al; 5.2.2 House Vlls-u; 5.2.3 House XVa-d; 5.2.4 House XVad; Chapter Six; 6.1 How Large were Mesopotamian Residential Groups?; 6.2 How was Space used in Mesopotamian Houses?; 6.2.1 Open Courtyard; 6.2.2 Features in Rooms; 6.3 What Evidence is there of Variation in the Wealth of Mesopotamian Houses?; 6.4 What was Private and Public for the Occupants of Mesopotamian Houses?; Chapter Seven; Bibliography 
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