Late Neolithic and early Chalcolithic glyphs and stamp seals in the British Museum
- Title
- Late Neolithic and early Chalcolithic glyphs and stamp seals in the British Museum / Simon Denham.
- Published by
- London : The British Museum Press, [2018]
- ©2018
- Author
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Details
- Description
- iv, 117 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 30 cm.
- Summary
- Stamp seals were used in a similar way to modern signet rings: a negative object used to impress a design into another material, often clay. They are common from around 7000 BC and have remained in use in parts of the world continuously until the present day. This volume focuses on the British Museum?s collection of Middle Eastern Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic (7̃000?5000 BC) seals used in modern-day Syria, south-east Turkey and northern Iraq. In addition to a catalogue that includes all provenanced examples of these seals in the Museum?s collection, the volume presents a new interpretation of these objects by discussing the role of stamp seals in prehistoric society and considers how they were used and why they were made. Whereas previous studies have assessed stamp seals as purely administrative objects, this new publication argues that they should be interpreted in their own, Neolithic, context. The result is a completely fresh approach to Middle Eastern prehistoric studies that complements growing archaeological interest in this period.
- Series statement
- British Museum research publication, 1747-3640 ; 208
- Uniform title
- Research publication (British Museum) ; 208.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Catalogs.
- History.
- Call number
- JFG 18-354
- Note
- "The first half of this book presents a reinterpretation of Late Neolithic glyphs from Mesopotamia. The second half is a catalogue of the British Museum's 164 Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic glyphs, from the 7th millennium BC down to the early 4th millennium BC." -- Introduction.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113) and index.
- Author
- Denham, Simon, author.
- Title
- Late Neolithic and early Chalcolithic glyphs and stamp seals in the British Museum / Simon Denham.
- Publisher
- London : The British Museum Press, [2018]
- Copyright date
- ©2018
- Type of content
- text
- still image
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Series
- British Museum research publication, 1747-3640 ; 208
- Research publication (British Museum) ; 208.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113) and index.
- Chronological term
- To 622
- ISBN
- 9780861592081 (pbk.)
- 0861592085 (pbk.)
- Research call number
- JFG 18-354