Uruk : first city of the ancient world

Title
  1. Uruk : first city of the ancient world / edited by Nicola Crüsemann, Margarete van Ess, Markus Hilgert, and Beate Salje ; English-language edition edited by Timothy Potts.
Published by
  1. Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2019]

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Additional authors
  1. Crüsemann, Nicola
  2. Potts, Timothy F.
  3. Vorderasiatisches Museum (Berlin, Germany), organizer.
  4. Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, organizer.
Description
  1. xi, 394 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 29 cm
Summary
  1. "This abundantly illustrated volume, first published in German, represents the most up-to-date assessment of the archaeological evidence gathered at the site of Uruk over the past century. More than sixty essays by renowned scholars examine the life, culture, and art of one of the first great cities of the ancient world"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform title
  1. Uruk (Michael Imhof Verlag). English.
Subject
  1. Excavations (Archaeology)
  2. City and town life
  3. Exhibition catalogs
  4. Excavations (Archaeology) > Iraq > Erech (Extinct city) > Exhibitions
  5. Erech (Extinct city) > Exhibitions
  6. Iraq > Erech (Extinct city)
  7. City and town life > Iraq > Erech (Extinct city) > Exhibitions
Genre/Form
  1. Exhibition catalogs.
Contents
  1. Introduction -- The myth -- The city -- A metropolis circa 3000 BC -- Urban life -- Research in and about Uruk.
Call number
  1. JFF 20-129
Note
  1. "Originally published in German as Uruk : 5000 Jahre Megacity by Michael Imhof Verlag" -- title verso.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-378) and index.
Title
  1. Uruk : first city of the ancient world / edited by Nicola Crüsemann, Margarete van Ess, Markus Hilgert, and Beate Salje ; English-language edition edited by Timothy Potts.
Publisher
  1. Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2019]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-378) and index.
Added author
  1. Crüsemann, Nicola, editor.
  2. Potts, Timothy F., editor.
  3. Vorderasiatisches Museum (Berlin, Germany), organizer.
  4. Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, organizer.
LCCN
  1. 2019004929
ISBN
  1. 9781606064443 hardcover
  2. 1606064444 hardcover
Research call number
  1. JFF 20-129
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