Economic centralisation in formative states
Subtitle: the archaeological reconstruction of the economic system in 4th millennium Arslantepe
By: edited by Marcella Frangipane ; M. Frangipane ... [et al.].
Series: Studi di preistoria orientale (SPO) -- v. 3; Studi di preistoria orientale -- v. 3.
Publisher: Sapienza Università di Roma, Dipartimento di scienze storiche archeologiche e antropologiche dell'antichità
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Roma
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9788890424014
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Economic conditions; Ancient Architecture; Excavations (Archaeology); Antiquities; Food supply
Other titles: Archaeological reconstruction of the economic system in 4th millennium Arslantepe; Economic centralization in formative states
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-330).
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1.; title: Theoretical and historical remarks.; title: Politics, economy, and political economy in early centralised societies : theoretical debate and archaeological evidence  -- Frangipane, M.; title: Arslantepe : growth and collapse of an early centralised system : the archaeological evidence  -- Frangipane, M. -- pt. 2.; title: Architecture at Arslantepe.; title: Arslantepe in periods VII, VI A, and VI B2 : changes in settlement arrangements  -- Alvaro, C.; title: Public and private architecture at Arslantepe in period VI A  -- Alvaro, C.; title: Building materials in the 4th and early 3rd millennium monumental architecture at Arslantepe : mudbricks and plaster  -- Liberotti, G. ; -- Quaresima, R.; title: Timber use at the end of the 4th millennium BC at Arslantepe  -- Alvaro, C. ; -- Sadori, L. ; -- Masi, A. ; -- Susanna, F.; title: Building techniques and materials in monumental architecture at Arslantepe : a summary  -- Alvaro, C. -- pt. 3.; title: Food production and the management of primary economy.; title: Agriculture at Arslantepe at the end of the IV millennium BC : did the centralised political institutions have an influence on farming practices?  -- Balossi Restelli, F. ; -- Sadori, L. ; -- Masi, A.; title: Herding in period VI A : development and changes from period VII  -- Bartosiewicz, L.; title: Pastoral models and centralised animal husbandry : the case of Arslantepe -- Palumbi, G.; title: Pt. 4.; title: Food storage accumulation and consumption.; title: Ceramic containers of period VI A : food control at the time of centralisation  -- D'Anna, M. B.; title: Continuity and changes in the elite food management during the 4th millennium BC : Arslantepe period VII and VI A : a comparison  -- D'Anna, M. B. ; -- Guarino, P.; title: Ceramic containers of period VI B2 : food storage, processing, and consumption in a village community of the early 3rd millennium  -- Piccione, P.; title: Food circulation and management in public and domestic spheres in periods VI A and VI B2 : a comparative perspective  -- D'Anna, M. B. ; -- Piccione, P.; title: Daily and ritual activities during the palatial phase : wear traces analysis of chipped and ground stone industries  -- Lemorini, C. -- pt. 5.; title: Craft activities and wealth production.; title: Metals and metallurgy : their place in the Arslantepe society between the end of the 4th and beginning of the 3rd millennium BC  -- Di Nocera, G. M.; title: Textile tools and textile production : the archaeological evidence of weaving at Arslantepe  -- Laurito, R. -- Conclusions.; title: Political economy of the early central institutions at Arslantepe : concluding remarks -- Frangipane, M.