Metal, nomads and culture contact
Subtitle: the Middle East and North Africa
By: Nils Anfinset
Series: Approaches to anthropological archaeology; Approaches to anthropological archaeology
Publisher: Equinox Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781845532536
Description: "This book contextualizes and synthezises the major cultural changes that took place in the southern Levant and northeast Africa during the 5th and 4th millennia BC. The basis is the major changes that took place with reference to animal husbandry, agriculture, exchange and interaction. The focus of the book is the introduction of metal to the southern Levant, Egypt and Lower Nubia and the role of pastoral nomadism in a context of cultural change and contact. The implications of these developments are discussed in a context of increased exchange and the development of more complex societies. With reference to the introduction of metal, the implications are explored on a social level concerning the exchange system, social transformation and the role of metal in these societies."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Perspectives and approaches; title: The 5th and 4th Millennia BC of the southern Levant; title: The 5th and 4th Millennia BC of north-east Africa; title: The role of nomadic pastoralists; title: The role of copper in the late 5th and 4th Millennia BC; title: Contact, specialization and value; title: Conclusion.