Ebla and its landscape
Subtitle: early state formation in the ancient Near East
By: edited by Paolo Matthiae and Nicolò Marchetti
Publisher: Left Coast Press, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Walnut Creek, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 535
ISBN-13: 9781611322286; 9781611322309; 9781611326741
Subjects: Antiquities; Politics and government; Landscape archaeology; Social archaeology; City and town life; Excavations (Archaeology); Material culture; Geomorphology; Plant remains (Archaeology); Animal remains (Archaeology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-518) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Chora of Ebla : A Multidisciplinary Approach / P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti; title: Part 1. Town Archaeology; title: A Long Journey : Fifty Years of Research on the Bronze Age at Tell Mardikh/Ebla / P. Matthiae; title: The Royal Palace of Ebla : Functions of the Quarters and the Government of the Chora / P. Matthiae; title: Palace vs. Common Glyptic in Early Syrian Ebla and Its Territory / F. Pinnock; title: Popular Iconographies in a Courtly Environment : Clay Figurines from Royal Palace G / L. Peyronel; title: Centralization and Redistribution : The Pottery Assemblage of Palace G / S. Mazzoni; title: Form and Content : A Preliminary Functional Interpretation of the Storage Jars from Royal Palace G / M. D'Andrea and A. Vacca; title: Working for the Elites : The Pottery Assemblage of Building P4 / N. Marchetti; title: Part 2. Regional Archaeology; title: Exploiting Diversity : Archaeological Sites in the Ebla Region / S. Mantellini, M.G. Micale, and L. Peyronel; title: Trends in Village Life : The Early Bronze Age Phases at Tell Tuqan / F. Baffi and L. Peyronel; title: Assembling the Evidence : Excavated Sites Dating from the Early Bronze Age in and  around the Chora of Ebla / E. Ascalone and M. D'Andrea; title: Regional Approach and Archaeological Surveys in Northern Syria : An Overview / S. Mantellini; title: Part 3. Textual Evidence; title: Defining the Chora of Ebla : A Textual Perspective / M.G. Biga; title: Distribution and Exchange of Goods in the Chora of Ebla / G. Ferrero; title: Of Plants and Trees : Crops and Vegetable Resources at Ebla / G. Marchesi; title: Part 4. Geomorphology and Remote Sensing; title: A Land in Its Setting : Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery for the Characterization of the Eblaite Chora / G. Bittelli, E. Mandanici and L. Vittuari; title: Analysis of CORONA Imagery of the Ebla Region / N. Galiatsatos and S. Mantellini; title: From Wetland to Desert : A Geomorphologic Approach to the Eblaite Chora / V. Cantelli, V.M.L. Martina and L. Picotti; title: A Thin Basis : The Soil Landscape of Ebla and Tell Tuqan / A. Arnoldus-Huyzendveld; title: Modern Agriculture in the Ebla Region / P. Rossi, F. Ventura and M. Vignudelli; title: Part 5. Archaeometry and Bioarchaeology; title: Archaeometrical Analysis of Metal Objects from Royal Palace G / A.C. Felici and M. Vendittelli; title: Archaeometrical Analysis of Pottery Production at EB III-IVA Ebla and Tell Tuqan / M.L. Santarelli; title: Archaeometrical Analysis of Architectural Components of Royal Palace G / M.L. Santarelli and G. Spreafico; title: Consuming Plants : Archaeobotanical Samples from Royal Palace G and Building P4 / C. Wachter-Sarkady; title: Forests Near and Far : An Anthracological Perspective at Ebla / V. Caracuta and G. Fiorentino; title: Exploiting Animals : Zooarchaeological Evidence through the Early Bronze Age at Ebla / C. Minniti; title: Natural Resources, Technology and Manufacture Processes at Ebla : A Preliminary Assessment / L. Peyronel and A. Vacca; title: Just at that Time : 14C Determinations and Analyses from EB IVA Layers / L. Calcagnile, G. Quarta, and M. D'Elia; title: Conclusion: Towards a Dynamic Model for the Functioning of the Early State in the Eastern Mediterranean / P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti.