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Defining the MB-LB transition in northern Mesopotamia: some archaeological considerations onthe new data from the Erbil Plain and neighbouring regions
Oselini, Valentina
2020
Abstract
The transitional phase between the Middle and the Late Bronze Age in Northern Mesopotamia is difficult to define, both from a historical and an archaeological perspective. This paper seeks to address the main issues in the identification of diagnostic ceramic features for this phase, by comparing the evidence from the Erbil plain with the data gathered from surveys and excavations in the Middle and Upper Tigris region (i.e. Yorgan Tepe, Tell Rimah, Tell Billa) and in the Syrian Jazirah (i.e. Tell Brak, Tell Bderi and Tell Barri). Through the analysis of the ceramic assemblages coming from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and their comparison with materials belonging to better known stratified sequences, I will focus on the diagnostic features characterizing the pottery repertoire during the Middle Bronze Age - Late Bronze Age transition.
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Valentina Oselini, "Defining the MB-LB transition in northern Mesopotamia: some archaeological considerations on the new data fromthe Erbil Plain and neighbouring regions", in: Costanza Coppini, Francesca Simi (Edited by), "Interactions and New Directions in Near Eastern Archaeology. Volume 3. Proceedings of the 5th “Broadening Horizons” Conference (Udine 5-8 June 2017)", Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2020, pp. 205-220
Languages
en
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internazionale
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