Augusta Mcmahon: 4 books
Origini – XXXVIII
Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche - Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Thematic issue: THE ORIGIN OF INEQUALITY Edited by Andrea Cardarelli, Alberto Cazzella and Marcella Frangipane Indice / Contents NOTE INTRODUTTIVE / FOREWORD Andrea Cardarelli, Alberto Cazzella, Marcella Frangipane INCREASING INEQUALITIES – FROM THE EDEN TO THE PRESENT Mario Liverani A NEW WORLD...
Origini - XXXV
Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche - Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 31, 2015
Sommario REUSE OF PREHISTORIC LITHIC IMPLEMENTS IN HISTORICAL TIMES: CASE STUDIES FROM THE ALBAN HILLS Flavio Altamura COOKING, WORKING AND BURYING IN ANCIENT NEOLITHIC: THE OVENS OF PORTONOVO (MARCHE, ITALY) Cecilia Conati Barbaro – ESTIMATING FIRING TEMPERATURES OF PYROTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES...
The edge of the city: urban growth and burial space in 4th millennium BC Mesopotamia
Published in Origini n. XXXV/2013. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità – “Sapienza” Università di Roma | Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche – Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
In the 4th millennium BC, Mesopotamia witnessed the world’s first urban settlements and associated economic and political complexities. However, the burial practices of this period are poorly known, leaving a gap in our reconstruction of the social implications of this important transition. The...
A new world of work: inequality and inequity in 4th millennium BC Mesopotamia
Published in Origini n. XXXVIII/2015-2. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità – “Sapienza” Università di Roma | Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche – Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
This paper explores aspects of inequality in Mesopotamia during the 4th millennium BC. This millennium was the era of early cities, which were accompanied by expanded hierarchies of power, new social identities, and innovative modes of working and labour management. Selected types of material culture–statues,...