The prehistory of Asia Minor : from complex hunter-gatherers to early urban societies / Bleda S. Düring.

By:

Düring, Bleda S

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: xiv, 360 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cmContent type:

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9780521763134 (hbk.)
9780521149815 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

939.2

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. The land of Asia Minor -- 2. Archaeology in Asia Minor -- 3. Hunter-gatherers of the Epipalaeolithic and Mesolithic (20,000-6,000) -- 4. Early farmers of the southern plateau (8,500-6,500) -- 5. Neolithic dispersals (6,500-5,500) -- 6. Millennia in the middle (5,500-3,000) -- 7. Elites and commoners (3,000-2,000) -- Conclusions.

Summary: "In this book, Bleda Düring offers an archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC. During this period, human societies moved from small-scale hunter-gatherer groups to complex and hierarchical communities with economies based on agriculture and industry. Doctor During traces the spread of the Neolithic way of life, which ultimately reached across Eurasia, and the emergence of key human developments, including the domestication of animals, metallurgy, fortified towns, and long-distance trading networks. Situated at the junction between Europe and Asia, Asia Minor has often been perceived as a bridge for the movement of technologies and ideas. By contrast, this book argues that cultural developments followed a distinctive trajectory in Asia Minor from as early as 9000 BC." -- Publisher's description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	939.2 BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000009768

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-353) and index.

"In this book, Bleda Düring offers an archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC. During this period, human societies moved from small-scale hunter-gatherer groups to complex and hierarchical communities with economies based on agriculture and industry. Doctor During traces the spread of the Neolithic way of life, which ultimately reached across Eurasia, and the emergence of key human developments, including the domestication of animals, metallurgy, fortified towns, and long-distance trading networks. Situated at the junction between Europe and Asia, Asia Minor has often been perceived as a bridge for the movement of technologies and ideas. By contrast, this book argues that cultural developments followed a distinctive trajectory in Asia Minor from as early as 9000 BC." -- Publisher's description.