Hittite Landscape and Geography

Hittite Landscape and Geography

Author: Mark Weeden

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-05-20

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9004349391

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Hittite Landscape and Geography provides a holistic geographical perspective on the study of the Late Bronze Age Hittite Civilization from Anatolia (Turkey) both as it is represented in Hittite texts and modern archaeology.


Sacred Landscapes of Hittites and Luwians

Sacred Landscapes of Hittites and Luwians

Author: Anacleto D’Agostino

Publisher: Firenze University Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 8866559032

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Known from the Old Testament as one of the tribes occupying the Promised Land, the Hittities were in reality a powerful neighbouring kingdom: highly advanced in political organization, administration of justice and military genius; with a literature inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets; and with a rugged and individual figurative art ... Newly revised and updated, this classic account reconstructs a complete and balanced picture of Hittite civilization, using both established and more recent sources.


A Historical Geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period

A Historical Geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period

Author: Gojko Barjamovic

Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 8763536455

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This study includes a revised model of the historical geography of Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period (c. 1969-1715 BC), that is based on topographical, archaeological, and written records. The book challenges traditional views of Anatolian geography by using arguments based on logistics, infrastructure, and the organization of trade to suggest a new interpretation focused on central markets, fluctuating prices, and interlocking regional systems of exchange. The historical implications of this revised geography for Old Assyrian and early Hittite history and Bronze Age archaeology are extensively discussed. The book contains translations and discussions of passages from hundreds of published and unpublished Old Assyrian texts and gives a comprehensive inventory of Anatolian toponyms, accompanied by numerous photographs and maps.


Cities and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East

Cities and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East

Author: Ömür Harmanşah

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-03-18

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1107311187

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book investigates the founding and building of cities in the ancient Near East. The creation of new cities was imagined as an ideological project or a divine intervention in the political narratives and mythologies of Near Eastern cultures, often masking the complex processes behind the social production of urban space. During the Early Iron Age (c.1200–850 BCE), Assyrian and Syro-Hittite rulers developed a highly performative official discourse that revolved around constructing cities, cultivating landscapes, building watercourses, erecting monuments and initiating public festivals. This volume combs through archaeological, epigraphic, visual, architectural and environmental evidence to tell the story of a region from the perspective of its spatial practices, landscape history and architectural technologies. It argues that the cultural processes of the making of urban spaces shape collective memory and identity as well as sites of political performance and state spectacle.


The Geography of the Hittite Empire

The Geography of the Hittite Empire

Author: John Garstang

Publisher: British Institute at Ankara

Published: 2017-10-01

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1912090864

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The imperial archives of the Hittite kings include numerous records of military adventure and achievement, of relations with a friend and foe, and of recurring periods of danger to the throne and empire. These fascinating records, however, remain for the most part unintelligible, or at least deprived of their essential value, for want of a reliable map whereby the setting and the scale of the episodes described may be appreciated. At the time of Professor Garstang’s death the first draft of this book was already complete. It has been since been thoroughly revised by Dr. O.R. Gurney, but the ideas which it embodies remain essentially those of Professor Garstang.


New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near East

New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near East

Author: Dan Lawrence

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2020-08-27

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1789695740

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume presents papers in honour of Tony James Wilkinson, who was Professor of Archaeology at Durham University from 2006 until his death in 2014. Though commemorative in concept, the volume is an assemblage of new research representing emerging agendas and innovative methods in remote sensing and their application in Near Eastern archaeology.


Historical Dictionary of the Hittites

Historical Dictionary of the Hittites

Author: Charles Burney

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1538102587

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Hittites created one of the great civilizations of the ancient world, although it remained almost unknown until excavations in the early 20th century revealed the extent and importance of its culture. For nearly five centuries the Hittites controlled vast areas of Anatolia, by direct or indirect rule, engaging in almost incessant warfare, and, at the same time, making significant contributions to culture and religion of the region. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Hittites contains a chronology, an introduction, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on mportant persons, places, essential institutions, and the significant aspects of the society, government, economy, material culture, and warfare. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Hittites.


The Making of Empire in Bronze Age Anatolia

The Making of Empire in Bronze Age Anatolia

Author: Claudia Glatz

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-11-12

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1108491103

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book reconsiders the concept of empire and examines the processes of imperial making and undoing in Hittite Anatolia (c. 1600-1180 BCE).


Understanding Collapse

Understanding Collapse

Author: Guy D. Middleton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-06-26

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 110715149X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this lively survey, Guy D. Middleton critically examines our ideas about collapse - how we explain it and how we have constructed potentially misleading myths around collapses - showing how and why collapse of societies was a much more complex phenomenon than is often admitted.