Metal, Nomads and Culture Contact: The Middle East and North Africa

ISBN-13: 9781138664326 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 288 str.

Nils Anfinset;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

The fifth and fourth millennia BCE saw major cultural changes in the southern Levant and Northeast Africa: the spread of agriculture; developments in animal husbandry; increased contact between cultures; and the use of alloy bronze

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Perspectives and Approaches 3. The 5th and 4th Millennia BC of the Southern Levant 4. The 5th and 4th Millennia BC of North-East Africa 5. The Role of Nomadic Pastoralists6. The Role of Copper in the Late 5th and 4th Millennia BC 7. Contact, Specialisation and Value 8. Conclusion

O autorze

Nils Anfinset is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, University of Bergen.