Nomads of the Mediterranean: trade and contact in the Bronze and Iron Ages : studies in honor of Michal Artzy

"Three millennia of cross-Mediterranean bonds are revealed by the 18 expert summaries in this book-from the dawn of the Bronze Age to the budding of Hellenization. An international team of acclaimed specialists in their fields-archaeologists, historians, geomorphologists, and metallurgists-shed...

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Other Authors: Leṿinzon-Gilboʻa, Ayelet (Editor) , Yasʿur-Landau, Assaf (Editor)
Format: Book/Monograph Festschrift
Language:English
Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2020]
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East volume 112
In: Culture and history of the ancient Near East (volume 112)

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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz1700700510inh.htm
Klappentext: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz1700700510kla.htm
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Author Notes:edited by Ayelet Gilboa, Assaf Yasur-Landau
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Summary:"Three millennia of cross-Mediterranean bonds are revealed by the 18 expert summaries in this book-from the dawn of the Bronze Age to the budding of Hellenization. An international team of acclaimed specialists in their fields-archaeologists, historians, geomorphologists, and metallurgists-shed light on a plethora of aspects associated with travelling this age-old sea and its periphery: environmental factors; the formation of harbors; gateways; commodities; the crucial role of metals; cultural impact; and the way to interpret the agents such as Canaanites, "Sea Peoples," Phoenicians, and pirates. The book will engage any student of the Old World in the 3000 years before the Common Era"--
Item Description:Includes index
ISBN:9789004430105