Functional Analysis of Space in Syro-Hittite Architecture

This work focuses on the analysis of the architecture in the Syro-Hittite centres that developed in northern Syria and south-eastern Turkey from the early Iron Age until the Assyrian conquest of the area. A circumwalled lower town and an upper fortified acropolis constituted the usual layout of these centres. These sites were excavated and most of the reports were published between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The scope of this study is to analyse the architecture of this period in relationship to all archaeological finds (decoration, inscriptions, objects and installations) as part of an organised space, with the purpose of understanding the spatial organisation of the towns and identify general patterns that may support the existence of a cultural 'koiνη'.

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Marina Pucci

Product details

• Authors: Marina Pucci
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2008
• EAN: 9781407301808
• ISBN: 978-1-4073-0180-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 297 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 1159 g
• Series: BAR International; BAR International Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)