Peoples and Crafts in Period Ivb At Hasanlu, Iran

Informationen zum Autor Maude de Schauensee, Associate Editor of the Hasanlu Publications Series and former Keeper of the Near East Section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, is the author of articles on bronze working at Hasanlu, horse trappings and Assyrian reliefs, and other northwestern Iranian topics. Klappentext This volume describes a series of ongoing research projects from the site of Hasanlu, providing new information on Iron Age technology. Topics covered range from crafts such as textiles, glassmaking, metallurgy, and weapon making, to DNA research on the population history of the area. Zusammenfassung This volume explores Iron Age technology, emphasizing color and texture variations in ancient products. Topics include wooden furniture fragments, charred textiles, glassmaking, archaeometallurgy of Hasanlu IVB bronzes, bladed weapons, and skeletal injuries, with additional insights from DNA analysis for population history.

Product details

• Authors: Maude de Schauensee, Schauensee Maude De
• Assisted by: Maude de Schauensee (Editor)
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.10.2011
• EAN: 9781934536179
• ISBN: 978-1-934536-17-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Iran, HISTORY / Civilization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region