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The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia: Adaptation and Social Formation from the Neolithic to the Iron Age

By Peter , Magee

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780521862318, 0521862310
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
39 MB (40582323 bytes)
Pages
309\328
Time added
2020-11-29 04:13:31

Description

Encompassing a landmass greater than the rest of the Near East and Eastern Mediterranean combined, the Arabian peninsula remains one of the last great unexplored regions of the ancient world. This book provides the first extensive coverage of the archaeology of this region from c. 9000 to 800 BC. Peter Magee argues that a unique social system, which relied on social cohesion and actively resisted the hierarchical structures of adjacent states, emerged during the Neolithic and continued to contour society for millennia later. The book also focuses on how the historical context in which Near Eastern archaeology was codified has led to a skewed understanding of the multiplicity of lifeways pursued by ancient peoples living throughout the Middle East.

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