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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
L' introduction et la diffusion de la technologie du bronze en Syrie-Mésopotamie L' introduction et la diffusion de la technologie du bronze en Syrie-Mésopotamie Virginia Verardi This study looks at the introduction of bronze technology in Syria/Mesopotamia and its subsequent diffusion and social consequences for the history of the region in the second millennium BC. OL11939766W
Origins of agriculture in western central Asia Origins of agriculture in western central Asia David R. Harris In Origins of Agriculture in Western Central Asia, archaeologist David R. Harris addresses questions of when, how, and why agriculture and settled village life began east of the Caspian Sea. The book… OL15536823W
Salt production and social hierarchy in ancient China Salt production and social hierarchy in ancient China Rowan K. Flad "This book examines the organization of specialized salt production at Zhongba, one of the most important prehistoric sites in the Three Gorges of China's Yangzi River valley"-- "This book examines … OL16213987W
Across the border Across the border K. Aslihan Yener One of the most intriguing issues facing archaeologists working in the second millennium BC is the collapse of Late Bronze Age palace economies and the rise of smaller principalities called Iron Age … OL20957066W
The Terracotta Army The Terracotta Army John Man The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the … OL87908W