Painting a colorful picture of everyday lives, this remarkable book is an engaging account of the rise and fall of one of the greatest ancient civilizations--Mesopotamia--in an area corresponding to present-day Iraq. 16-page insert. Map.
More than seven thousand years ago, the first urban civilization began in Mesopotamia, in an area corresponding to present-day Iraq. This remarkable book is the first to reveal everyday life as it was in ten long-lost Mesopotamian cities. Using archaeological fragments of jewelry, textiles, and writings, anthropologist Gwendolyn Leick paints a colorful picture of the lives of Mesopotamians--from poets and priests to businesswomen and divorcees--and the incredible achievements of their advanced and imaginative society.
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MESOPOTAMIA
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Product Weight: 0.60 lbs
Author: Leick, Gwendolyn
Publication Date: 2003-06-24
Language: English
Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
Dewey Decimal Classification: 935
Audience Age Group: 18 to UP
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780140265743
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