Jebel Aruda: An Uruk period temple and settlement in Syria

Carol van Driel-Murray • Boek • paperback

• Samenvatting
  Jebel Aruda, a prominent mountain ridge overlooking the Taqba Dam lake in northern Syria, was the location of a remarkable settlement that flourished between c. 3300 and 3100 BC during the so-called Uruk period. For the inhabitants the sacredness of this high place, evidenced by the discovery of a large temple complex, seems to have taken precedent over its impractical location far above the valley of the Euphrates River. The site was destroyed under unknown circumstances, leaving behind the spectacular remains of a well preserved temple complex and numerous houses filled with a rich collection of material culture and administrative tools such as bullae and tablets. A Dutch team excavated the site between 1972 and 1982 while the Tabqua Dam was under construction. These two volumes present the results of these excavations and subsequent research of the remains, with special emphasis on the relationship between the domestic architecture and the finds. These richly illustrated volumes aim to facilitate further research and analysis of an exceptional, short-lived Uruk period settlement, comprising domestic architecture associated with a monumental temple complex. It is intended to appeal to readers interested in Mesopotamia and ancient Syria, as well as archaeologists concerned with architectural and locational analysis in a broader perspective. Volume I presents the results of the excavation, with a discussion of the individual houses and the history of the temple buildings, together with the pottery corpus, the administrative artefacts and sealings, as well as shorter chapters on other material categories (flint, stone etc). The contents of each individual house are presented in Volume II.
• Productinformatie
  Binding : Paperback
  Distributievorm : Boek (print, druk)
  Formaat : 209mm x 276mm
  Aantal pagina's : 390
  Uitgeverij : Sidestone Press
  ISBN : 9789464261707
  Datum publicatie : 07-2023
  
• Inhoudsopgave
  VOLUME I: TEXT I Preface C. van Driel-Murray II Foreword III Explanatory notes to the text and illustrations, conventions and abbreviations IV Previous publications 1 The Site and its Exploration 1.1 The site and its setting 1.2 Access 1.3. Site configuration 1.4 The nature of the settlement 1.5 Periodization 1.6 Destruction and later activity 1.7 The Recent House 1.8 Excavation 2 The Temple Area 2.1 Outline of developments 2.2 The course of the excavation 2.3 The preparations for building 2.4 Phase I: The surroundings of the Red Temple 2.5 Phase I: The Red Temple 2.6. Phase II: The Grey Temple 2.7 The second kitchen 2.8. Phase III: The Third Terrace 2.9 Later features: graves 2.10 Reconstructions 3 The site and the temples: aspects of architecture and urban planning. D.E. Boas-Vedder 4 The Houses to the North of the Temples 4.1 Introduction, course of the excavation, phasing 4.2 Public spaces 4.3 House NA 4.4 House NB 4.5 House NC 4.6 House ND/NE 4.7 House NF 4.8 House NG 4.9 House NH 4.10 Conclusions 4.11 Northern houses room inventory diagrams 5 The Saddle with Houses SI, SII and SIII 5.1 General aspects 5.2 House SI 5.3 House SII 5.4 House SIII 6 The Area at the Foot of the High Terrace: Houses SIVA, SIVB, SVIII and the Kitchen Area SIVC 6.1 General aspects 6.2 House SIVA 6.3 House SIVB 6.4 The kitchen area SIVC 6.5 House SVIII 6.6 The pits 7 The High Terrace: Houses SVA, SVB, SVI and SVII 7.1 General aspects 7.2 House SVB 7.3 House SVA 7.4 House SVI 7.5 House SVII 7.6 Southern houses conclusion 7.7 Southern houses room inventory diagrams 8 The Pottery Corpus 8.1 Categorisation of vessel forms, technology and volumes 8.2 The pottery categories Cats 1-44 8.3 Pot marks 9 Administrative Artefacts: Tablets, Tokens, Seals and Sealings 9.1 Tablets 9.2 Tokens and bullae 9.3 Seals and sealings 9.4 Actual seals 9.5 Seals reconstructed from clay sealings 10 The Flaked Stone Assemblage at Jebel Aruda 10.1 The 1982 assemblage. J. Hanbury-Tenison 10.2 Additional notes concerning the flint from other seasons 11 Summary Analysis of Botanical and Faunal Samples 11.1 Botanical remains 11.2 Zoological analysis 11.3 Shells 11.4 Diatom analysis of sherds. M.J. Jansma 12 Miscellaneous Artefacts 12.1 Jar stoppers, clay lids and other clay objects 12.2 Disk-shaped objects and spindle whorls of clay or stone 12.3 Stone vessels 12.4 Basalt saddle querns 12.5 Stone weights 12.6 Natural stone implements 12.7 Bitumen 12.8 Metal 12.9 Bone tools and artefacts 12.10 Beads and ornaments 12.11 Other special objects, figurines, models, faience 13 Evidence for Craft Production and Processing 13.1 Food and food processing 13.2 Manufacturing 14 General Observations on the Domestic Complexes 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Dimensions 14.3 Hearths 14.4 Entry 14.5 Reception rooms 14.6 Sanitation 14.7 Storage capacity of the houses 15 Conclusions 15.1 The limits of the investigation: before and after the settlement 15.2 After the fire 15.3 Before the main phase 15.4 Observations and interpretations 15.5 ‘Facts’ 15.6 Summary 16 Bibliography 17 Appendix 1: Collected Sections 18 Appendix 2: Room Summaries 19 Appendix 3: Sherd Counts 19.1 Sherd count North 19.2 Sherd count South
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