Author: Tate Paulette
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197682448
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
In the Land of Ninkasi tells the story of the world's first great beer culture. In this authoritative but light-hearted account, archaeologist Tate Paulette brings the world of ancient Mesopotamian beer into vivid focus. He weaves together insights drawn from archaeological remains, ancient works of art, and cuneiform texts and pulls the reader, step-by-step, into the process of analysis and interpretation, explaining exactly what we know and how we know it. Readers will learn about the beers themselves and how they were made, consumed, and stored, and how to recreate modern versions of Mesopotamian brews.
In the Land of Ninkasi
Author: Tate Paulette
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197682448
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
In the Land of Ninkasi tells the story of the world's first great beer culture. In this authoritative but light-hearted account, archaeologist Tate Paulette brings the world of ancient Mesopotamian beer into vivid focus. He weaves together insights drawn from archaeological remains, ancient works of art, and cuneiform texts and pulls the reader, step-by-step, into the process of analysis and interpretation, explaining exactly what we know and how we know it. Readers will learn about the beers themselves and how they were made, consumed, and stored, and how to recreate modern versions of Mesopotamian brews.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197682448
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
In the Land of Ninkasi tells the story of the world's first great beer culture. In this authoritative but light-hearted account, archaeologist Tate Paulette brings the world of ancient Mesopotamian beer into vivid focus. He weaves together insights drawn from archaeological remains, ancient works of art, and cuneiform texts and pulls the reader, step-by-step, into the process of analysis and interpretation, explaining exactly what we know and how we know it. Readers will learn about the beers themselves and how they were made, consumed, and stored, and how to recreate modern versions of Mesopotamian brews.
Walled Up to Heaven
Author: Aaron Burke
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004376682
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
As the first comprehensive study of fortification systems and defensive strategies in the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1900 to 1500 B.C.E.), this book is an indispensable contribution to the study of early warfare in the ancient Near East.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004376682
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
As the first comprehensive study of fortification systems and defensive strategies in the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1900 to 1500 B.C.E.), this book is an indispensable contribution to the study of early warfare in the ancient Near East.
The Americana
Author: Frederick Converse Beach
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
The Americana
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 1214
Book Description
Naming and Mapping the Gods in the Ancient Mediterranean
Author: Thomas Galoppin
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311079845X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1274
Book Description
Ancient religions are definitely complex systems of gods, which resist our understanding. Divine names provide fundamental keys to gain access to the multiples ways gods were conceived, characterized, and organized. Among the names given to the gods many of them refer to spaces: cities, landscapes, sanctuaries, houses, cosmic elements. They reflect mental maps which need to be explored in order to gain new knowledge on both the structure of the pantheons and the human agency in the cultic dimension. By considering the intersection between naming and mapping, this book opens up new perspectives on how tradition and innovation, appropriation and creation play a role in the making of polytheistic and monotheistic religions. Far from being confined to sanctuaries, in fact, gods dwell in human environments in multiple ways. They move into imaginary spaces and explore the cosmos. By proposing a new and interdiciplinary angle of approach, which involves texts, images, spatial and archeaeological data, this book sheds light on ritual practices and representations of gods in the whole Mediterranean, from Italy to Mesopotamia, from Greece to North Africa and Egypt. Names and spaces enable to better define, differentiate, and connect gods.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 311079845X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1274
Book Description
Ancient religions are definitely complex systems of gods, which resist our understanding. Divine names provide fundamental keys to gain access to the multiples ways gods were conceived, characterized, and organized. Among the names given to the gods many of them refer to spaces: cities, landscapes, sanctuaries, houses, cosmic elements. They reflect mental maps which need to be explored in order to gain new knowledge on both the structure of the pantheons and the human agency in the cultic dimension. By considering the intersection between naming and mapping, this book opens up new perspectives on how tradition and innovation, appropriation and creation play a role in the making of polytheistic and monotheistic religions. Far from being confined to sanctuaries, in fact, gods dwell in human environments in multiple ways. They move into imaginary spaces and explore the cosmos. By proposing a new and interdiciplinary angle of approach, which involves texts, images, spatial and archeaeological data, this book sheds light on ritual practices and representations of gods in the whole Mediterranean, from Italy to Mesopotamia, from Greece to North Africa and Egypt. Names and spaces enable to better define, differentiate, and connect gods.
Digging Up Armageddon
Author: Eric H. Cline
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691233934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
"A vivid portrait of the early years of biblical archaeology from the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed In 1925, famed Egyptologist James Henry Breasted sent a team of archaeologists to the Holy Land to excavate the ancient site of Megiddo--Armageddon in the New Testament--which the Bible says was fortified by King Solomon. Their excavations made headlines around the world and shed light on one of the most legendary cities of biblical times, yet little has been written about what happened behind the scenes. Digging Up Armageddon brings to life one of the most important archaeological expeditions ever undertaken, describing the stunning discoveries that were made there and providing an up-close look at the internal workings of a dig in the early years of biblical archaeology."--
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691233934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
"A vivid portrait of the early years of biblical archaeology from the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed In 1925, famed Egyptologist James Henry Breasted sent a team of archaeologists to the Holy Land to excavate the ancient site of Megiddo--Armageddon in the New Testament--which the Bible says was fortified by King Solomon. Their excavations made headlines around the world and shed light on one of the most legendary cities of biblical times, yet little has been written about what happened behind the scenes. Digging Up Armageddon brings to life one of the most important archaeological expeditions ever undertaken, describing the stunning discoveries that were made there and providing an up-close look at the internal workings of a dig in the early years of biblical archaeology."--
The So-called Peters-Hilprecht Controversy
Author: Hermann Vollrat Hilprecht
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Through Time, Across Continents
Author: Dilys P. Winegrad
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 0924171162
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Established in 1887, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the nation. With quotations from letters, journals, and field notes, and numerous archival photographs, this handsome, oversized volume is not only a history of an influential institution but an important contribution to the history of archaeological and anthropological research.
Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology
ISBN: 0924171162
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Established in 1887, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the nation. With quotations from letters, journals, and field notes, and numerous archival photographs, this handsome, oversized volume is not only a history of an influential institution but an important contribution to the history of archaeological and anthropological research.