1st Edition
Metal, Nomads and Culture Contact The Middle East and North Africa
By Nils Anfinset
Copyright 2010
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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The fifth and fourth millennia BCE saw major cultural changes in the southern Levant and Northeast Africa: the spread of agriculture; developments in animal husbandry; increased contact between cultures; and the use of alloy bronze. 'Metal, Nomads and Culture Contact' integrates archaeological data from across the Chalcolithic period to contextualise these changes. The book examines the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Perspectives and Approaches 3. The 5th and 4th Millennia BC of the Southern Levant 4. The 5th and 4th Millennia BC of North-East Africa 5. The Role of Nomadic Pastoralists6. The Role of Copper in the Late 5th and 4th Millennia BC 7. Contact, Specialisation and Value 8. Conclusion
Biography
Nils Anfinset is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, University of Bergen.
