Empires and resources: Central anatolian obsidian at Urkesh (Tell Mozan, Syria) during the akkadian period

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1122-1135

  Frahm, Ellery ^a   Feinberg, Joshua M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Akkadian empire; Bronze Age; Exchange networks; Geochemical obsidian sourcing; Khabur Triangle; Magnetic obsidian sourcing; Northern Mesopotamia; Tell Mozan; Urkesh

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BRONZE AGE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; OBSIDIAN; PALEOLITHIC; POLITICAL HISTORY; RELIGION; TOOL USE;

ANATOLIA; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TURKEY;

EID: 84872041461     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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