1 History and archaeology as tools for understanding the past
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 1 History and archaeology as tools for understanding the past - First Civilizations |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Robert Chadwick; Bishop's University; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Archaeology |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | ancient civilizations; Babylonians; Egypt; old Kingdom; agricultural revolution; Akkadians; Ur; Assyrians; Mesopotamia |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Archaeology;CC1-960; Egyptology; D51-90; ancient history; social and cultural anthropology; GN301-674 |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | The book begins with a short exposition on the role of history and archaeology in understanding the past. The chapter then examines the borad question, 'Why study ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt'? and goes on to discuss the origins of historical writings, calendars and astronomical dates, the importance of annals and 'king' lists' and introduces other tools and methodologies used by historians and archaeologists such as dating techniques, the written record and oral traditions, pottery, other sources such as numismatics. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Jan-2005 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/18652 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.18652 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; First Civilizations |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Ancient Near East, 2nd and 3rd millenium BC to 200 BC |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |