Mesopotamien - Wiege der Zivilisation 6000 Jahre Hochkulturen an Euphrat und Tigris

Plot

This richly illustrated volume celebrates the archaeology of Mesopotamia which has revealed evidence of civilisations over a 6,000-year period. Supported throughout by colour photographs of sites, works of art, artefacts, inscriptions, aerial photographs, maps, reconstruction drawings and original drawings by past excavators, the book discusses the main periods, cities and settlements of Mesopotamia. Following an overview of Mesopotamian archaeology, Horn begins in the 9th to 5th millennium BC and the settlements of Tepe, Tell and Hueyuek. This is followed by chapters on the Sumerians, Akkadians, Hittites, Kassites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Parthians and, finally, Muslims. Throughout Korn discusses what the archaeology reveals about the society of each culture, including their religion, their towns, their role in the Bible, their relations with neighbouring cultures and the region's involvement in conflict and war through the centuries. German text.