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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 911.35
EAN num: 9780816057306
ISBN number: 0816057303
Label: Checkmark Books
Manufacturer: Checkmark Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: 2004-08
Publishing house: Checkmark Books
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The large format and full-colour maps are spectacular, and the focus on archaeology and material culture is great. Covers a very large time period, making it a great companion for survey courses.
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I have a number of historical atlases.
I prefer larger books and this is a large sized book.
The book tries to cover a lot of time. From -6000 BC to 700 AD.
At present I am only half way through (around 700 BC).
The very first part of the book covers the very first settlements and the very first cities well. You have a layout for each pre-eminent city of a particular time. So we see the very first city layouts (from ruins) like Uruk and Lagash. Then later Babylon and Ashur.
We also see the 'big' picture of the way the cities are scattered about in the area. One thing that could be better is the paths of the rivers - Tigris and Euphrates - at the different times. Unfortunately they do not know enough of where the rivers were at each period so most maps show the current paths. They do show the ancient coastline of the gulf.
They also cover the related nations to Mesopotamia. The Hittites in modern Turkey and the Egyptians are shown in the strategic maps. What they do not show is the movements of peoples. Like where the Hittites came from? they suggest a possible origin but they do not even have an arrow on the map to show these possibilities.
There are many photographs of artwork, sculpture, mosaics, some jewelry and many ruins of buildings and ziggurats.
I recently bought four other maps (Penguin): Ancient Rome, Ancient History , Medieval History and Ancient Civilizations. All of these were good but they were only 9" x 13".
This book is (guess) 14" x 20". I like bigger books. The type is larger too which means there is not a whole lot more information but will be easier to read for older people and those with glasses.
I really like this book. Compared with my other 18 or so historical atlases this is one of the top four in colour, size, and content.
I also think this information is more up-to-date than other atlases I have. Ex: Here the Hurrians and Mitanni shown to be the same people.
(Also has semi complete information on the Sumerian King List)
Enjoy
Ralph
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