Aspects of Urbanism in Antiquity: From Mesopotamia to Crete (JSOT Supplement Series)

Annotation The origin and growth of cities in antiquity. The origin and growth of cities forms one of the most important chapters in human history. In this volume, 17 researchers present archaeological, epigraphic and textual data on the rise of urbanism in the ancient Near Eastern world, Cyprus to Mesopotamia and from Crete to Egypt. Topics addressed include the influence of agriculture intensification, of trade, of craft specialization and of writing on the rise of cities. The roles of cultural elites, of ideologies and of relations between proximal urban centres are also examined. The contributors to this volume include such well-known scholars as William Dever and Donald Redford Front Cover ......Page 1 Urbanism in Antiquity: From Mesopotamia to Crete......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 9 List of Contributors......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 Site Hierarchies in the Ancient Near East......Page 18 The Spatial Organization of Houses and Settlements......Page 22 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 32 Ronald F.G. Sweet: Writing as a Factor in the Rise of Urbanism......Page 36 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 49 Les débuts de l'urbanisation en Mésopotamie septentrionale......Page 51 La moyenne vallée du Khabour (Syrie)......Page 53 Urbanisation et entreposage de surplus agricoles......Page 64 Urbanisation et 'commerce'......Page 66 Conclusion......Page 69 BIBLIOGRAPHIE......Page 71 Steven A. Rosen: Craft Specialization and the Rise of Secondary Urbanism: A View from the Southern Levant......Page 83 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 89 The Southern Levant......Page 93 Environmental Setting of Third Millennium BCE Canaan......Page 94 Agricultural Intensification......Page 95 Social Hierarchies and Control over Agricultural Production......Page 96 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 98 Neil A. Mirau: The Social Context of Early Iron Working in the Levant......Page 100 Pyrotechnology and the Prerequisites to Iron Working......Page 102 Explanations for the Beginnings of Large-Scale Iron Production......Page 105 Toward a More Holistic Theory for the Introduction of Large-Scale Iron Working in the Levant......Page 109 Conclusion......Page 113 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 114 Walter E. Aufrecht: Urbanization and Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of the Late Bronze and Iron Ages......Page 117 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 126 What Is Urbanism ?......Page 131 Urbanism and Political Hierarchy......Page 132 Moab......Page 133 The Mesha Inscription......Page 139 Mesha 's Achievements......Page 140 Conclusions......Page 141 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 142 Larry G. Herr: Urbanism at Tell el-'Umeiri during the Late Bronze IIB-Iron IA Transition......Page 146 Tell el- 'Umeiri......Page 148 Conclusion......Page 152 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 154 P.M. Michèle Daviau: Tell Jawa: A Case Study of Ammonite Urbanism during Iron Age II......Page 157 Site Size......Page 158 Characteristics of Urbanism......Page 159 Urbanism at Tell Jawa......Page 161 Topographical Integrity and Site Fortification......Page 162 Settlement Density......Page 165 Orthogonal Structures......Page 166 Gate Complex......Page 168 Conclusions......Page 169 BBLIOGRAPHY......Page 170 William G. Dever: Archaeology, Urbanism, and the Rise of the Israelite State......Page 173 Recent Discussions on the Rise of the Israelite State......Page 174 The 'Revisionist' Paradigm and Early Isra......Page 177 On Defining the Terms of the Discussion......Page 180 On the Relations between 'State', 'Civilization', and 'Urbanization': Toward a Working Methodology......Page 182 Settlement Type and Distribution......Page 183 Regional Administrative Centers......Page 185 Socio-Economic Structure......Page 186 Internationalism......Page 187 Centralization, Urbanization, and Statehood......Page 188 Conclusion......Page 189 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 190 Ehud Ben Zvi: The Urban Center of Jerusalem and the Development of the Literature of the Hebrew Bible......Page 195 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 207 Donald B. Redford: The Ancient Egyptian 'City': Figment or Reality?......Page 211 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 219 Carolyn Routledge: Temple as the Center in Ancient Egyptian Urbanism......Page 222 Amarna......Page 224 Per-Ramesses......Page 227 Thebes......Page 229 Conclusions......Page 231 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 233 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 234 General Background......Page 237 The Cypriot Iron Age Background......Page 240 Hellenistic and Earlier Roman Cyprus......Page 242 The Results of the CPSP and the WCP Fieldwork......Page 248 Nea Paphos: Case Study......Page 250 The Settlement Pattern in the Immediate Environs of Nea Paphos......Page 254 Conclusions......Page 259 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 260 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 261 Metaxia Tsipopoulou: Palace-Centered Polities in Eastern Crete: Neopalatial Petras and its Neighbors......Page 264 Petras......Page 266 Description of the Palatial Building......Page 270 Petras as a Palatial Center......Page 273 Conclusion......Page 274 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 276 D. Bruce MacKay: A View from the Outskirts: Realignments from Modern to Postmodern in the Archaeological Study of Urbanism......Page 279 Modernist Approaches to Urbanism......Page 281 Postmodernist Approaches to Urbanism......Page 283 Conclusion......Page 285 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 286 C......Page 287 F......Page 288 K......Page 289 N......Page 290 S......Page 291 Z......Page 292 Back Matter: JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT SUPPLEMENT SERIES......Page 293 Spatial Perspectives On Early Urban Development In Mesopotamia / E.b. Banning -- Writing As A Factor In The Rise Of Urbanism / Ronald F.g. Sweet -- Urbanisation Et 'redistribution' De Surplus Agricoles En Mésopotamie Septentrionale (3000-2500 Av. J.-c.) / Michel Fortin -- Craft Specialization And The Rise Of Secondary Urbanism : A View From The Southern Levant / Steven A. Rosen -- The Agricultural Base Of Urbanism In The Early Bronze Ii-iii Levant / Arlene Miller Rosen -- The Social Context Of Early Iron Working In The Levant / Neil A. Mirau -- Urbanization And Northwest Semitic Inscriptions Of The Late Bronze And Iron Ages / Walter E. Aufrecht -- Learning To Love The King : Urbanism And The State In Iron Age Moab / Bruce Routledge. Urbanism At Tell El-ʻumeiri During The Late Bronze Iib-iron Ia Transition / Larry G. Herr -- Tell Jawa : A Case Study Of Ammonite Urbanism During Iron Age Ii / P.m. Michèle Daviau. Archaeology, Urbanism, And The Rise Of The Israelite State / William G. Dever -- The Urban Center Of Jerusalem And The Development Of The Literature Of The Hebrew Bible / Ehud Ben Zvi -- The Ancient Egyptian 'city' : Figment Or Reality? / Donald B. Redford -- Temple As The Center In Ancient Egytian Urbanism / Carolyn Routledge -- 'metro' Nea Paphos : Suburban Sprawl In Southwestern Cyprus In The Hellenistic And Earlier Roman Periods / David W. Rupp -- Palace-centered Polities In Eastern Crete : Neopalatial Petras And Its Neighbors / Metaxia Tsipopoulou -- A View From The Outskirts : Realignments From Modern To Postmodern In The Archaeological Study Of Urbanism / D. Bruce Mackay. Edited By Walter E. Aufrecht, Neil A. Mirau & Steven W. Gauley. Papers From A Conference At The University Of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, In January 1996, Entitled The Origins And Development Of Urbanism In The Ancient Near East. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In English; One Contribution In French. Spatial perspectives on early urban development in Mesopotamia / E.B. Banning Writing as a factor in the rise of urbanism / Ronald F.G. Sweet Urbanisation et 'redistribution' de surplus agricoles en Mésopotamie septentrionale (3000-2500 av. J.-C.) / Michel Fortin Craft specialization and the rise of secondary urbanism : a view from the Southern Levant / Steven A. Rosen The agricultural base of urbanism in the Early Bronze II-III Levant / Arlene Miller Rosen The social context of early iron working in the Levant / Neil A. Mirau Urbanization and Northwest Semitic inscriptions of the late Bronze and Iron Ages / Walter E. Aufrecht Learning to love the king : urbanism and the state in Iron Age Moab / Bruce Routledge Urbanism at Tell el-ʻUmeiri during the late Bronze IIB-Iron IA transition / Larry G. Herr Tell Jawa : a case study of Ammonite urbanism during Iron Age II / P.M. Michèle Daviau Archaeology, urbanism, and the rise of the Israelite state / William G. Dever The urban center of Jerusalem and the development of the literature of the Hebrew Bible / Ehud Ben Zvi The ancient Egyptian 'city' : figment or reality? / Donald B. Redford Temple as the center in ancient Egyptian urbanism / Carolyn Routledge 'Metro' Nea Paphos : suburban sprawl in southwestern Cyprus in the Hellenistic and earlier Roman periods / David W. Rupp Palace-centered polities in eastern Crete : neopalatial Petras and its neighbors / Metaxia Tsipopoulou A viiw from the outskirts : realignments from modern to postmodern in the archaeological study of urbanism / D. Bruce Mackay. Papers from a conference held at Lethbridge, Canada, in 1996. Contents Spatial perspectives on early urban development in Mesopotamia ( E. B. Banning ); The agricultural base of urbanism in hte early Bronze II-III Levant ( Arlene Miller Rosen ); Urbanization and northwest Semitic inscriptions of the Late Bronze and Iron Ages ( Walter E. Aufrecht ); Tell a case study of Ammonite urbanism during Iron Age II ( P. M. Michle Daviau ); Archaeology, urbanism and the rise of the Israelite state ( William G. Dever ); The ancient Egyptian `city': figment or reality? ( Donald B. Redford ); Palace-centered polities in eastern Crete ( Metaxia Tsipopoulou ).