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    <title>Ebla and its landscape</title>
    <subTitle>early state formation in the ancient Near East</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Marchetti, Nicol�o</namePart>
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    <publisher>Left Coast Press</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2013</dateIssued>
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    <extent>535 p, 27 p. of plates. : ill. (some col.), col. map.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Introduction: The Chora of Ebla : A Multidisciplinary Approach / P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti -- Part 1. Town Archaeology -- A Long Journey : Fifty Years of Research on the Bronze Age at Tell Mardikh/Ebla / P. Matthiae -- The Royal Palace of Ebla : Functions of the Quarters and the Government of the Chora / P. Matthiae -- Palace vs. Common Glyptic in Early Syrian Ebla and Its Territory / F. Pinnock -- Popular Iconographies in a Courtly Environment : Clay Figurines from Royal Palace G / L. Peyronel -- Centralization and Redistribution : The Pottery Assemblage of Palace G / S. Mazzoni -- Form and Content : A Preliminary Functional Interpretation of the Storage Jars from Royal Palace G / M. D'Andrea and A. Vacca -- Working for the Elites : The Pottery Assemblage of Building P4 / N. Marchetti -- Part 2. Regional Archaeology -- Exploiting Diversity : Archaeological Sites in the Ebla Region / S. Mantellini, M.G. Micale, and L. Peyronel -- Trends in Village Life : The Early Bronze Age Phases at Tell Tuqan / F. Baffi and L. Peyronel -- Assembling the Evidence : Excavated Sites Dating from the Early Bronze Age in and  around the Chora of Ebla / E. Ascalone and M. D'Andrea -- Regional Approach and Archaeological Surveys in Northern Syria : An Overview / S. Mantellini -- Part 3. Textual Evidence -- Defining the Chora of Ebla : A Textual Perspective / M.G. Biga -- Distribution and Exchange of Goods in the Chora of Ebla / G. Ferrero -- Of Plants and Trees : Crops and Vegetable Resources at Ebla / G. Marchesi -- Part 4. Geomorphology and Remote Sensing -- A Land in Its Setting : Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery for the Characterization of the Eblaite Chora / G. Bittelli, E. Mandanici and L. Vittuari -- Analysis of CORONA Imagery of the Ebla Region / N. Galiatsatos and S. Mantellini -- From Wetland to Desert : A Geomorphologic Approach to the Eblaite Chora / V. Cantelli, V.M.L. Martina and L. Picotti -- A Thin Basis : The Soil Landscape of Ebla and Tell Tuqan / A. Arnoldus-Huyzendveld -- Modern Agriculture in the Ebla Region / P. Rossi, F. Ventura and M. Vignudelli -- Part 5. Archaeometry and Bioarchaeology -- Archaeometrical Analysis of Metal Objects from Royal Palace G / A.C. Felici and M. Vendittelli -- Archaeometrical Analysis of Pottery Production at EB III-IVA Ebla and Tell Tuqan / M.L. Santarelli -- Archaeometrical Analysis of Architectural Components of Royal Palace G / M.L. Santarelli and G. Spreafico -- Consuming Plants : Archaeobotanical Samples from Royal Palace G and Building P4 / C. Wachter-Sarkady -- Forests Near and Far : An Anthracological Perspective at Ebla / V. Caracuta and G. Fiorentino -- Exploiting Animals : Zooarchaeological Evidence through the Early Bronze Age at Ebla / C. Minniti -- Natural Resources, Technology and Manufacture Processes at Ebla : A Preliminary Assessment / L. Peyronel and A. Vacca -- Just at that Time : 14C Determinations and Analyses from EB IVA Layers / L. Calcagnile, G. Quarta, and M. D'Elia -- Conclusion: Towards a Dynamic Model for the Functioning of the Early State in the Eastern Mediterranean / P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">edited by Paolo Matthiae and Nicol�o Marchetti.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and index.</note>
  <note>Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.</note>
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    <topic>Landscape archaeology</topic>
    <geographic>Syria</geographic>
    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
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    <topic>Social archaeology</topic>
    <geographic>Syria</geographic>
    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
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    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
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    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
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    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
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    <topic>Geomorphology</topic>
    <geographic>Syria</geographic>
    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Plant remains (Archaeology)</topic>
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    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Animal remains (Archaeology)</topic>
    <geographic>Syria</geographic>
    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
    <topic>Antiquities</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>Ebla (Extinct city)</geographic>
    <topic>Politics and government</topic>
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