The Southern Caucasus in Prehistory: Stages of Cultural and Socioeconomic Development from the Eighth to the Second Millennium B.C.

by K. Kh. Kushnareva, H. N. Michael (Translator)

Overview

The Southern Caucasus in Prehistory is a major contribution to the archaeological literature of this part of the world. Written by one of the most important figures in Russian archaeology and meticulously translated, it summarizes the findings of the extensive archaeological excavations of the late 1980s at the important sites that have illuminated the Transcaucasian cultures of the Neolithic, Eneolithic, Early and Middle Bronze Ages. Because the Transcaucasus was located at the crossroads between the Middle East and the Near East, the book will be of interest to scholars of the cultures of those regions, as well as to those pursuing research in the Transcaucasus proper.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780924171505
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Museum
Publication date:	01/29/1997
Series:	University Museum Monographs Series
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.80(d)

Editorial Reviews

The manuscript was essentially completed in 1989, reached the University of Pennsylvania Museum in 1991, was published in Russian in 1994, and received input from the author during the translation process. It examines the Transcaucasian cultures of the Neolithic, Eneolithic, and Early and Middle Bronze Ages from an archaeological perspective. Kushnareva distrusts the dates produced by radiocarbon, and bases her chronology on stratigraphy, changes in ceramics, and other traditional determinants. Chronologically in separate sections she discusses the culture, the economy, and the social structure. Illustrated with line drawings. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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