ANCIENT ANATOLIA; Aspects of Change and Cultural Development. Essays in Honor of Machteld J. Mellink

Xvii, 120pp, nicely illustrated. Machteld Mellink's colleagues have produced an appreciation of her interests and scholarly contributions. The book updates the last 20 years of archaeological research into the cultures of Anatolia as well as others of ancient western Asia. America's most distinguished archaeologist of Asia Minor is honored with essays on incipient agriculture (L. S. And R. J. Braidwood's critical survey of current attitudes) ; the physical health of Early Bronze Age populations (J. L. Angel and S. C. Bisel) ; imports found at late third millennium BCE K; ultepe (T. ; Ozg; u; ) ; three articles on seal iconography of various periods (N. ; Ozg; u; , E. Porada, E. Uzunoglu with A. M. And B. Din; ol) ; the child in Hittite iconography (J. V. Canby) ; the Grinnell College (Iowa) Anatolian collection (H. G. Guterbock) ; the literary topos ``prosperity,' ' expressed as ``royal statements of ideal prices'' (J. D. Hawkins) ; Kizildag rock reliefs and other remains (K. Bittel) ; polydactyly and sirens (R. D. Barnett). Several articles may be beyond the grasp of advanced undergraduates, but the descriptive passages of other essays can be easily followed because illustrations are set in the text. Useful in senior level seminars. -S. M. Paley, SUNY at Buffalo; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 120 pages.