Functional Analysis of Space in Syro-Hittite Architecture (British Archaeological Reports International Series, 1738)

Pucci, Marina

ISBN 10: 1407301802 / ISBN 13: 9781407301808

Published by Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, BAR Publishing, 2008

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257, [44] pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. This work focuses on the analysis of the architecture in the Syro-Hittite centres that developed in northern Syria and south-eastern Turkey from the early Iron Age until the Assyrian conquest of the area. A circumwalled lower town and an upper fortified acropolis constituted the usual layout of these centres. These sites were excavated and most of the reports were published between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The scope of this study is to analyse the architecture ofthis period in relationshA to all archaeological finds (decoration, inscriptions, objects and installations) as part of an organised space, with the purpose of understanding the spatial organisation of the towns and identify general patterns that may support the existence of a cultural koiíc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Functional Analysis of Space in Syro-Hittite Architecture (British Archaeological Reports International Series, 1738)
• Publisher: Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, BAR Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1407301802
• ISBN 13: 9781407301808
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture

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Synopsis

This work focuses on the analysis of the architecture in the Syro-Hittite centres that developed in northern Syria and south-eastern Turkey from the early Iron Age until the Assyrian conquest of the area. A circumwalled lower town and an upper fortified acropolis constituted the usual layout of these centres. These sites were excavated and most of the reports were published between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The scope of this study is to analyse the architecture of this period in relationship to all archaeological finds (decoration, inscriptions, objects and installations) as part of an organised space, with the purpose of understanding the spatial organisation of the towns and identify general patterns that may support the existence of a cultural ćkoiíçĆ.

About the Author

Marina Pucci