Anatomy of a Mesopotamian City Survey and Soundings at Mashkan-Shapir

This volume describes and analyzes the survey work at the site of the ancient Mesopotamian city, Mashkan-shapir. A general description of the site and its environs is followed by the rationale for identifying the site as Mashkan-shapir. Specific details of the archaeological data are followed by analysis and a series of supplementary appendixes. Contents 1. Research Design 2. The Site and Its Environs 3. A History of Mashkan-shapir and Its Role in the Kingdom of Larsa, by Piotr Steinkeller 8. Locational Data 9. Distribution of Features and Objects in the Urban Environment 10. Conclusions App. 1. Soundings App. 2. Off-site Archaeology in the Area of Mashkan-Shapir, by Tony J.Wilkinson App. 3. Object Catalog App. 4. Key for Object Coding App. 5. Objects by Findspot.Stone, Elizabeth Caecilia is the author of 'Anatomy of a Mesopotamian City Survey and Soundings at Mashkan-Shapir', published 2004 under ISBN 9781575060828 and ISBN 1575060825.