The Eastern Wing of the Fertile Crescent

Download or read book The Eastern Wing of the Fertile Crescent written by Stefan Karol Kozłowski and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 1999 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant and animal domestication was important in revolutionising the Greater Mesopotamian region. Archaeological evidence has been used to assess and trace the transformation from mobile foragers to the emergence of urban centres. However, the significance of changing stone tool technologies has received little attention in this regard. Koslowski uses lithic evidence to identify and describe various cultures within this region and to trace their development. He studies the raw materials, methods of knapping, types of blanks, retouched pieces and the function of various artefacts. 'His pioneering volume will be appreciated by many who devot their research to achieving a better understanding of the evolutionary threshold that inevitably heralded the emergence of urban civilizations'.