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Today in southeast Turkey, near the Syrian border, Tušhan yielded exceptional finds, such as elaborate wall paintings, a hoard of luxury items burned in a cremation ritual 2,800 years ago, and a cuneiform tablet that hints at a previously unknown language. The story of the project is told by the specialists who dedicated years of their lives to it. Geophysicists, ceramicists, readers of cuneiform, experts in weaving, board games and Neo-Assyrian politics joined archaeologists, zooarchaeologists, archaeobotanists and many others. But this is no dry field book of dusty digging. Both accessible and scholarly, it is a lively, copiously illustrated record of teamwork, a compelling demonstration of the collaboration – the science, artistry and imaginative reconstruction – that makes modern archaeology so absorbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe origins of Assyria and its culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssyria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuneiform script\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe environmental overview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGAP and the Ilısu Dam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mound at Ziyaret Tepe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe operation areas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDating the occupation of the mound\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe abandonment of the city in the 11th century BC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssyrian ethnic diversity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA long tradition of deportation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Assyrians in the northern territories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutpost of the Roman Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe medieval period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ottoman period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe village of Tepe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe excavation team gets down to work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroducing the team\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA day in the life of the dig director\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeophysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegistration of the finds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing at Tepe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn artist in residence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotography on site\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork on the Tušhan excavations begins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe royal palace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMud brick: unsung star of the archaeologist’s world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe palace cremation burials\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurial practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gods of the land\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tušhan city wall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForts along the River Tigris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe southern gate to the city\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe military barracks by the city wall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeer for the troops\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElite residences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWine... the drink of the elite\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvolution of the roof\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe administrative complex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pebble mosaics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreparing food and drink\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeasts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBread\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZiyaret Tepe reveals its rich and varied finds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tušhan archive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fall of the Empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeals and sealings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeights and measures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTokens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoard games\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtefacts of ivory and bone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTextiles and wool\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchaeobotany: Farming and food production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZooarchaeology: Reading the bones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecorative ivoryReading the ceramics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramic disks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe working of iron in the Middle Iron Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe humble nail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopper and bronze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJewellery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGround stone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChipped stone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeping the floors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConservation and communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiyarbakır Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunicating the excavation results\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new museum in Diyarbakır\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe end of the Assyrian Empire and the fall of Tušhan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirector’s epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: A-Z of the operation areas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: The team\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSponsors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornucopia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43109040521314,"sku":"9780956594891","price":500.0,"currency_code":"TRY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0881\/2386\/files\/ziyarettepe_ing.jpg?v=1783795300","url":"https:\/\/www.arkeolojisanat.com\/products\/ziyaret-tepe-exploring-the-anatolian-frontier-of-the-assyrian-empire","provider":"Arkeoloji ve Sanat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}