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Signs from Silence
Author: Petr Charvát
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Petr Charvát's Signs from Silence examines the emergence and maintenance of the early state through the example of Sumerian Ur. Its focus is the period around 2900–2700 BCE, when the city built on the legacy of the earlier Uruk civilization. The historical question is how the material and spiritual foundations of an older culture were transformed into a continuing form of social organization.
Readers may be drawn to its combination of different kinds of evidence. The author works with written sources, archaeological findings, and visual material, reconstructing the past from several perspectives. The book focuses on social development and the role of local elites in handling a civilizational legacy. It is particularly suited to readers interested in ancient Mesopotamia, early statehood, and the relationship between material culture and social organization. This scholarly monograph is in English, subtitled Ur of the first Sumerians, and available here as a PDF. The supplier lists 322 pages.
The history of early Ur provides a specific case for a broader question: how can a new society adopt and sustain an older civilization's legacy? Charvát focuses on the beginning of the third millennium BCE and brings together different forms of historical evidence. An interest in political organization meets the study of objects, texts, and images. The monograph suits readers who want to investigate the social mechanisms of the ancient world and are prepared for a scholarly text in English. The Czech author publishes here in English.
Book information
- Author
- Petr Charvát
- Publisher
- Karolinum
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- English
- Genre
- History, Archeológia
- ISBN
- 978-80-246-3130-1
- Publication date
- 1. January 2017
- Pages
- 322
- E-book formats
- PDF (ISBN 978-80-246-3134-9)
What is Signs from Silence about?
The book examines the Sumerian city of Ur around 2900–2700 BCE in relation to the development of the early Mesopotamian state. It considers continuity with late Uruk culture and the ways Ur's elites worked with its legacy.
Written texts, archaeological findings, and iconography provide distinct strands of evidence. Together they allow both material and spiritual aspects of society to be studied. The monograph focuses on a critical phase of social development rather than surveying every period of Sumerian history.
Themes and motifs
Early statehood
Ur as an example of the development of the earliest state organizations.
Civilizational legacy
Examining continuity with Uruk culture.
Historical evidence
Connecting texts, archaeology, and visual sources.
Who is this book for?
For readers interested in Sumerology, Mesopotamian archaeology, and early states who read academic English.
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What does the book cover?
The book examines the Sumerian city of Ur around 2900–2700 BCE in relation to the development of the early Mesopotamian state. It considers continuity with late Uruk culture and the ways Ur's elites worked with its legacy.
What language is the eBook in?
The eBook is in English.
Which eBook formats are available?
The product information lists PDF.
How long is this edition?
The supplier lists 322 pages for this product.
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