Land Behind Baghdad
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Land Behind Baghdad is an influential archaeological and anthropological study by Robert McCormick Adams Jr. that examines the development of ancient Mesopotamian societies through regional survey and settlement pattern analysis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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archaeological study ⓘ book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Near Eastern archaeology
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anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| author |
Robert McCormick Adams
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Robert McCormick Adams Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
long-term social change in Mesopotamia
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relationship between environment and settlement ⓘ state formation in Mesopotamia ⓘ urbanization in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
regional survey
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settlement pattern analysis ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Mesopotamian archaeology
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landscape archaeology ⓘ settlement archaeology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mesopotamian societies
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ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| methodology |
settlement hierarchy analysis
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spatial analysis of sites ⓘ systematic regional survey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing later settlement pattern studies in the Near East
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pioneering use of regional survey in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| setIn |
Iraq
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alluvial plains of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | ancient Near Eastern history ⓘ |
| usedBy |
anthropologists studying early complex societies
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archaeologists studying Mesopotamia ⓘ |
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