Near Eastern archaeology

Near Eastern archaeology is a regional branch of the wider, global discipline of archaeology. It refers generally to the excavation and study of artifacts and material culture of the Near East from antiquity to the recent past.^[1]

Near Eastern Archaeology Media

Meskalamdug helmet, British Museum electrotype copy, original was in the Iraq Museum, Bagdad. The holes around the border suggest that another piece was normally affixed, as for example in the full mask attributed to Sargon of Akkad. The hairbun attached at the back of the head is visible in other rulers as well, such as Sargon or Eannatum in the Stele of the Vultures.

References

↑ Porter, Benjamin W. (2010). "Near Eastern Archaeology: Imperial Pasts, Postcolonial Presents, and the Possibilities of a Decolonized Future". In Lydon, Jane; Rizvi, Uzma Z. (eds.). Handbook of Postcolonial Archaeology. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315427690. ISBN 978-1-315-42769-0.

[1] Porter, Benjamin W. (2010). "Near Eastern Archaeology: Imperial Pasts, Postcolonial Presents, and the Possibilities of a Decolonized Future". In Lydon, Jane; Rizvi, Uzma Z. (eds.). Handbook of Postcolonial Archaeology. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315427690. ISBN 978-1-315-42769-0.

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