Imagining Mari: Jean-Claude Margueron and the Archaeology of Tell Hariri
Mari has been known to the modern world for over eighty years, yet familiarity with the city itself — its layout and history — has been limited. Early excavations unearthed important structures and sensational finds that came to dominate discussions of the city and created particular kinds of lenses...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2016
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2016, Volume: 79, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-43 |
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| Summary: | Mari has been known to the modern world for over eighty years, yet familiarity with the city itself — its layout and history — has been limited. Early excavations unearthed important structures and sensational finds that came to dominate discussions of the city and created particular kinds of lenses through which the city was seen. Several decades ago French excavations under the direction of Jean-Claude Margueron began investigating the anatomy and development of the city, but Mari's finds continued to provide the main basis for modern knowledge of the site. Margueron's research, newly published in English, creates the potential for a watershed moment in the history of Mari scholarship, allowing those outside the circle of specialists to better understand the famous buildings, monuments, and texts, and promoting the inclusion of Mari's archaeological data and material into other syntheses, histories, and studies. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/neareastarch.79.1.0036 |