Walled up to heaven: the evolution of Middle Bronze Age fortification strategies in the Levant
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| Beschreibung: | XIX, 362 S. Ill., Kt. |
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Autor: Burke, Aaron A
Jahr: 2008
CONTENTS
Figures ix
Tables xi
Preface xiii
General Abbreviations xv
Bibliographie Abbreviations xvii
PART ONE
An Introduction to Middle Bronze Age Fortifications
1. Researching Middle Bronze Age Fortifications 3
A. Previous Scholarship 3
B. Levantine Fortifications in Their Regional Context 15
C. Methodology 17
D. Geography and Chronology 18
E. Moving Forward 20
PART TWO
The Evolution of Warfare and Defenses in the Levant during the Bronze Age (ca. 2500-1500 b.c.)
2. Weaponry and the Art of War (ca. 2500-1500 b.c.) 25
A. Levantine Textual Traditions on Warfare 25
B. The Emergence of Siege Warfare in the Ancient Near East 27
C. The Role ofthe Chariot in Bronze Age Warfare 29
D. The Weapons and Tactics of Siege Warfare 31
E. Mortuary Evidence for Siege Warfare 44
F. The Military Context for Middle Bronze Age Fortification Strategies 45
3. Middle Bronze Age Fortifications 47
A. Architectural Elements 48
B. Building Materials 73
C. Fortifications and the Landscape 77
D. Architectural Evolution 78
Part Three
Middle Bronze Age Fortifications Their Cultural Context
4. A History of Warfare in the Levant (ca. 2500-1460 B.c.) 87
A. Early Bronze Age Warfare (ca. 2500-1900 B.C.) 88
B. Middle Bronze Age Warfare (ca. 1900-1460 B.C.) 94
C. Conclusions 101
5. Defensive Strategies Political Organization 103
A. Bronze Age Settlement Pattems 103
B. Defensive Settlement Networks 122
C. A Case Study in Bronze Age Polities: The Kingdom of Ashkelon 125
6. The Socioeconomic Impact of Fortification Construction 141
A. The Organization of Labor in the Levant 141
B. Construction Rates and Resource Requirements 143
C. Estimating Labor Consumption 146
D. Scenarios for the Construction of Fortifications 153
E. Social Complexity and the Construction of Fortifications 155
7. Conclusions 159
viii Contents
PART FOUR
A Catalog of Middle Bronze Age Fortified Settlements
in the Levant and Mesopotamia, and Their Forerunners
General Notes 165
1. Northwestern Mesopotamia (ca. 3000-1500 b.c.) 167
2. The Levant (ca. 2400-1500 b.c.) 185
A. The Northern Levant: Western Syria, Lebanon, and the Hatay 186
B. The Southern Levant: Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories 228
3. Egypt 320
Bibliography 321
Index 351
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Titel: "Walled up to heaven"
Autor: Burke, Aaron A
Jahr: 2008
CONTENTS
Figures ix
Tables xi
Preface xiii
General Abbreviations xv
Bibliographie Abbreviations xvii
PART ONE
An Introduction to Middle Bronze Age Fortifications
1. Researching Middle Bronze Age Fortifications 3
A. Previous Scholarship 3
B. Levantine Fortifications in Their Regional Context 15
C. Methodology 17
D. Geography and Chronology 18
E. Moving Forward 20
PART TWO
The Evolution of Warfare and Defenses in the Levant during the Bronze Age (ca. 2500-1500 b.c.)
2. Weaponry and the Art of War (ca. 2500-1500 b.c.) 25
A. Levantine Textual Traditions on Warfare 25
B. The Emergence of Siege Warfare in the Ancient Near East 27
C. The Role ofthe Chariot in Bronze Age Warfare 29
D. The Weapons and Tactics of Siege Warfare 31
E. Mortuary Evidence for Siege Warfare 44
F. The Military Context for Middle Bronze Age Fortification Strategies 45
3. Middle Bronze Age Fortifications 47
A. Architectural Elements 48
B. Building Materials 73
C. Fortifications and the Landscape 77
D. Architectural Evolution 78
Part Three
Middle Bronze Age Fortifications Their Cultural Context
4. A History of Warfare in the Levant (ca. 2500-1460 B.c.) 87
A. Early Bronze Age Warfare (ca. 2500-1900 B.C.) 88
B. Middle Bronze Age Warfare (ca. 1900-1460 B.C.) 94
C. Conclusions 101
5. Defensive Strategies Political Organization 103
A. Bronze Age Settlement Pattems 103
B. Defensive Settlement Networks 122
C. A Case Study in Bronze Age Polities: The Kingdom of Ashkelon 125
6. The Socioeconomic Impact of Fortification Construction 141
A. The Organization of Labor in the Levant 141
B. Construction Rates and Resource Requirements 143
C. Estimating Labor Consumption 146
D. Scenarios for the Construction of Fortifications 153
E. Social Complexity and the Construction of Fortifications 155
7. Conclusions 159
viii Contents
PART FOUR
A Catalog of Middle Bronze Age Fortified Settlements
in the Levant and Mesopotamia, and Their Forerunners
General Notes 165
1. Northwestern Mesopotamia (ca. 3000-1500 b.c.) 167
2. The Levant (ca. 2400-1500 b.c.) 185
A. The Northern Levant: Western Syria, Lebanon, and the Hatay 186
B. The Southern Levant: Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories 228
3. Egypt 320
Bibliography 321
Index 351 |
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