Asian Culture and Art Studies (Motaleat-e Farhang va Honare Asiya)

A research study on the formation of the city in the ancient Mesopotamia

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Zohreh Ataei Ashtian

Assistant Professor of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies Research Institute, Tehran,Iran.

10.30465/acas.2023.28464.1087
Abstract
Since the studies on the arguments for the formation of the first city-states in the Mesopotamia have a comprehensive and practical scientific approach and each of the scholars from a variety of specialized angles such as history, archeology, and geography and so on. They have been abstracted and few comprehensive studies have been carried out in this area and some of the researches in Asian and ancient history can be read.
Good Examples of both strengths and weaknesses con be found in the book by Dr. Guillermo Alghaza, a Cuban anthropologist and professor at the University of California, San Diego, entitled “Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization: -The Evaluation of the Urban Landscape” .The name, published by University of Chicago in 2008. Contained remarkable scientific point and analysis.
In present article examines the framework of the research method and the themes of this research in order to open a different window from the research on the subject of ancient history.

Keywords

City evolution
Mesopotamia
ancient civilization
economy and city
 
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Asian Culture and Art Studies (Motaleat-e Farhang va Honare Asiya)
Volume 3, Issue 1
September 2024
Pages 173-188

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