Rocking the Cradle. Andrew Lawler.
by Lawler, Andrew; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 30Science. Publisher: Smithsonian, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Antiquities -- Collection and preservation | Archaeological expeditions | Archaeologists | Bronze age | Civilization -- Ancient | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Iran | Iran -- Antiquities | Women archaeologistsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In Iran, an archaeologist is racing to uncover a literate Bronze Age society he believes predates ancient Mesopotamia. Critics say he may be overreaching, but they concede his dig will likely change our view of the dawn of civilization." (SMITHSONIAN) This article examines an archaeological dig in southeastern Iran that may be the remains of the Aratta culture, a society that disappeared more than 4,000 years ago.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Rocking the Cradle, May 2004; pp. 40-48.
"In Iran, an archaeologist is racing to uncover a literate Bronze Age society he believes predates ancient Mesopotamia. Critics say he may be overreaching, but they concede his dig will likely change our view of the dawn of civilization." (SMITHSONIAN) This article examines an archaeological dig in southeastern Iran that may be the remains of the Aratta culture, a society that disappeared more than 4,000 years ago.
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