Mesopotamian Civilization: The Material Foundations

Potts, D.T.

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1997. Hardcover. light purple boards w/ gilt spine printing. book xx, 336 pgs w/ bw illustrations, figures & maps. light pink & orange dustjacket w/ protective plastic. VG- (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, usual markings, etc. interior clean. dustjacket taped to cover edges; ID to lower spine; plastic cover scratched). Item #184361
ISBN: 9780801433399

From a college library. Due date card as one removal stamp. A nice, bright copy. "Potts examines the climate, the landforms, and other conditions that enabled the area to become populated. What natural resources did the earliest Mesopotamians have at their disposal? How did Mesopotamian religious ideals reflect the basic conditions of life in the alluvial plain of Southern Mesopotamia? What contributions to Mesopotamian civilization came from the East and what from the West? In addressing such questions as these, Potts offers a new foundation for understanding an ancient civilization of great complexity."--Publisher.