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Surface Survey and Satellite Reconnaissance: Reconstructing the Urban Layout of Mashkan-Shapir

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2014

Elizabeth C. Stone
Elizabeth C. Stone*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4364, estone@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
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Abstract

The recent introduction of irrigation around the site of Mashkan-shapir, together with the availability of high resolution satellite imagery, has resulted in the preservation of architectural traces which could not be recovered when the site was researched between 1987 and 1990. In spite of recent looting, these traces have allowed the identification of the location of the palace and the reconstruction of much of the street system of this city, including the connection points across the ancient canals. Moreover, the survey data recovered through past fieldwork can be related to these traces, allowing an understanding of the larger context for many of the activities at the site, especially burial and manufacturing. Together these data provide a detailed view of how an ancient Mesopotamian city was conceived—in this instance by Sin-iddinam, who transformed it from a small village to a large city by building the city wall.

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IRAQ , Volume 74 , 2012 , pp. 65 - 74
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Copyright © The British Institute for the Study of Iraq 2012

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