Ancient West Asian Civilization Geoenvironment and Society in the Pr
This book explores aspects of the ancient civilization in West Asia, which has had a great impact on modern human society—agriculture, metallurgy, cities, writing, regional states, and monotheism, all of which appeared first in West Asia during the tenth
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ient West Asian Civilization
Geoenvironment and Society in the Pre-Islamic Middle East
Ancient West Asian Civilization
Akira Tsuneki • Shigeo Yamada Ken-ichiro Hisada Editors
Ancient West Asian Civilization Geoenvironment and Society in the Pre-Islamic Middle East
Editors Akira Tsuneki Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Shigeo Yamada Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Ken-ichiro Hisada Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
ISBN 978-981-10-0553-4 ISBN 978-981-10-0554-1 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0554-1
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Preface
The publication of this book is closely related to the symposium “Facilitating the Study of West Asian Civilization: What Does Ancient West Asia Tell Us?” held in Tokyo June 28–29, 2014. The symposium aimed to achieve a wide perspective on West Asian environments and civilizations while gathering the collective knowledge of geologists, archaeologists, philologists, and historians. All of the chapters in the present volume were written by symposium participants. The authors reviewed their work after discussion and exchange of information. Consequently, their contributions reflect the central theme of this book: understanding the essence of West Asian civilization, its geological and geographical foundation, and its significant influence on the modern world. The editors wish to thank all the authors, as well as other colleagues who gave presentations at the symposium and supported the contents and structure of this book. Publication was carried out as part of an ongoing research project of the Research C
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