Ancient Mesopotamian materials and industries: the archaeological evidence

List of Plates List of Figures List of Maps Notes for the Reader 1. Chronological Terminology 2. Problems in Historical Geography INTRODUCTION 1. The Agricultural Foundations 2. Resource Procurement 3. Craft and Industry: Methods of Study I. THE STONEWORKING CRAFTS: THE COMMON STONES 1. Introduction 2. Sculpture and Sculptors 3. Stone Vessel Manufacture II. THE STONEWORKING CRAFTS: ORNAMENTAL STONES 1. The Materials 2. Manufacturing Techniques III. WORKING WITH BONE, IVORY, AND SHELL 1. Antler 2. Horn 3. Bone 4. Wild Boar's Tusk 5. Hippopotamus Ivory 6. Elephant Ivory 7. Ostrich Egg shells 8. Tortoiseshell 9. Marine and Freshwater Shells IV. THE CERAMIC AND GLASSWORKING CRAFTS 1. The Craft of the Potter 2. Working with Faience 3. Working with Egyptian Blue 4. Glass and Glass-Making V. METALWORKING 1. Specialist Terminology 2. Precious Metals 3. Base Metals VI. THE BUILDING CRAFTS 1. Bricks and Brickmaking in Mud and Clay 2. Plasters and Mortars in Building 3. Bitumen in Building and Other Roles 4. Building in Stone 5. Building with Wood 6. Building with Reeds Bibliography Index