A Channel to the Underworld in Syria

Those times when the evidence of archaeology and text conspire harmoniously to inform us about a single event or phenomenon of antiquity are rare as hen's teeth. However, one such occasion is currently unfolding at Tel Mozan, recently identified as ancient Urkesh, a third millennium Hurrian cit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Near Eastern archaeology 2004-03, Vol.67 (1), p.54-56
1. Verfasser:	Collins, Billie Jean
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ancient civilizations of the near east Animal behavior Archaeology Art and archaeology Arti-Facts Babylonia. Assyria. Urartu Deities Excavations Historic artifacts Hittites Jewish rituals Mesopotamia and Near East Palaces Petitioners Pits Purification rituals Ritual offerings Social life & customs
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Zusammenfassung:	Those times when the evidence of archaeology and text conspire harmoniously to inform us about a single event or phenomenon of antiquity are rare as hen's teeth. However, one such occasion is currently unfolding at Tel Mozan, recently identified as ancient Urkesh, a third millennium Hurrian city situated in northeastern Syria (see BA 60/2 [1997]). [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:	1094-2076 2325-5404
DOI:	10.2307/4149993