What Makes Civilization ?
The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West
2010
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Livre de David Wengrow · 22 juillet 2010 (Royaume-Uni)
Genres : Essai, Histoire, Version originaleThe targeted destruction of ancient sites and monuments in the Middle East provokes widespread outrage in the West. But what is our connection to the ancient Near East? In this updated edition of What Makes Civilization? archaeologist David Wengrow investigates the origins of farming, writing, and cities in ancient Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Egypt, and explores the connections between these two civilizations. It is the story of how people first created kingdoms and monuments to the gods and, just... Voir plus
