TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lenzi,Alan
TI  - Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia
SN  - 9781463210847
U1  - 930 
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Piscataway, NJ : 
PB  - Gorgias Press, 
KW  - NON-CLASSIFIABLE
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; To Alexandria, Noah, and Joshua, whose love for learning and creativity continue to inspire me --; Table Of Contents --; How To Use (And not To Use) This Book --; Introduction --; Part One: Ancient Cylinder Seals Then --; 1. What Are Cylinder Seals? --; 2. How Were Cylinder Seals Made? --; 3. How Were Cylinder Seals Used and Worn? --; Part Two: Ancient Cylinder Seals now --; 4. Cylinder Seals Illustrate Stories --; 5. Cylinder Seals Reveal People, Places, and Practices --; 6. Cylinder Seals Convey Ideas --; 7. Cylinder Seals Are Windows onto the Ancient Environment --; Make Your Own Cylinder Seal --; For Further Reading and Surfing; restricted access
N2  - Impressions of Ancient Mesopotamia introduces children to ancient Mesopotamian culture through cylinder seals: their production, use, and art. Written for sixth grade readers, this book provides a historical introduction to Mesopotamia, discusses several ancient technologies, introduces Mesopotamian myths, and gives insight into distinctively Mesopotamian cultural characteristics, ideas, and institutions. Over fifty illustrations, a craft, several sidebars, and a section on further investigation complement the text
UR  - https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463210847
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781463210847
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781463210847/original
ER  -