The Early Bronze Age Seal-Impressed Vessels from Ḫirbet ez-Zeraqōn

Contents

Chapter 1: The practice of impressing vessels with seals in the Levant and northeastern Syria in the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE. Geographical setting, chronology, history of research, materials and methods

Chapter 2: Ḫirbet ez-Zeraqōn: an Early Bronze Age site in the northern Jordan Valley

Chapter 3: The seal-impressed pottery from Ḫirbet ez-Zeraqōn

Chapter 4: Southern Levant

Chapter 5: Central Levant

Chapter 6: Northern Levant

Chapter 7: Middle Euphrates

Chapter 8: Jezirah

Chapter 9: Developments of the vessel-sealing phenomenon in the Levant and northeastern Syria in the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE

Chapter 10: Conclusion: features and meaning of the pot-sealing practice

References

Catalogue: Ḫirbet ez-Zeraqōn

Appendix A: Table of Finds – Southern Levant

Appendix B: Table of Finds – Central Levant

Appendix C: Table of Finds – Northern Levant

Appendix D: Table of Finds – Middle Euphrates

Appendix E: Table of Finds – Jezirah

About the Author

Valentina Tumolo gained a PhD in Archaeology at Sapienza University of Rome in Italy, with a dissertation on the Early Bronze Age seal-impressed vessels from the Levant and northeastern Syria, conducted in collaboration with the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in Germany. As well as the study of sealing systems and the organisation of craft production, her research interests centre on the dynamics leading to the emergence of complex societies and inequality, particularly focusing on the processes of storage and administration of food staples. Through successful participation in several excavations in Southwest Asia and large multi-disciplinary projects conducted in Italy, Germany, the UK, USA, and Spain, Tumolo has addressed and analysed topics associated with human behaviours in relation to resources exploitation, combining archaeological science techniques with conventional approaches to build coherent and effective narratives.