Remarks on Samarra and the archaeology of large cities

• Autores: Alastair Northedge
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 79, Nº 303, 2005, págs. 119-129
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Samarra, built and abandoned during the ninth century, can claim to be the largest archaeological site in the world. Here, Alastair Northedge offers a brief account of what is known about it, and begins by placing it in the context of the world's most famous historic cities.