The Comparative Stratigraphy of Early Iran [The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago - Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization, No.23]
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1942. First edition. Softcover. Large quarto. XVI, 65, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers. Previous owner's name (Herbert H. Paper*) dated June 1950 on upper-half title. As the title indicates, this work is not a primer of Iranian archaeology but a study of the divisions of the excavated sites into phases and periods and of the temporal relationship of these phases and periods in Iran to one another and to the established Mesopotamian sequence. This work is profusely illustrated with 2 tables and numerous b/w illustrated plates (many folding). Moderate age-wear on wrappers. Wraps in overall good, interior in very good condition. g. Item #34622
*Dr. Herbert Harry Paper (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and near Eastern Languages, and the Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Dr. Paper taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and joined HUC-JIR as the Dean of Graduate Studies. His specialties were Persian studies, concentrating on the history of the Persian language and on the ancient languages of Iran, and Yiddish literature.
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