Homo dominus. Marks of property in Northern Mesopotamia of the late primitive period

The article presents a diachronic analysis of the markings of property (seals) found during the Russian archaeological expedition investigation of Northern Mesopotamia sites of different periods, from the Hassuna culture to the culture of the Ninevite 5 period, dated between the second half of the 7th to the early 3rd millennium BC.

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stamp seal, cylinder seals, the Hassuna culture, the Halaf culture, the Ubaid culture, the Late Chalcolithic of Northern Mesopotamia, Ninevite 5 culture

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14.10.2018

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GOST	Munchaev R., Amirov S. Homo dominus. Marks of property in Northern Mesopotamia of the late primitive period // Rossiiskaia arkheologiia – 2018. – Issue 3 C. 9-22 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/ra/s207987840000835-7-1-en (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S086960630001601-0
MLA	Munchaev, Rauf, Amirov, Shakhmardan "Homo dominus. Marks of property in Northern Mesopotamia of the late primitive period." Rossiiskaia arkheologiia 3 (2018):9-22. DOI: 10.31857/S086960630001601-0
APA	Munchaev R., Amirov S. (2018). Homo dominus. Marks of property in Northern Mesopotamia of the late primitive period. Rossiiskaia arkheologiia (3), pp.9-22 DOI: 10.31857/S086960630001601-0

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