Volume 31 / Number 2-3
1989
Special Edition: East of Assyria--The Highland Settlement of Hasanlu
On The Cover: The entrance to Burned Building II at Hasanlu, destroyed in about 800 BC. Photo by the Hasanlu Project.
Vol. 31 / No. 2-3
By: Vincent C. Pigott
The Emergence of Iron Use at Hasanlu
Artifacts of iron constitute one of the single largest classes excavated at Hasanlu. More than 2000 individual iron objects were […]
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By: David S. Reese
Treasures from the Sea: Shells and Shell Ornaments from Hasanlu IVB
Shell is one of the most durable materials in the archaeological record. Shells and shellfish have been used by man […]
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By: Mary Virginia Harris
Glimpses of an Iron Age Landscape: Plants at Hasanlu
On an August evening in 1970 A.D., standing on the top of Hasanlu Tepe, I could see the headlights of […]
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Vol. 31 / No. 2-3
By: Irene J. Winter
The ‘Hasanlu Gold Bowl’: Thirty Years Later
Just over 30 years ago, the extraordinary vessel known as the “Hasanlu Gold Bowl” was discovered in the debris of […]
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By: Robert H. Dyson, Jr.
The Iron Age Architecture at Hasanlu: An Essay
One of the most important results of the excavation of Iron Age Hasanlu is the recovery of well-preserved architectural remains […]
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By: Oscar W. Muscarella
Warfare at Hasanlu in the Late 9th Century B.C.
Warfare in the ancient Near East is abundantly documented by written and archaeological evidence. The use of force to settle […]
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By: Maude de Schauensee
Horse Gear from Hasanlu
The largest collection of contemporaneous, archaeologically documented horse paraphernalia in the Near East comes from the ruins of the town […]
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By: Robert H. Dyson, Jr.
Rediscovering Hasanlu
The unexpected discovery in 1958 of the now famous “Hasalu Gold Bowl” in a burned occupation level at that site led […]
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By: Michelle I. Marcus
Emblems of Authority: The Seals and Sealings from Hasanlu IVB
In the ancient Near East, small stamps and cylinders with carved or molded designs were used as emblems of status […]
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By: Tammi J. Schneider
Assyrian Texts: The Inscriptions of Assurnasirpal II and His Son
The existence of written records at a site is viewed with great joy because texts impart information that cannot be […]
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