Prehistoric investigations in Iraqi Kurdistan

Braidwood, Robert J.; Bruce Howe. Prehistoric investigations in Iraqi Kurdistan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960. First edition. Large Quarto. xxviii, 184pp., 29 plates. Original orange wrappers with black lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with captivating b/w reproductions of photographs of landscapes and artifacts. “This is the story of the first three field campaigns of an archeological expedition – the Iraq-Jarmo Project – in the Kurdish hill country of Iraq. Usually archeologists working in the Near East concern themselves with some particular site, such as Ur of the Chaldees… The expedition described here is different in that it is working toward the solution of a general problem: How are we to understand those great changes in mankind’s way of life which attend the first appearance of the settled village-farming community?” (Author). Wrappers rubbed with some smudging and discoloration along edges and spine. Few small tears and chips of wrappers. Wrappers in overall fair, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Softcover. (35968) $95