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2022
Jason A. Ur. 2022. “Remote Sensing of Ancient Canal and Irrigation Systems”. In Irrigation in Early States: New Directions, edited by Stephanie Rost, Pp. 65-81. Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute
Jason A. Ur. 2022. “Remote Sensing of Ancient Canal and Irrigation Systems”. In Irrigation in Early States: New Directions, edited by Stephanie Rost, Pp. 65-81. Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute
One of the attractions of historical archaeology is the possibility to combine textual data with the archaeological record. In the world of Near Eastern archaeology, however, often the evidence of texts is taken to be the more reliable source, and...
2021
Jason Ur, Nader Babakr, Rocco Palermo, Petra Creamer, Mehrnoush Soroush, Shilan Ramand, and Karel Nováček. 2021. “The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey: Preliminary Results, 2012-2020”. Iraq, 83
Jason Ur, Nader Babakr, Rocco Palermo, Petra Creamer, Mehrnoush Soroush, Shilan Ramand, and Karel Nováček. 2021. “The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey: Preliminary Results, 2012-2020”. Iraq, 83
The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey (EPAS) investigates settlement and land use from the Neolithic to the present in the Erbil Governorate of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which includes a large portion of the core of the Assyrian Empire. In seven...
Jason Ur. 2021. “Kish and the Spatial Organization of Cities in Third-Millennium BC Southern Iraq”. In From Sherds to Landscapes: Studies on the Ancient Near East in Honor of McGuire Gibson, edited by Mark Altaweel and Carrie Hritz, Pp. 227-39. Chicago: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Jason Ur. 2021. “Kish and the Spatial Organization of Cities in Third-Millennium BC Southern Iraq”. In From Sherds to Landscapes: Studies on the Ancient Near East in Honor of McGuire Gibson, edited by Mark Altaweel and Carrie Hritz, Pp. 227-39. Chicago: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Despite its social, geopolitical, and historiographical significance, the city of Kish has been largely left out of archaeological discussions of early Mesopotamian urbanism. This study will combine the results of McGuire Gibson’s 1966–67 surface...
2016
Jason A. Ur. 2016. “Middle Eastern Archaeology from the Air and Space”. In Situ, Fall 2016, Pp. 1-4
Jason A. Ur. 2016. “Middle Eastern Archaeology from the Air and Space”. In Situ, Fall 2016, Pp. 1-4
2015
Jason Ur and Julian E. Reade. 2015. “The Hydraulic Landscape of Nimrud”. Mesopotamia, 50, Pp. 25-51
Jason Ur and Julian E. Reade. 2015. “The Hydraulic Landscape of Nimrud”. Mesopotamia, 50, Pp. 25-51
2013
Jason Ur. 2013. “CORONA Satellite Imagery and Ancient Near Eastern Landscapes”. In Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space: In Observance of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, edited by Douglas Comer and Michael Harrower, Pp. 19-29. New York: Springer
Jason Ur. 2013. “CORONA Satellite Imagery and Ancient Near Eastern Landscapes”. In Mapping Archaeological Landscapes from Space: In Observance of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, edited by Douglas Comer and Michael Harrower, Pp. 19-29. New York: Springer
Jason Ur. 2013. “Spying on the Past: Declassified Intelligence Satellite Photographs and Near Eastern Landscapes”. Near Eastern Archaeology, 76, Pp. 28-36
Jason Ur. 2013. “Spying on the Past: Declassified Intelligence Satellite Photographs and Near Eastern Landscapes”. Near Eastern Archaeology, 76, Pp. 28-36
Jason A. Ur. 2013. “The Morphology of Neo-Assyrian Cities”. Subartu, 6-7, Pp. 11-22
Jason A. Ur. 2013. “The Morphology of Neo-Assyrian Cities”. Subartu, 6-7, Pp. 11-22
The capitals of the Neo-Assyrian empire appear to be firm examples of cities created as acts of political will, via top-down centralized planning, and with little or no input from their more humble inhabitants. This presentation will argue for a more...
Jason A. Ur, Lidewijde Jong, Jessica Giraud, James F. Osborne, and John MacGinnis. 2013. “Ancient Cities and Landscapes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey 2012 Season”. Iraq, 75, Pp. 89-117
Jason A. Ur, Lidewijde Jong, Jessica Giraud, James F. Osborne, and John MacGinnis. 2013. “Ancient Cities and Landscapes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: The Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey 2012 Season”. Iraq, 75, Pp. 89-117
2010
Jason A. Ur. 2010. Urbanism and Cultural Landscapes in Northeastern Syria: The Tell Hamoukar Survey, 1999-2001. Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute
Jason A. Ur. 2010. Urbanism and Cultural Landscapes in Northeastern Syria: The Tell Hamoukar Survey, 1999-2001. Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute
Tell Hamoukar is one of the largest Bronze Age sites in northern Mesopotamia. The present volume presents the results of three seasons of field survey and remote-sensing analysis at the site and its region. These studies were undertaken to address...
Jason Ur. 2010. “Landscapes of Settlement and Movement in Northeastern Syria”
Jason Ur. 2010. “Landscapes of Settlement and Movement in Northeastern Syria”
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Wilkinson, Charles French, Jason Ur, and Miranda Semple. 2010. “The Geoarchaeology of Route Systems in Northern Syria”. Geoarchaeology, 25, Pp. 745-71
Wilkinson, Charles French, Jason Ur, and Miranda Semple. 2010. “The Geoarchaeology of Route Systems in Northern Syria”. Geoarchaeology, 25, Pp. 745-71
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