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The Birth of Civilization in the Near East

Chapter 14: Transcriber’s Notes
By Henri Frankfort
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The work examines the emergence of complex societies in the ancient Near East by concentrating on social and political innovations that mark early civilization. It surveys prehistoric developments, the formation of Mesopotamian cities, and the consolidation of Egyptian state structures, treating technological and artistic changes as supporting evidence rather than primary explanations. The author rejects simple causal accounts of origins and advocates comparative study of parallel phenomena and the implicit cosmological outlooks that shape social action. An appendix addresses cultural contacts between the two regions during their formative periods, and the chapters expand a sequence of lectures on these themes.

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Transcriber’s Notes

  • Retained copyright information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.
  • Silently corrected a few palpable typos.
  • In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.