Administrators' bread
An experiment-based re-assessment of the functional and cultural role of the Uruk bevel-rim bowl
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3486552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jill Goulder (0000-0002-2609-1081, University College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 324 |
| Pages | 351-362 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x0006662x |
| OpenAlex | W54291344 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 21 |
Well-designed experimental archaeology combined with ingenious social argument show that a type of coarse-ware pottery, the BRB, performed a key role in early Mesopotamian governance. Its thick walls and conical shape produce a fine loaf of risen bread, supplied perhaps as tasty recompense to those undertaking the newly-proliferating public administrative duties
Archaeology · Argument (complex analysis) · Bevel · Corporate governance · Economics · Management · Political science · Pottery · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · History
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 1,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |