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Assyriology
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As·syr·i·ol·o·gy  (-sîr-l-j)
n.
The study of the ancient civilization and language of Assyria.

As·syri·olo·gist n.

Assyriology [əˌsɪrɪˈɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (Social Science / Archaeology) (Historical Terms) the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient Assyria
Assyriologist  n

Assyriology
the study of the language and culture of ancient Assyria. — Assyriologist, n.Assyriological, adj.
See also: Antiquity
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Noun1.Assyriology - archeology of the ancient AssyriansAssyriology - archeology of the ancient Assyrians
archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures


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Similarly, the Assyrologist Geza Komoroczy emphasizes the fruitfulness and importance of the questions Polanyi raised, the challenges he posed to received theory, and his concepts of redistribution, balanced reciprocity, and ports of trade for understanding the historical forms of economy, even while concluding that "The nonexistence of the market economy in the ancient East had little to do with the documented history of the ancient East.
 
 
 
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