Sumer and the Sumerians - Crawford, Harriet E. W. (Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004)
The rediscovery of the ancient Near East: the physical environment -- History, chronology and social organization -- Patterns of settlement and agriculture -- Town planning and temple architecture -- Public buildings and private housing -- Upper Mesopotamia -- Life, death and the meaning of the universe -- Manufacturing industries -- Trade -- Writing and the arts -- Conclustions: the development of Sumerian society.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-232) and index.
Keywords: Sumerians; Iraq -- Antiquities