The Sumerian World (Routledge Worlds)

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known might be Aleppo (Abdel-Nour, 1982 ; Wattenpaugh 2004 ; Marcus 1989 ).
Satellite imagery now makes visible large expanses of domestic architecture at Early
Dynastic sites like Lagash (Figure 8. 5 ) and Khafajah and it has become possible to
compare house sizes between disparate areas. The best measure here is room widths


–– Elizabeth C. Stone ––

Figure 8.5Late Early Dynastic residential districts at Lagash and Nippur Survey Site 1271
(imagery courtesy of the Digital Globe Corporation)
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