Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization: the Evolution of an Urban Landscape, by Guillermo Algaze, 2008. Chicago (IL): University of Chicago Press; ISBN 978-0-226-01377-0 hardback \\pounds22.80 & US$35; ISBN 978-0-226-01378-7 ebk $5-$35; xviii+230 pp., 10 halftones, 9 maps, 6 line drawings, 1 fig., 1 table.
