Sumer and the Sumerians
Mesopotamia produced one of the best-known ancient civilisations, with a literate, urban culture and highly developed political institutions.
Writing primarily for a non-specialist audience but drawing on the most up-to-date historical and archeological sources, Harriet Crawford reviews the extraordinary social and technological developments in the region over a period of two millennia, from 3800 to 2000 B.C.

This book is intended for students, and especially for students beginning to study the archaeology and history of the ancient Near East.
The changes which took place on the Mesopotamian plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the fourth and third millennia BC are of crucial importance in understanding subsequent developments in Western Asia and beyond.