Archaeological Manifestations of Empire: Assyria's Imprint on Southeastern Anatolia

Bradley J. Parker
2003 American Journal of Archaeology  
One of the most enduring problems for the study of ancient empires is the fact that material correlates indicative of imperial integration are often difficult to define in the archaeological record. This situation results in part from two factors that distinguish empires from other less complex political formations. First, the military and administrative structures that integrate other-'
doi:10.3764/aja.107.4.525 fatcat:4b6uug2ndvarvm6ul6gii3cdze