TY - BOOK AU - Daniel T Potts AU - Daniel T Potts TI - The Archaeology of Elam: : Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State T2 - Cambridge world archaeology SN - 9781107476639 U1 - 935 POT PY - 2016/// CY - New York, NY PB - : Cambridge University Press KW - History KW - Antiquities KW - Excavations (Archaeology) N1 - Elam: what, when, where? -- Environment, climate and resources -- The immediate precursors of Elam -- Elam and Awan -- The dynasty of Shimashki -- The grand regents of Elam and Susa -- The Kingdom of Susa and Anshan -- The Neo-Elamite Period -- Elam in the Achaemenid Empire -- Elymais -- Elam under the Sasanians and beyond -- Conclusion N2 - This book examines the formation and transformation of Elam's many identities through both archaeological and written evidence. It brings to life one of the most important regions of ancient Western Asia, re-evaluates its significance, and places it in the context of the most recent archaeological and historical scholarship ER -