Ebla and Its Landscape: Early State Formation in the Ancient Near East

P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti: Introduction. Representing the Chora of Ebla

Part 1: Town Archaeology
1. P. Matthiae: A Long Journey: Fifty Years of Research on the Bronze Age at Tell Mardikh/Ebla
2. P. Matthiae: The Royal Palace: Functions of the Quarters and the Government of the Chora
3. F. Pinnock: Palace vs. Common Glyptic in Early Syrian Ebla and Its Territory
4. L. Peyronel: Popular Iconographies in a Courtly Environment: Clay Figurines from Royal Palace G and the Coroplastic of Inner Syria during EB IVA
5. S. Mazzoni: Centralization and Redistribution: The Pottery Assemblage of Royal Palace G
6. M. D\'Andrea and A. Vacca: Form and Content: A Preliminary Functional Interpretation of the Storage Jars from Royal Palace G
7. N. Marchetti: Working for the Elites: The Pottery Assemblage of Building P4

Part 2: Regional Archaeology
8. S. Mantellini, M.G. Micale, and L. Peyronel: Exploiting Diversity: The Archaeological Landscape of the Eblaite Chora
9. F. Baffi and L. Peyronel: Trends in Village Life: The Early Bronze Age Phases at Tell Tuqan
10. E. Ascalone and M. D\'Andrea: Assembling the Evidence: Excavated Sites Dating from the Early Bronze Age in and around the Chora of Ebla
11. S. Mantellini: Regional Approach and Archaeological Surveys in Northern Syria: An Overview

Part 3: Textual Evidence
12. M.G. Biga: Defining the Chora of Ebla: A Textual Perspective
13. G. Ferrero: Distribution and Exchange of Goods in the Chora of Ebla
14. G. Marchesi: Of Plants and Trees: Crops and Vegetable Resources at Ebla

Part 4: Geomorphology and Remote Sensing
15. G. Bitelli, E. Mandanici and L. Vittuari: A Land in Its Setting: Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery for the Characterization of the Eblaite Chora
16. N. Galiatsatos and S. Mantellini: Analysis of CORONA Imagery of the Ebla Region
17. V. Cantelli, V.M.L. Martina and L. Picotti: From Wetland to Desert: A Geomorphologic Approach to the Eblaite Chora
18. A. Arnoldus-Huyzendveld: A Thin Basis: The Soil Landscape of Ebla and Tell Tuqan
19. P. Rossi Pisa, F. Ventura and M. Vignudelli: Modern Agriculture in the Ebla Region

Part 5: Archaeometry and Bioarchaeology
20. A.C. Felici and M. Vendittelli: Archaeometrical Analysis of Metal Objects from Royal Palace G
21. M.L. Santarelli: Archaeometrical Analysis of Pottery Production at EB III-IVA Ebla and Tell Tuqan
22. M.L. Santarelli and G. Spreafico: Archaeometrical Analysis of Architectural Components of Royal Palace G
23. C. Wachter-Sarkady: Consuming Plants: Archaeobotanical Samples from Royal Palace G and Building P4
24. V. Caracuta and G. Fiorentino: Forests Near and Far: An Anthracological Perspective on Ebla
25. C. Minniti: Exploiting Animals: The Zooarchaeological Evidence through the Early Bronze Age at Ebla
26. L. Peyronel and A. Vacca: Natural Resources, Technology and Manufacture Processes at Ebla: A Preliminary Assessment
27. L. Calcagnile, G. Quarta, and M. D\'Elia: Just at that Time: 14 C Determinations and Analysis from EB IVA Layers

P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti: Conclusions: In Search of an Explanatory Model for the Early Syrian State of Ebla