The Making of an Urartian Landscape in Southern Transcaucasia: A Study of Political Architectonics.

Explores the formation, reproduction and collapse of Urartian authority in Southern Transcaucasia in reference to the landscapes forged by Urartian rulers in the Ararat and Shirak plains. Brief history of Southern Transcaucasia; Perspectives on the spatial relations between elements of a state apparatus and subjects of authority; Examination of internal organization of political centers where institutions were set into practical relations with each other.