Who This Author Is

D.T. Potts has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 7 catalog-linked books across 1991 to 2000, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Ancient Magan and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2000; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Cambridge Univ Pr and Trident Press.

Best Place To Start

Ancient Magan

Trident Press • 2000 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Cambridge Univ Pr and Trident Press

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2000; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Cambridge Univ Pr and Trident Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Ancient Magan

    Trident Press • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 160 pages.

  2. The Archaeology of Elam

    Cambridge Univ Pr • 1999 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State

    Cambridge Univ Pr • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 520 pages.

  4. Mesopotamian Civilization : The Material Foundations

    Cornell Univ Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 340 pages.

  5. The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity: Volume II: From Alexander the Great to the Coming of Islam

    Oxford Univ Pr on Demand • 1991 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 408 pages.

  6. The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity: Volume I: From Prehistory to the Fall of the Achaemenid Empire

    Clarendon Pr • 1991 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 460 pages.

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