Assyriology is a scientific field which cannot be isolated from the evolution of modern society with its technological innovations - it is a subject which is central to the understanding of how civilisation arose in the Near East, and subsequently spread to the Mediterranean and beyond. Languages and Cultures in Context: At The Crossroads of Civilisations in the Syro-Mesopotamian Realm deals with the subject of contacts and exchanges between the various cultures of the Ancient Near East, and important field of archaeology, history and philology. Recent discoveries have forced scholars to re-evaluate the geographic limits of 'Mesopotamian' civilisation to include the Upper and Middle Euphrates regions of Syria. This has lead to a re-evaluation of the spread of literacy, comparative linguistics, administrative practices, cultural exchanges, diffusion and acculturation in the area. Each article in Languages and Cultures in Context: At The Crossroads of Civilisations in the Syro-Mesopotamian Realm is followed by its own bibliography