TheJOURNALOFANCIENTCIVILIZATIONS(JAC)ispublishedannuallybytheInstitutefortheHistoryofAncientCivilizations(NortheastNormalUniversity,Changchun,JilinProvince,ThePeople’sRepublicofChina).TheJournalaimstoprovideaforumforthediscussionofvariousaspectsoftheculturalandhistoricalprocessintheNearEasternandMediterraneanworld,encompassingstudiesofinpidualcivilizationsaswellascommonelements,contactsandinteractionsamongthem(e.g.,insuchtraditionalfieldsasAssyriology,Classics,Egyptology,Hittitology,etc.).TheJournalwelcomesarticlesdealingwithhistory,philology,art,archaeologyandlinguisticswhichareintendedtoilluminatethematerialand
