New agendas in remote sensing and landscape archaeology in the Near East : studies in honour of Tony J. Wilkinson /
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This volume presents papers in honour of Tony James Wilkinson, who was Professor of Archaeology at Durham University from 2006 until his death in 2014. Though commemorative in concept, the volume is an assemblage of new research representing emerging agendas and innovative methods in remote sensing and their application in Near Eastern archaeology.
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage.
Also issued in print: 2020. :
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The first thousand years of glass-making in the ancient Near East : compositional analyses of Late Bronze and Iron Age glasses /
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Explores glass composition and production from the mid-second to mid-first millennia BC, the first thousand years of glass-making. Multi-element analyses of 132 glasses from Pella in Jordan, and Nuzi and Nimrud in Iraq (ancient Mesopotamia) produce new and important data that provide insights into the earliest glass production.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations, maps :
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire = Frontières de l'Empire Romain /
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This volume considers the military architecture and its impact on local communities in Rome's eastern frontier, which stretched from the north-east shore of the Black Sea to the Red Sea.
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Also issued in print: 2022.
"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License"--Title page verso. :
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Rethinking China, the Middle East and Asia in a 'Multiplex World' /
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"This edited volume critically examines the changing dynamics of multidimensional relations between China, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia in an emerging "multiplex world". It challenges both extremes of "Sinophobia" and "Sinophilia" by studying the real "pragmatist" China. This book, in fifteen chapters, problematizes what MENA and Asia means to China in the age of neoliberalism, explores what are the real or perceived pillars of Sino-MENA-Asia relations, and sheds light on how MENA can benefit from its relations with China while keeping a clear distance from the harms of neoliberal authoritarianism. Contributors are Mojtaba Mahdavi, Tugrul Keskin, Manochehr Dorraj, Sari Hanafi, Habibul Haque Khondker, Dara Conduit, Rigas Arvanitis, Saeed Shafqat, Jordi Quero, Mahesh Ranjan Debata, Andrea Ghiselli, Mher D. Sahakyan, Michael McCall, Yossra M. Taha and Xiaoyue Li"--
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Roman pottery in the Near East : local production and regional trade : proceedings of the Round Table held in Berlin, 19-20 February 2010 /
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Discussions and scientific exchange are crucial for the advancement of a young discipline such as the study of Roman pottery in the Near East. Therefore, in addition to large conferences such as the 'Late Roman Coarse Ware Conference' (LRCW) where the Near East plays only a marginal role, an international workshop with 20 participants dedicated solely to the study of Roman common ware pottery in the Near East was held in Berlin on 18th and 19th February 2010. The goal of this workshop was to provide researchers actively engaged in the study of Roman common wares the possibility to meet and discuss the current state of research as well as questions and problems they are facing with their material. This volume presents 17 papers from this event.
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Making pictures of war : realia et imaginaria in the iconology of the ancient Near East /
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This work brings together the main discussions that took place at an international conference on the iconology of war in the ancient Near East, a subject never addressed at an international meeting before.
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Selected conference papers.
Previously issued in print: 2016. :
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Travellers in Ottoman lands : the botanical legacy /
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This splendidly illustrated work focuses on the botanical legacy of many parts of the former Ottoman Empire - including present-day Turkey, the Levant, Egypt, the Balkans, and the Arabian Peninsula - as seen and described by travellers both from within and from outside the region.
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Previously issued in print: 2018.
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1 online resource (xxii, 358 pages) : illustrations (colour), maps :
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9781784919160 (ebook) :
Journeys erased by time : the rediscovered footprints of travellers in Egypt and the Near East /
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Early travellers in Egypt and the Near East made great contributions to our historical and geographical knowledge and gave us a better understanding of the different peoples, languages and religions of the region. Travellers in this volume are a mixture of rich and poor, bravely adventuring into the unknown, not knowing if would ever return home.
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Co-published with ASTENE.
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1 online resource (xvi, 350 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
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Colonial geopolitics and local cultures in the Hellenistic and Roman East (3rd century BC - 3rd century AD) = Géopolitique coloniale et cultures locales dans l'Orient hellénistique...
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What changes in the material culture can we observe, when a state is overwhelming a local population with soldiers, katoikoi, and civil officials or merchants? What were the mutual influences between native and colonial cultures? This collection addresses these questions and many more, focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman East.
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Also issued in print: 2021.
"proceedings of a panel held during the Celtic Conference in Classics 2014 ... [and] a number of papers given previously ... under the aegis of the Symposium international le livre, la Roumanie, L'Europe2--Introduction. :
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No place like home : ancient Near Eastern houses and households /
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'No Place Like Home' had its genesis in a series of six popular and well-attended ASOR conference sessions on household archaeology in the Ancient Near East. A selection of papers are presented here, together with four invited contributions. The 18 chapters are organized in three thematic sections.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
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Structured deposition of animal remains in the fertile crescent during the Bronze Age /
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The aim of this research is to draw up a literature review of the structured deposits of animal remains during the third and second millennia BC in the Ancient Near East for its subsequent classification and detailed interpretation.
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Parcours d'Orient : recueil de textes offert à Christine Kepinski /
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This volume contains 23 articles written by 26 authors in order to express the extent of their respect and friendship for Christine Kepinski. The topics addressed in their papers reflect the scientific work of Christine Kepinski, who always promoted interdisciplinary approaches and developed multi-scale analisis from the object itself to regional study.
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Previously issued in print: 2016. :
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Bridge of civilizations : the Near East and Europe, c. 1100-1300 /
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This volume considers the links and contrasts between Europe and the areas around the eastern Mediterranean that were visited and occupied by western crusaders and settlers in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, giving special attention to the evidence provided by archaeology and material culture, as well as historical sources.
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The genesis of the textile industry from adorned nudity to ritual regalia : the changing role of fibre crafts and their evolving techniques of manufacture in the ancient Near East...
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The Genesis of the Textile Industry from Adorned Nudity to Ritual Regalia documents and evaluates the changing role of fibre crafts and their evolving techniques of manufacture and also their ever-increasing wider application in the lives of the inhabitants of the earliest villages of the Ancient Near East. It is a broad-spectrum enquiry into fibre working in a broad swathe from Mesopotamia across Persia and Anatolia to the Nile Valley. It focuses, however, on the southern Levant from incipient sedentism in the Natufian culture, c. 13,000 cal BCE to the Ghassulian culture, c. 4500-3800/3700 cal BCE. This is the first comprehensive study addressing the fibre technologies of the southern Levant on a long chronological axis. Currently, fibre crafts play only a minor role in archaeological thinking.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
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Banquets, rations et offrandes alimentaires au Proche-Orient ancien : 10,000 ans d'histoire alimentaire révélée /
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This text investigates food consumption in the ancient Near East. Archaeological discoveries and abundant textual documentation help reconstruct food supply to the cities of Mesopotamia and provide a better idea of the variety of products available. Some aspects of everyday life are presented in a new light, notably the social role of the banquet.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
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Amulets and Talismans of the Middle East and North Africa in Context : Transmission, Efficacy and Collections /
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In this volume amulets and talismans are studied within a broader system of meaning that shapes how they were manufactured, activated and used in different networks. Text, material features and the environments in which these artifacts circulated, are studied alongside each other, resulting in an innovative approach to understand the many different functions these objects could fulfil in pre-modern times. Produced and used by Muslims and non-Muslims alike, the case studies presented here include objects that differ in size, material, language and shape. What the articles share is an all-round, in-depth approach that helps the reader understand the complexity of the objects discussed and will improve one's understanding of the role they played within pre-modern societies. Contributors Hazem Hussein Abbas Ali, Gideon Bohak, Ursula Hammed, Juan Campo, Jean-Charles Coulon, Venetia Porter, Marcela Garcia Probert, Anne Regourd, Yasmine al-Saleh, Karl Schaefer and Petra M. Sijpesteijn.
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In the volume amulets and talismans produced by Muslims and non-Muslims in the Islamicate world, are studied within a broader system of meaning, focussing on the complex role these objects played in pre-modern societies. :
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Stone vessels in the Near East during the Iron Age and the Persian period (c. 1200-330 BCE) /
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This text focuses on the characteristics and the development of the stone vessel industry in the Near East during the Iron Age and the Persian period (c. 1200 - 330 BCE). Three main aspects of this industry are investigated. First, the technology behind the manufacture of stone vessels, the tools and techniques, and how these changed across time. Second, the mechanisms of exchange of stone vessels and how these were affected by the changing political landscape through time. Third, the consumption patterns of stone vessels in both elite and non-elite contexts, and how these patterns changed through time.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
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Over the mountains and far away : studies in near Eastern history and archaeology presented to Mirjo Salvini on the occasion of his 80th birthday /
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The publication of 'Over the Mountains and Far Away' was initiated by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, the International Association of Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (Rome, Italy) and the Association for Near Eastern and Caucasian Studies (Yerevan, Armenia) as a tribute to the career of Professor Mirjo Salvini on the occasion his 80th birthday. It is composed of 62 papers written by his colleagues and students from Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Great Britain, Russian Federation, Israel, Turkey, Islamic Republic of Iran, Georgia, United States and Armenia. The contributions presented here cover numerous topics, a wide geographical area and a long chronological period.
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Also issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (xviii, 572 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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Stone tools in the Ancient Near East and Egypt : ground stone tools, rock-cut installations and stone vessels from the prehistory to late antiquity /
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This text focuses on ground stone tools, stone vessels, and devices carved into rock across the Near East and Egypt from prehistory to the later periods. The aim is to explore all aspects of these tools and stimulate a debate about new methodologies to approach this material.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (x, 360 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789690613 (ebook) :