Giza plateau mapping project season 2004 preliminary report

Covers the 2004 season of clearing and mapping on the 4th Dynasty settlement at the Lost City of the Pyramids (Heit el-Ghurob) on the Giza Plateau. Inc. excavations north of the Wall of the Crow; east of the Galleries; within the Royal Administration Building; and in the Eastern Town, Western Dum...

Glass from quseir al-qadim and the indian ocean trade

The final report on the first and second century a.d. and thirteenth and fourteenth century Islamic glass excavated at Quseir al-Qadim on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. Describes the glass finds and their distribution from the Red Sea to Arabia, East Africa, and India and raises questions about glas...

Trial and tribulation in the qur'an

This book offers a critical analysis and re-examination of the notion of Divine trial, by providing a comprehensive typology and a contextual interpretation of the Qur'anic narratives pertaining to the concept. Divine trial is investigated through a historical review of prophetic tradition (hadit...

Kallinikos

This is a collective work with articles written in Greek and English, covering aspects of Greek history and archaeology: vases and iconography; topography of the city of Athens; topography and architecture outside the city of Athens; worship; political ideology; and, ancient athletics. Text in Gr...

Current research in phytolith analysis

Paleobotanical studies are assuming an increasingly important role in archaeology, providing information on prehistoric social structures, environments, and economic concerns. This volume presents the latest applications of phytolith analysis in archaeology and paleoecology. It demonstrates the v...

Liturgical drama and the reimagining of medieval theater

The expression 'liturgical drama' was formulated in 1834 as a metaphor and hardened into formal category later in the 19th century. Previously, the medieval rites and representations that would forge the category were understood as distinct and unrelated classes: as liturgical rites no longer cel...

Regional archaeology in eastern inner mongolia

Published in China in 2003, this book presents maps and discussion of changing settlement patterns through seven thousand years across an intensively surveyed area of 765 square kilometers in northeastern China.

Iranian / persianate subalterns in the safavid period

'Subaltern studies' refers to the importance of subordinate groups in the making of history, usually focusing social protest in response to manipulations by the elite. This book includes elite Persian diplomatic and political-economic materials, but also draws from cultural spheres such as art, c...

Mathematical, metrological, and chronological tablets from the temple library of nippur

The cretan collection in the university museum, university of pennsylvania ii

The Minoan town at Gournia flourished from the Early Bronze Age until its destruction at the end of the Late Minoan IB period. It was later resettled before being abandoned again in LM IIIB. This book presents the pottery found during Gournia's excavation in 1901, 1903 and 1904.

Ein anderes griechenland / another greece (german/greek bilingual text)

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the research achievements of Austrian archaeology in Greece. In 51 contributions, renowned experts convey first-hand the results of Austrian research, carried out in close cooperation with the institutions of the Greek Ministry of Culture. Text in ...

Studies in byzantine, islamic and near eastern silk weaving

This volume complements Anna Muthesius' previous works, emphasizing the selection patterns in acquiring silks by secular and ecclesiastical bodies. It highlights the continuous flourishing of Mediterranean/Near Eastern silk trade, the role of Caucasian silk routes, and the impact on Byzantine and...

Intellectual property rights

This volume covers a range of topics addressing aspects of the current status of intellectual property (IP) protection regimes in the Gulf Cooperation Council and its individual member states, and aspiring GCC members Jordan and Yemen. IP is presented as a crucial part of commercial and trade act...

The ayl to ras an-naqab archaeological survey, southern jordan 2005-2007

Although segments of the Ayl to Ras an-Naqab territory have been investigated for the past one hundred years, this is the first comprehensive and systematic survey of the area. Two volumes, with DVD.

Eastern turkey vol. i

Eastern Turkey is a rich tapestry of diverse civilizations, from Hittite to Ottoman. Its historical sites, including fortifications and monasteries, offer a fascinating blend for archaeological and art-historical research. These four volumes form a comprehensive guide, detailing each site's histo...

Tutankhamun's regent

A revised edition of the 1989 volume The Memphite Tomb of Horemheb, Commander-in-Chief of Tutankhamun, with updates from recent finds. It includes a new chapter on Louvre C68-70, detailing Horemheb’s official titles before his reign.

Karaite separatism in nineteenth-century russia

When the Karaites successfully dissociated themselves from the Rabbanite Russian Jews with the creation of the Karaite Religious Consistory in 1837, the result was a schism within Judaism unprecedented since the rise of Christianity. This book sets this event in the context of the history of the ...

Spirit keepers of the north

Mankind

A morality play warning Mankind how it may be led astray by temptation, while entertaining the audience with banter between the characters representing vice. With a gloss, notes, an introduction, and a glossary, this edition of the lively Middle English play is perfect for any level of instructio...

Guy of saint-denis, tractatus de tonis

The Tractatus de tonis of Guy of Saint-Denis (written ca. 1300-10) differs from other treatises on plainchant in the depth of its analysis of the various tones into which chant was traditionally classified.

Concordia (the reconciliation of richard ii with london)

The poem that Richard Maidstone wrote on the metropolitan crisis of 1392 reports information about the royal entry that concluded the crisis in greater detail than any other source. Like Maidstone's other writings, it is an ideologically driven literary intervention, produced at a particular mome...

An archaeology of elmina (new edition)

An Archaeology of Elmina examines a complex African settlement on the coast of present-day Ghana from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries using the archaeological record, European narratives and indigenous oral histories.

The early art of the west riding of yorkshire

Professor Palmer has systematically surveyed the art of the former West Riding of Yorkshire and has provided an iconographic index of this large region where medieval drama also flourished.

The middle paleolithic site of combe-capelle bas (france)

This report presents the new excavations at Combe-Capelle Bas, a Middle Paleolithic site in southern France. The site is situated directly on a source of good quality flint, and recent theories suggest that such a setting may have certain predictable effects on the lithic industries. These effect...

Rethinking malevich

Kazimir Malevich, a pioneer of abstraction, remains an enigmatic figure. Soviet scholarship overlooked him, and Western scholars had limited resources. After 1991, new research emerged from Russian and Western scholars, shedding light on his life, training, art, career, relationships, and theories.

Studies in medieval art and interpretation

Cahn's diverse interests in Romanesque art from the 11th and 12th centuries, including sculpture, painting and book illumination, are displayed in this collection. Themes include the relationship between art and Biblical exegesis, Cistercian art, art's role in expressing beliefs, the depiction of...

The science of culture

Leslie White was one of the most important—and controversial—figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White’s definitive statement on what he termed 'culturology.'

Jan van eyck and portugal's 'illustrious generation' vol. ii

This book explores Jan Van Eyck's diplomatic role and patronage by Portugal and Burgundy. It identifies new portraits and delves into Arthurian and chivalric themes. It posits a second diplomatic mission in 1437 and discusses late Van Eyck commissions in historical context.

Global perspectives on medieval english literature, language, and culture

The twelve essays in this volume proceed from a modern fantasy-epic back in time to oral epics that have been transmitted through the technology of manuscripts, and central in the collection are two articles that address Chaucer's Middle English courtly epic, Troilus and Criseyde.

Arabic belles lettres

Arabic Belles Lettres brings together ten studies that shed light on important questions in the study of Arabic language, literature, literary history, and writerly culture.

Illuminating osiris

Collected essays in honour of Mark J. Smith, Professor of Egyptology, University of Oxford, focussing on his research interests including Egyptian religion, language and texts, incl. demotic.   Exceptional list of international contributors, majority European. 25 colour, c.100 b&w illustratio...

Mesopotamian pottery

The results of the long-term co-operation of archaeologists from the University of Ghent and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago to establish the ceramic chronology for Mesopotamia in the second millennium B.C.

Kavousi iv (2-volume set)

This two-volume set presents the results of the excavation of two cemeteries at the site of Vronda Kavousi in East Crete: the cemetery of tholos tombs belong to the Subminoan to Protogeometric periods and the cemetery of enclosure graves with cremation burials belonging to the Late Geometric to L...