Archaeology

ISBN: 9781885923516
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications
Volume: 26
Archaeologists work with broken fragments to build pictures of life in past societies. In many excavations, the most abundant fragments we work with are broken pieces of ceramic vessels and objects (we call them "sherds"), which we find by the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780860789567
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
This volume brings together twelve articles by Patricia Crone dealing with pre-Islamic and Islamic religion, law and political thought. The first section focuses on the centuries before Islam, with studies on Mazdakism in Iran and on Islam as t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841718217
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This book presents an investigation into the towns of Palestine under Muslim rule from AD 600 to 1600. The primary form of evidence is archaeological reports though historical sources are also used. Three questions are addressed: Did the towns ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789774249303
Published by : American Univ. in Cairo Press
What can one discover through the study of medieval Islamic coins? It appears that the regular gold dinars and silver dirhams issued by the Ikhshidid rulers of Egypt and Palestine (AD935-69) followed a series of understood but unwritten rules. ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503518831
Published by : Brepols
Series: Silk Road Studies
This volume highlights research by Australian scholars on two major Silk Road cities: Palmyra in Syria - long regarded as the finest example of a Caravan City - and Quanzhou (Zayton) in South China which was the destination of the main Maritime Si... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780710309600
Published by : Kegan Paul International Ltd.
This book presents the results of an archaeological research project which aimed to investigate the little known period between the 6th and 13th centuries AD. Technologies such as pearl diving and pottery manufacture, as well as animal keeping ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783895002083
Published by : Reichert Verlag
Series: Sprachen und Kulturen des Christlichen Orients
Volume: 8
For years, the stunning medieval frescoes of Lebanon were lost to the outside world through the Beirut conflict. Now that circumstances have eased, this splendid volume discusses the Byzantine and medieval wall paintings of Lebanon's ancient ch... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931707664
Published by : Univ Pennsylvania Museum Pubs
The site of Hasanlu Tepe in Iran is today known mainly for its Iron Age archaeology. In this report Michael Danti has re-examined the records from excavations between 1956 and 1962 to reconstruct the sequence of occupation on the mound from the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841713687
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This fourth volume in a series devoted to medieval topography looks at issues of urbanism in a number of Byzantine cities along the eastern frontier during the reign of Justinian (AD 527-565). Archaological and documentary evidence are cited fo... .... Learn More