Why Leather?
The Material and Cultural Dimensions of Leather
Edited by Susanna Harris & André J. Veldmeijer | 2014
This pioneering volume brings together specialists from contemporary craft and industry and from archaeology to examine both the material properties and the cultural dimensions of leather. The common occurrence of animal skin products through time,…
Tying the Threads of Eurasia
Trans-regional Routes and Material Flows in Transcaucasia, eastern Anatolia and western Central Asia, c.3000-1500BC
Toby C. Wilkinson | 2014
The famous ‘Silk Roads’ have long evoked a romantic picture of travel through colourful civilizations that connected the western and eastern poles of Eurasia, facilitating the exchange of exotic luxury goods, peoples, pathogens and ideas.…
Rural Capitalist Development in The Jordan Valley
The case of Deir Alla - The Rise and Demise of Social Groups
Mohamed F. Tarawneh | 2014
The case of Deir Alla is a social and economic case study of developing Third World agriculture. The study is based upon historical sources, contemporary public information with statistics, and field work in the Jordanian…
Ritual Failure
Archaeological Perspectives
Edited by Vasiliki G. Koutrafouri & Jeff Sanders | 2013
‘Ritual Failure’ is a new concept in archaeology adopted from the discipline of anthropology. Resilient religious systems disappearing, strict believers and faithful practitioners not performing their rites, entire societies changing their customs: how does a…
Chasing Chariots
Proceedings of the first international chariot conference (Cairo 2012)
Edited by André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram | 2013
The present work is the result of the First International Chariot Conference, jointly organised by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American University in Cairo (AUC) (30 November to 2 December 2012). The…
Leatherwork from Qasr Ibrim (Egypt)
Part I: Footwear from the Ottoman Period
André J. Veldmeijer | 2013
Throughout its long history, stretching from the 25th Dynasty (c. 752-656 BC) to the Ottoman Period (c. 1500-1811 AD), Qasr Ibrim was one of the most important settlements in Egyptian Nubia. The site has produced…
The End Of Our Fifth Decade
Edited by Corrie Bakels & Hans Kamermans | 2012
In 2012 it was 50 years ago that the initial independent core of the Faculty of Archaeology was founded. On the occasion of this 50th anniversary the Board of the Faculty of Archaeology has asked…
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Why Leather?
The Material and Cultural Dimensions of Leather
Edited by Susanna Harris & André J. Veldmeijer | 2014
This pioneering volume brings together specialists from contemporary craft and industry and from archaeology to examine both the material properties and the cultural dimensions of leather. The common occurrence of animal skin products through time,…
Tying the Threads of Eurasia
Trans-regional Routes and Material Flows in Transcaucasia, eastern Anatolia and western Central Asia, c.3000-1500BC
Toby C. Wilkinson | 2014
The famous ‘Silk Roads’ have long evoked a romantic picture of travel through colourful civilizations that connected the western and eastern poles of Eurasia, facilitating the exchange of exotic luxury goods, peoples, pathogens and ideas.…
Rural Capitalist Development in The Jordan Valley
The case of Deir Alla - The Rise and Demise of Social Groups
Mohamed F. Tarawneh | 2014
The case of Deir Alla is a social and economic case study of developing Third World agriculture. The study is based upon historical sources, contemporary public information with statistics, and field work in the Jordanian…
Ritual Failure
Archaeological Perspectives
Edited by Vasiliki G. Koutrafouri & Jeff Sanders | 2013
‘Ritual Failure’ is a new concept in archaeology adopted from the discipline of anthropology. Resilient religious systems disappearing, strict believers and faithful practitioners not performing their rites, entire societies changing their customs: how does a…
Chasing Chariots
Proceedings of the first international chariot conference (Cairo 2012)
Edited by André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram | 2013
The present work is the result of the First International Chariot Conference, jointly organised by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American University in Cairo (AUC) (30 November to 2 December 2012). The…
Leatherwork from Qasr Ibrim (Egypt)
Part I: Footwear from the Ottoman Period
André J. Veldmeijer | 2013
Throughout its long history, stretching from the 25th Dynasty (c. 752-656 BC) to the Ottoman Period (c. 1500-1811 AD), Qasr Ibrim was one of the most important settlements in Egyptian Nubia. The site has produced…
The End Of Our Fifth Decade
Edited by Corrie Bakels & Hans Kamermans | 2012
In 2012 it was 50 years ago that the initial independent core of the Faculty of Archaeology was founded. On the occasion of this 50th anniversary the Board of the Faculty of Archaeology has asked…
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