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A Third Millennium Stone Plaque from Gird Maiwizha (Rania Plain, Iraqi Kurdistan)
No full textPublication and study of a 3rd Mill. BC stone plaque from Iraqi Kurdista
Life at the Edge of the Settlement. The MBA-LBA Transition at the Northern and Southern Slope of Tell Barri (NE Syria)
No full textThe very sparse archaeological evidence and the limited amount of textual data concerning the final phase of the MBA and the beginning of the LBA constitutes a serious obstacle in reconstructing the development of settlement patterns and cultural traditions in the Upper Khabur valley, the center of the Mittani state.
In this respect, the stratified layers exposed in Tell Barri provide an opportunity to examine evidence from a continuously inhabited settlement, where changes can be evaluated based on modifications in the material assemblages of the site and in its architecture.
Examining the development of spatial organization and changes in the pottery assemblage, issues about cultural traditions, regional links and chronology will be treated in an attempt to better understand the nature and meaning of the MBA-LBA transition as well as the changing status of the site during this obscure phase of its history
The Late Bronze Age Ceramic Sequence at Tell Fekheriye (Syria), Tell Fekheriye Excavation Reports 2
No full textThe importance and primary role of the site of Tell Fekheriye (Syria) has always been emphasized in the research history of Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology. As known from excavations and written sources, the site was an important centre in the Mittani and the Middle Assyrian periods. However, a systematic study and analysis of the pottery has never been accomplished, although the material offers a local and regional perspective on the ceramic production of a Late Bronze Age urban centre. This book fills this gap, offering an insight into the pottery from the site. The material provides a crucial set of data from Northern Mesopotamia, shedding new light on the Late Bronze Age, and in the phase of power alternation between the Mittani Kingdom and the Middle Assyrian state. This work illustrates the chrono-typological changes in the ceramic assemblages and provides an analysis of the functions related to the ceramic vessels, in context with other findings (sealings). In the end, the analysis of ceramic material as a starting point leads the reader to the investigation of topics related to society and social behaviours, economy, and political assets and administration in this urban centre for roughly 300 years of its history
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
TAMM, A. — Tell Chuēra. Palast F – Architektur, Stratigraphie und Kleinfunde. (Forschungen der Max Freiherr von Oppenheim Stiftung 2, VII). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2018. (34,5 cm, 321, 180 Tfln., 14 Beilage). ISBN 978-3-447-11052-5. € 164,–.
No full textBridging the Gap
Full text linkSince 2007, the conferences organized under the title ‘Broadening Horizons’ have provided a regular venue for postgraduates and early career scholars in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Three volumes present the proceedings of the 6th Broadening Horizons Conference, which took place at the Freie Universität Berlin from 24–28 June, 2019. The general theme, ‘Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue’, is aimed at encouraging communication and the development of multidisciplinary approaches to the study of material cultures and textual sources.Volume 3 contains 14 papers from Session 4 — Crossing Boundaries: Connectivity and Interaction; and Session 6 — Landscape and Geography: Human Dynamics and Perceptions
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Fragments of power: The use of pottery and the reconnaissance of the presence of the Middle Assyrian state in the archaeological record
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