Open Access Journal: Bioarchaeology of the Near East

[First posted in AWOL 13 July 2009. Updated 28 October 2024]

Bioarchaeology of the Near East
Printed version ISSN: 1898-9403
Online ISSN: 1899-962X

Bioarchaeology of the Near East (printed version ISSN 1898-9403, online ISSN 1899-962X) is published annually in one volume. The aim of the journal is to promote research on the history of human populations inhabiting South-Western Asia (chiefly Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine, Anatolia, Iran, and Egypt). It will publish original contributions in which methods of physical anthropology and bioarchaeology are used to answer historical questions. Three kinds of texts will be considered for publication: original papers, general review articles (especially those focussing on methodological issues), and short fieldwork reports. Papers of two first categories will be subject to peer review.

The editors welcome contributions focusing on the biological background of historical processes observed in past populations in the region where most ancient civilisations of the Old World emerged. This includes large-scale studies e.g., on migrations, secular trends, microevolution, temporal changes or regional differences in the quality of life, disease patterns or demographical profiles, but also local studies or diagnostic case studies of distinguished individuals. Papers using not only biological, but also archaeological and textual evidence are mostly appreciated. For more effective exchange of information the journal also includes short fieldwork reports on human remains excavated at archaeological sites located in the region of interest.

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Grigoria Ioannou, Kirsi O. Lorentz
Bioarchaeological research in Cyprus: A review, pp. 1-27.
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Yossi Nagar, Ianir Milevski, Hagay Hamer, Oriya Amichai, Eitan Klein, Elisabetta Boaretto, Atalya Fadida, Hila May
Alone in a cave: Examination of a 5200 BCE skeleton from the Judean Desert, Israel, pp. 29-49.
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Stephen D. Haines, Stacy Hackner, Phillip McCheyne, Myeashea Alexander, Xenia-Paula Kyriakou
Two cases of concha bullosa in a contemporary Cypriot skeletal collection, pp. 51-67.
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Open Access Journal: Journal of Hellenistic Pottery and Material Culture

[First posted in AWOL 24 March 2019, updated 28 October 2024]

Journal of Hellenistic Pottery and Material Culture
ISSN: 2399-1844 (Print) 
ISSN: 2399-1852 (online) 

The Journal of Hellenistic Pottery and Material Culture - JHP - was launched 2016 in Berlin, Germany, by Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom, Patricia Kögler and Wolf Rudolph - specialists working in the field of Hellenistic material culture.

JHP is an independent learned journal dedicated to the research of ceramics and objects of daily use of the Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean region and beyond. It aims at bringing together archaeologists, historians, philologists, numismatists and scholars of related disciplines engaged in the research of the Hellenistic heritage.

JHP wants to be a forum for discussion and circulation of information on the everyday culture of the Hellenistic period which to date is still a rather neglected field of study. To fill this academic void the editors strive for a speedy and non-bureaucratic publication and distribution of current research and recent discoveries combined with a high quality standard. The journal appears annually in print and as a free online downloadable PDF.

Current Issue

Vol. 6 (2022): Journal of Hellenistic Pottery and Material Culture

Volume 6 of JHP, an independent learned journal dedicated to the research of ceramics and objects of daily use of the Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean region and beyond.

Published: 01/11/2022

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Articles

• The Hellenistic City of Salamis, Greece

  Yannis Chairetakis

  3-45

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• Hellenistic Roof Tiles in Jerusalem

  Filip Vukosavović, Anat Cohen-Weinberger, Yuval Gadot, Efrat Bocher, Oscar Bejarano, Yiftah Shalev

  45-63

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• Hellenistic Dora: The Moldmade Bowls from the 1980 – 2000 Seasons

  Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom

  63-155

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Archaeological News and Projects

• Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project: Excavations at Pyla-Vigla in 2022

  Brandon R. Olson, Thomas Landvatter, Justin Stephens, R. Scott Moore

  155-169

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• Fabrics in Colour: Knidos. The Hellenistic and Early Imperial Tableware

  Patricia Kögler

  169-189

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Open Access Journal: Ex Novo Journal of Archaeology

[First posted in AWOL 24 October 2022; updated 28 October 2024]

 

Ex Novo Journal of Archaeology

ISSN: 2531-8810

Novo is a fully peer reviewed open access international journal that promotes interdisciplinary research focusing on the multiple relations between archaeology and society. It engages with contemporary perspectives on antiquity linking past and present, and encourages archaeology’s engagement with theoretical developments from other related disciplines such as history, anthropology, political sciences, philosophy, social sciences and colonial studies. Ex Novo encompasses prehistory to modern period, and by exploring interconnections between archaeological practice and the importance of the past in current society it encourages an exploration of current theoretical, political and heritage issues connected to the discipline.

Areas and topics of interest include: politics and archaeology, public archaeology, the legacies of colonialism and nationalism within the discipline, the articulation between local and global archaeological traditions, the discipline’s involvement in memory and identity, museum studies and restitution issues. Ex Novo encourages dialogue between disciplines concerned with the past and its relevance, uses and interpretations in the present.

Current Issue

Vol. 8 (2023): Balkan Archaeology as a Laboratory

Volume 8 of Ex Novo Journal of Archaeology delves into the vibrant discourse surrounding Balkan Archaeology, presenting a collection of papers and reviews that challenge entrenched paradigms and explore innovative perspectives within the field. Stemming from a session organized at the 28th European Association of Archaeologists meeting in Budapest, the volume interrogates the socio-political contexts that shape archaeological paradigms, particularly within the Balkan region. Highlighting the persistent adherence to conventional interpretations and the slow adoption of new theoretical frameworks, the volume showcases works that critically examine the historical trajectory of Balkan archaeology.

With its diverse range of perspectives, Volume 8 of Ex Novo stimulates critical dialogue and calls for a reevaluation of methodologies and theoretical frameworks, ultimately aiming to deconstruct entrenched paradigms and pave the way for innovative approaches in Balkan Archaeology.

Published: 17/04/2024

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Foreword

• Balkan Archaeology as a Laboratory Challenging old paradigms and experimenting with new ones

  Maja Gori, Daniela Heilmann, Kristina Penezić

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Articles

• Plus ça change? Balkan Archaeology in Search of Identity

  Staša Babić

  5-15

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• Kuhn, Fleck and Archaeological Evidence: An Omnivorous Strategy to Study the History of Archaeology

  Monika Milosavljević

  17-30

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• Bridging the Gap(s) between ‘European’, ‘Balkan’ and ‘Greek’ Archaeolog(ies)y

  Christos Giamakis

  31-51

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• Queering Serbian Archaeology: Androcentrism, Heteronormativity, Gender and the Writing of (Pre)history

  Uroš Matić

  53-75

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Reviews

• Review of Greenberg R. & Hamilakis Y., Archaeology, Nation, and Race: Confronting the Past, Decolonizing the Future in Greece and Israel.

  Maja Gori

  77-80

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• Review of Gyucha A. & Parkinson W. A. (eds.), First Kings of Europe. From Farmers to Rulers in Prehistoric Southeastern Europe.

  Daniela Heilmann

  81-86

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Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt: Persistence and Evolutions

Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt: Persistence and Evolutions

Edited by: Lucio Del Corso and Antonio Ricciardetto

Volume 169 in the series Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111334646

This book investigates some aspects of the cultural consequences of the settlement of Greeks in Egypt during the Hellenistic period, through a discussion of papyrological material, archaeological evidence, and literary sources. It is divided into three sections. The first, Space and Images, reflects on the evolutions and changes in iconography, spatial organization, and landscape. The second, Ethnic Interactions, offers new hints on the long debated topic of ethnicity, relying on a wide range of Greek and Demotic sources. The third, The Literary Experience, shifts the attention from documents to literature, examining the circulation of Greek texts and books in Egypt from different perspectives.

Mixing case studies and overviews, the volume offers an updated, multifaceted representation of complex phaenomena which can be understood only going beyond disciplinary boundaries.

• Language: English
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Copyright year: 2024
• Audience: Papyrologists, historians of Greek literature and Hellenistic history, archaeologists, egyptologists
• Pages
  • Front matter: 19
  • Main content: 411
• Illustrations
  • Illustrations: 12
  • Coloured Illustrations: 50
  • Tables: 7
• Keywords: papyrology; Egypt (Antiquity); Hellenistic period; Greek literature

eBook

• Published: November 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9783111334646

Hardcover

• Published: November 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9783111334547

 

Metaphors of Death and Resurrection in the Qurʾan: An Intertextual Approach with Biblical and Rabbinic Literature

Metaphors of Death and Resurrection in the Qurʾan: An Intertextual Approach with Biblical and Rabbinic Literature

Abdulla Galadari

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

Through extensive textual analysis, this book reveals how many passages of the Qurʾan define death and resurrection spiritually or metaphorically.

While the Day of Resurrection is a major theme of the Qurʾan, resurrection has largely been interpreted as physical, which is defined as bones leaving their graves. However, this book shows how the Qurʾan alludes to death and resurrection in a very metaphoric manner, though physically – for example, rebuilding a desolate town, typically identified as Jerusalem, and bringing the Israelite exiles back. At other times, the Qurʾan speaks of non-believers as spiritually dead, those who live in this world, but are otherwise zombies.

The author presents an innovative theory of interpretation, contextualizing the Qurʾan within Late Antiquity, and traces the Qurʾanic passages back to their Biblical, extra-biblical and rabbinic subtexts and traditions.

 Open Access   CC BY-NC-ND 3.0   1027 downloads

• Funding provided by:
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• DOI:
  10.5040/9781350244559
• ISBN:
  978-1-3502-4455-9 (online)
  
  978-1-3502-4452-8 (hardback)
  
  978-1-3502-4453-5 (epdf)
  
  978-1-3502-4454-2 (epub)
• Date of Publication:
  2022
• Published Online:
  23 September 2021
• Collection(s):
  Bloomsbury Open Access, Title By Title
• Place of Publication:
  London
• Printer/Publisher:
  Bloomsbury Academic
• Edition:
  First published
• Identifier:
  b-9781350244559
• Buy in Other Formats:
  bloomsbury.com/9781350244528

 

Front matter

• Introduction
  1–6
• 1. Concepts of the Afterlife
  7–22
• 2. Terminologies of Life
  23–36
• 3. Terminologies of Death
  37–44
• 4. Death
  45–54
• 5. Life
  55–74
• 6. The Vivid Portrayal of Physical Resurrection in Qurʾan 2:259
  75–98
• 7. The Portrayal of Physical Resurrection in Qurʾan 2:260
  99–118
• 8. The Metaphor of Physical Resurrection
  119–126
• 9. The Red Cow and Bringing Back the Dead
  127–146
• 10. Conclusion: Death and Resurrection in the Qurʾan
  147–150

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Chrysostomus Latinus in Iohannem Online (CLIO)

 [First posted in AWOL 25 June 2018, updated 27 October 2024 (new URLs)]

 Chrysostomus Latinus in Iohannem Online (CLIO)

This Digital Humanities project provides Open Access texts of all four Latin translations of John Chrysostom's 88 homilies on the Gospel of John (CPG 4425), representing Greco-Latin translation and patristic scholarship in Western Europe through three distinct eras: the High Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment.

1) Burgundio of Pisa's Explanatio in sanctum Iohannem (1173). This earliest Latin translation of Chrysostom's Joannine homilies has never been printed, though a critical edition of Burgundio's preface to it was published by Peter Classen in 1974 (Burgundio von Pisa: Richter, Gesandter, Übersetzer, pp.79-102).

2) Francesco Griffolini's Homiliae super Iohannis euangelio (1462).

3) Griffolini’s translation after it was heavily emended and amended by Philippe Montanus for the 1536 Paris edition, a distinct version we call the Griffolini-Montanus translation.

4) Bernard de Montfaucon's Commentarius in sanctum Joannem (1728), from tome 8 of his Sancti patris nostri Joannis Chrysostomi...opera omnia... (Paris, 1718-38), collated against J.P. Migne's edition in Patrologia Graeca, tome 59 (Paris, 1862).

The original Greek text from Montfaucon’s 1728 edition is also provided for ease of comparative analysis.

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Open Access Journal: Hungarian Assyriological Review

 [First posted in AWOL August 2021, updated 27 October 2024]

 

Hungarian Assyriological Review 

ISSN: 2732-2610 

 

HAR – Hungarian Assyriological Review is a scientific journal, covering all periods and themes in Near Eastern archaeology, history, philology, and linguistics.

The journal is published by the Institute of Archaeological Sciences and the Institute of Ancient and Classical Studies, Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary.

Volume 4 • Issue 1 • 2023

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„Die Sorge um eine gute Zukunft“: Handeln und Hoffen im hethitischen Kleinasien

Manfred Hutter

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Hittite warā(i)-: ‘(bird) mate, companion’

Andrea Trameri

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Attā ammīni tašappara, „Du, warum schreibst Du mir?“ Verfasserinnen kassitenzeitlicher Briefe – 1. Teil

Lynn-Salammbô Zimmermann

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