ISAW Papers
ISSN: 2164-1471
ISAW Papers is an open-content scholarly journal that publishes article-length works on any topic within the scope of ISAW's scholarly research. All works are distributed under a Creative Commons-Attribution license and will be archived in the NYU Faculty Digital Archive (FDA). ISAW is collaborating with the NYU Library's Digital Library Technology Services team to deliver innovative digital versions through a richly-linked online reader in harmony with another joint initiative, the Ancient World Digital Library (AWDL), which aims to accelerate and enhance access to the emerging global library of digital publications on the ancient world.
Articles in ISAW Papers are either anonymously reviewed by expert readers or are submitted by individual faculty members. The review process for each document is clearly indicated.
As part of ISAW's digital publication initiative, the editorial workflow of ISAW Papers will come to rely on authoring tools that enable lower-cost creation of high-quality digital resources.
Author guidelines will soon be available.
Current Articles
Alexander Jones and John M. Steele. (2011). A New Discovery of a Component of Greek Astrology in Babylonian Tablets: The “Terms”. ISAW Papers, 1<http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/1>.
LOC Subjects: Astronomy, Assyro-Babylonian, Astronomy, Egyptian, Astronomy, Greek
Forthcoming (titles subject to change)
Catharine Lorber and Andrew Meadows. (2012). Review of Ptolemaic Numismatics, 1996 to 2007. ISAW Papers, 2. To be available at <http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/2>. (Preprint)
LOC Subjects: Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C.
Gilles Bransbourg. (2012). Rome and the Economic Integration of Empire. ISAW Papers, 3. To be available at <http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/3>. (Preprint)Abstract: The modern economist Peter Temin has recently used econometrics to argue that the Roman grain market was an integrated and efficient market. This paper gathers additional data and applies further methods of modern economic analysis to reach a different conclusion. It shows that the overall Roman economy was not fully integrated, although the Mediterranean Sea did create some meaningful integration along a few privileged trade routes. Still, it is not possible to identify pure market forces that existed in isolation, since the political structures that maintained the Empire strongly influenced the movement of money and trade goods.
Tony Freeth and Alexander Jones. (2012). The Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism. ISAW Papers, 4. To be available at <http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/4>. (Preprint)Abstract: The Antikythera Mechanism is a fragmentarily preserved Hellenistic astronomical machine with bronze gearwheels, made about the second century B.C. In 2005, new data were gathered leading to considerably enhanced knowledge of its functions and the inscriptions on its exterior. However, much of the front of the instrument has remained uncertain due to loss of evidence. We report progress in reading a passage of one inscription that appears to describe the front of the Mechanism as a representation of a Greek geocentric cosmology, portraying the stars, Sun, Moon, and all five planets known in antiquity. Complementing this, we propose a new mechanical reconstruction of planetary gearwork in the Mechanism, incorporating an economical design closely analogous to the previously identified lunar anomaly mechanism, and accounting for much unresolved physical evidence.
Adam C. McCollum. (2012). A Syriac Fragment from The Cause of All Causes on the Pillars of Hercules. ISAW Papers, 5. To be available at <http://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/5>.
For the time being, published articles can be read via the AWDL Book Viewer using links given above. In the near future, archival versions will be deposited in the NYU Faculty Digital Archive. ePub and other appropriate formats will also be published.
Authors wishing to inquire about the submission process should contact Sebastian Heath, <sebastian.heath@nyu.edu>.
Posts
Stumble It!
0 comments:
Post a Comment