Born-Digital Monographs from the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Books

ISAW was founded to support research in the ancient world, and publication—in print, online, and in person—is one of the key ways we share our research methodologies and findings with both other scholars and the general public. This page describes some of publications that have been produced by ISAW or under its sponsorship. As outlined in the faculty statement on assessment of research (PDF), we aim for quality and long-term accessibility in all our research outputs, regardless of medium, while embracing collaboration and both traditional and new forms of review and assessment.

Among its publications is a series of born-digital monographs.

Ancient Jewish Sciences and the History of Knowledge in Second Temple Literature

Exploring relationships between ancient scientific traditions and local Jewish enterprises.
Edited by Jonathan Ben-Dov and Seth Sanders
NYU Press, 2014. ISBN13: 9781479823048.
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Illustration: Figure 1 from Chapter 2, "Enoch and the Beginnings of Jewish Interest in Natural Science."

Aksum and Nubia: Warfare, Commerce, and Political Fictions in Ancient Northeast Africa

Breaking new ground in the history of late antique North East Africa
George Hatke
NYU Press, 2013. ISBN13: 9780814760666.
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Illustration: Map 2 (courtesy of the Ancient World Mapping Center).

Amheida I: Ostraka from Trimithis 1

Catalog and analysis of 455 inscribed ostraka from the NYU excavations at Amheida, Egypt
Roger S. Bagnall and Giovanni R. Ruffini
NYU Press, 2012. ISBN13: 9780814745267.
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Illustration: figure 9 from online version of text.