Wednesday, January 21, 2026

The Intertwined World of the Oral and Written Transmission of Sacred Traditions in the Middle East

Fedeli, Alba (editor)
Khan, Geoffrey (editor)
Lundberg, Johan (editor)
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In the medieval Middle East, the scriptures of Christianity, Judaism and Islam were transmitted in written and oral form. The means of written transmission and the textualisation of the oral reading of these scriptures exhibit many parallels, which reflect cultural contact and convergence across the various religious communities. This volume is the outcome of a project, funded jointly by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, that aimed to bring together strands of research related to various aspects of the transmission of these sacred texts in order to reach a deeper understanding of the intertwined world of the three major religions of the Middle East at their formative periods of development during the early Islamic centuries. 

DOI
10.11647/OBP.0498
ISBN
9781805117421, 9781805117407, 9781805117414
Publisher
Open Book Publishers
Publisher website
https://www.openbookpublishers.com
Publication date and place
Cambridge, UK, 2025
Imprint
Open Book Publishers
Series
Semitic Languages and Cultures,
Pages
484
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
 
 

 

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Megiddo VII: The Shmunis Excavations of a Monumental Middle Bronze Tomb and Its Environs

Adams, Matthew J. (editor)
Cradic, Melissa S. (editor)
Finkelstein, Israel (editor)
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Megiddo VII reports in meticulous detail the archaeological findings from two elite, interrelated tombs from the Late Bronze I period, both exceptionally preserved and richly furnished: Tomb 16/H/50, a monumental masonry-constructed chamber tomb from the Middle Bronze III, and Burial 16/H/45, a simpler pit within the former’s mausoleum. Carefully excavated under unusually pristine conditions, these tombs afford a unique opportunity for in-depth study. Directed by experts from Tel Aviv University and supported by an international consortium of institutions, the excavation employed cutting-edge techniques, documentation, and analytical methods to capture, preserve, and study archaeological data. Presented in twenty-four chapters, the report deploys an arsenal of archaeological scientific methods on a targeted area of the mound. It chronicles the architectural and artifactual finds and situates them within their broader temporal, spatial, and cultural contexts. Presenting fresh insights into the funerary practices and societal structures of the Middle and Late Bronze periods, this volume is indispensable for researchers in the fields of Near Eastern archaeology and archaeological science and for those interested in the complexities of ancient funerary practices. 

ISBN
9781646023264, 9781646023172
Publisher
Penn State University Press
Publication date and place
University Park, 2025
Imprint
Eisenbrauns
Series
Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology,
Classification
Archaeology
Ancient history
Pages
422
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/



 

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Patrones de asentamiento en la Bética romana: Un estudio sobre la romanización desde el análisis arqueológico espacial

Moreno Escobar, María del Carmen
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital platform. What impact did the process of Romanization have on the landscapes and territories of ancient Hispania? This book examines the transformations of Baetica through a rigorous study of Western Sierra Morena and the Lands of Antequera, two key regions for understanding this historical period. The research adopts an innovative perspective that integrates spatial analysis and landscape study to examine the transition between the Second Iron Age and the Roman Imperial era. Through the systematic application of statistical methods and quantitative spatial analysis, the study establishes solid empirical foundations for understanding the territorial dynamics and social transformations of ancient communities. This methodology allows for the precise identification and analysis of patterns of continuity and change in spatial organization, providing new evidence about the complex relationships between local populations and their environment during this crucial period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. 

DOI
10.30861/9781407358208
ISBN
9781407358208
Publisher
BAR Publishing
Publication date and place
Oxford, 2025
Grantor
Series
BAR International,
Classification
Archaeology
Pages
312
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/


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Open Access Journal: Minerva: Revista de filología clásica

[First posted in AWOL 20 January 2013, updated 21 January 2026]

Minerva: Revista de filología clásica
ISSN: 0213-9634
http://dialnet.unirioja.es/recursos/imagen?entidad=REVISTA&tipo_contenido=93&revista=945
Acoge en sus páginas colaboraciones que versan acerca de los ámbitos hoy en día admitidos bajo el concepto de Filología Clásica, con especial atención a los comprendidos en las denominaciones de Filología Griega y Filología Latina en su contenido más amplio, tanto en lo que se refiere a su contenido como a los periodos cronológicos correspondientes

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24197/mrfc.37.2024
Publicado: 18/12/2024

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Open Access Journal: Layers. Archeologia Territorio Contesti

 [First posted in AWOL 19 March 2018, updated 20 Janiary 2026]

Layers. Archeologia Territorio Contesti
ISSN: 2532-0289

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Layers. Archeologia Territorio Contesti is a peer-reviewed open access journal which focuses on archaeological research into the Landscape Archaeology. Studies of sites, results of scientific excavations and studies on artefacts found in the excavations fall into this field. The journal accepts unpublished scientific contributions characterized by originality and innovation. The journal accepts contributions related to any specific geographical region and relevant to any period, from prehistory to the Middle Ages. 

  • No 10 (2025)

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    Articles

    Reviews

  • No. 9 (2024)
  • No. 8 (2023)
  • No 7 (2022)
  • No 6 (2021
  • Supplemento al N° 6 (2021)

    Il numero racchiude parte dei contributi presentati durante il Seminario di Studi Confronti in
    Cittadella: la Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici di Cagliari incontra la Scuola di
    Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici di Matera, tenutosi nei giorni 5-6 aprile 2019 presso la
    Cittadella dei Musei ‘G. Lilliu’ di Cagliari, luogo che, oltre ad ospitare il principale polo
    museale della città, costituisce la ‘bella’ sede staccata del Dipartimento di Lettere, Lingue e
    Beni Culturali della facoltà di Studi Umanistici dell’Università cagliaritana.

  • No 5 (2020)
  • No 4 (2019)
  • No 3 (2018)
  • No 2 (2017)
  • Supplement to issue 2

    Notizie & Scavi della Sardegna Nuragica.

    Abstract Book del I Congresso Regionale (Serri, 20-22  aprile 2017)

  • No 1 (2016)

    Questo 1° numero contiene gli Atti del Convegno di Studi
    Daedaleia. Le torri nuragiche oltre lʼetà del Bronzo
    Cagliari, Cittadella dei Musei, 19-21 aprile 2012)
    curati da E. Trudu, G. Paglietti, M. Muresu

    Impaginazione a cura di E. Cruccas, M. Cabras, G. A. Arca,  M. Todde, C. Parodo

     

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    Open Access Monograph Series: Proceedings of the International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies, Vienna

     [First posted in AWOL 1 March 2023, updated (new URLs) 20 January 2026]
     
     

    The International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies is an annual conference taking place annually in Vienna, Austria, since 1996. The conference brings together professionals and scholars from the diverse fields of cultural heritage, including archaeology, building history, art history, conservation, and museum educational services amongst others, who are interested in the application of technology to facilitate and enhance the research, conservation, valorisation and dissemination of cultural heritage in all its forms. The contributions come from scholars and academics, public and commercial cultural heritage professionals, developers, and engineers and other stakeholders in cultural heritage. The conference is a major plattform for the exchange of ideas and innovations in the field and also for the critical discussion of the impact, consequences and opportunities that arise with the application of technology in the cultural heritage field. The participants of the conference come from all over the world, with a majority of them coming from Europe.

    The conference is organized in Sessions where contributions to specific topics are discussed by specialists and those interested. The program is supplemented with Poster- and App-presentations. Abstracts that have been accepted and presented at the conference can then be submitted as paper for the proceedings and will be published after going through the peer-review-process. The authors who decide not to hand in a full paper and also authors of the posters and apps can publish their contributions as short papers, which will be reviewed by the editorial team and only.

    Besides the sessions, currently disputed and emerging topics of the field are being discussed in the form of round table discussions. A summary of the single contributions the round tables are published as short papers in the proceedings.

  • Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies 2021
    Vol. 26 No. Preview (2021)

    This is a preview of the finished papers of the 2021 Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies. The final Version, to which the dois refer will be published and archived in the Propylaeum ebook series.

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    Artificial Intelligence. New Pathways to Cultural Heritage. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies 2020
    Vol. 25 (2022)

    The 25th international Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies took place in 2020 in the city hall of Vienna under the headline “Artificial Intelligence – New Pathways Towards Cultural Heritage”.
    The contributions deal with the application of computational approaches in all fields of cultural heritage, with a special emphasis on the utilisation of “Artificial Intelligence”. The topics include Remote Sensing, Data Acquisition and Modelling, and Methods for the analysis and presentation of digital data in archaeology and cultural heritage. The volume also contains abstracts on the round table discussions held, and the posters presented at the conference, and a special session which was dedicated towards the 25th anniversary of the conference.

    The full text of the volume, is published and available at Propylaeum, Heidelberg under the doi https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1045

  • Monumental Computations. Digital archaeology of large urban and underground infrastructures. Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies 2019
    Vol. 24 (2021)

    The international conference "Cultural Heritage and New Technologies" took place in 2019 on the theme "Monumental Computations - Digital archaeology of large urban and underground infrastructures" at the Vienna City Hall.
    The conference papers address the challenges of large urban development projects for the responsible organizers, whose goal is to preserve the cultural heritage of the cities concerned as much as possible. In this context, computer-based approaches are indispensable in all steps of a large urban development project.

    The full text of the volume, is published and available at Propylaeum, Heidelberg under the doi https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.747

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    21stCentury Popular Classics

    Volume Editors: Amanda Potter, Caitlan Smith, Jenny Messenger, Rossana Zetti
    Series Editor: Trevor Fear 

    CONTENTS

    Introduction

    PAPER ONE: Myth, Technology, and Love in Spike Jones’ Her [abstract] [full paper]
    Rocki Wentzel (Augustana University)

    PAPER TWO: “Benefits of a Classical Education”: The Dynamics of Classical Education in ABC’s Revenge [abstract] [full paper]
    Dan Curley (Skidmore College USA)

    PAPER THREE: Redirecting the gaze: The Woman and the Gladiator on Television in the Twenty-First Century [abstract] [full paper]
    Fiona Hobden (University of Liverpool) and Amanda Potter (Open University)

    PAPER FOUR: Iphigenia in the Buffer Zone: A Site-Specific Performance of Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis in Nicosia, Cyprus [abstract] [full paper]
    Magdalena Zira (theatre director)

    PAPER FIVE: Myth on the Wall: Images of Antiquity in Contemporary Street Art [abstract] [full paper]

    Colleen Kron (The Ohio State University)

    PAPER SIX: The Classical Catwalk: Fashioning the Ancient World on the Runway [abstract] [full paper]
    Stacie Raucci (Union College)

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    Open Access Journal: Polymnia

    [First posted in AWOL 20 February 2017, updated (new URLs) 20 December 2026]

    Polymnia
    ISSN: 2491-1704
    Revue Polymnia
    The international network Polymnia, created in 1999 by Jacqueline Fabre-Serris and Françoise Graziani to promote the study of the mythographical tradition in Europe from Antiquity to the 17th Century has developed two types of activities: a programme of conferences in the various partner institutions and the publications of bilingual texts with translations and notes in the series Mythographes (Presses Universitaires du Septentrion).

     The journal Polymnia continues the research programme of the network. It offers a space for interdisciplinary and diachronic reflection and debate about mythographical texts in Antiquity, in the Middles Ages, and in the Renaissance.

     Le réseau de recherche international Polymnia, créé en 1999 par Jacqueline Fabre-Serris et Françoise Graziani pour promouvoir l’étude de la tradition mythographique de l’Antiquité au 17° siècle, a développé deux sortes d’activités: des colloques entre les universités partenaires et une collection de textes bilingues, la collection « Mythographes », publiée aux Presses Universitaires du Septentrion.

     La revue électronique Polymnia poursuit le programme de recherche du réseau. Elle propose un espace de réflexion et de débat, interdisciplinaire et diachronique, spécifiquement consacré aux textes mythographiques de l’Antiquité à la Renaissance.

    Numéro 7 | 2022

    Charles Delattre Présentation [Texte intégral]

    Marcos Martinho Teágenes de Régio e Metrodoro de Lâmpsaco. Acerca da paternidade da exegese alegórica dos mitos homérico [Résumé][Texte intégral]

    Scott Smith Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey in Hyginus’ Fabulae [Résumé][Texte intégral]

    Sarah Spence The Mythography of Proserpina. Geography and Power [Résumé][Texte intégral]

    Julieta Cardigni Una versión tardoantigua de un mito homérico. Concubitus Martis et Veneris de Reposiano [Résumé][Texte intégral]

    Valeria Flavia Lovato Porgere l’(altra)… coscia. Oscuri proverbi bizantini e insoliti fatti troiani [Résumé][Texte intégral]

    Tommaso Braccini L’anello del Ciclope. L’episodio di Polifemo tra Omero, il Dolopathos e il folklore [Résumé][Texte intégral]

    Philip Ford Les Problèmes homériques d’Héraclite le rhéteur à la Renaissance [Texte intégral]

  • Numéro 1 | 2015
  • Numéro 2 | 2016
  • Numéro 3 | 2017
  • Numéro 4 | 2019
  • Numéro 5 | 2020
  • Numéro 6 | 2021
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    Monday, January 19, 2026

    ANIMATING ANTIQUITY: HARRYHAUSEN AND THE CLASSICAL TRADITION

    Volume Editors: Steven Green and Penny Goodman
    Series Editor: Trevor Fear

    CONTENTS

    Introduction

    PAPER 1  Ray Harryhausen and the other Gods: Greek Divinity in Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans
     Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (University of Edinburgh)

    PAPER 2 From Gamer to Animator: The Evolving Role of Zeus in Harryhausen’s Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans
     Stephen Trzaskoma (University of New Hampshire, US)

    PAPER 3   Greek Elements in the Sinbad Movies of Ray Harryhausen: A Lesson in Reception
     Antony Keen (Open University)

    PAPER 4  The Look of Harryhausen’s Cyclops: Human v. Monster in the Eye of the Beholder
     Eleanor OKell (University of Leeds)

    PAPER 5   “The Dragon-green, the Luminous, the Dark, the Serpent-haunted Sea”: Monsters, Landscape and Gender in Clash of the Titans (1981 and 2010)
     Liz Gloyn (University of Birmingham)

    PAPER 6   Perseus on the Psychiatrist’s Couch in Leterrier’s Clash of the Titans (2010): Harryhausen Reloaded for 21st Century
     Steven J. Green (University of Leeds)

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    New Open Access Journal: Essays in Long Late Antiquity

     
     

    Essays in Long Late Antiquity (ELLA) is a newly-created Open Access, peer-reviewed journal positioned in the field of first millennium studies, a research framework that has gained momentum in recent years. The journal moves away from a Western European periodization of late antiquity in order to entice interdisciplinary and superregional approaches. Therefore, the journal is open to submissions dealing with circa the second to the ninth centuries (ca. 100 – 800 CE) and the broader Afro-Eurasian region, taking a stand against disciplinary siloing and recognizing increasing interconnectivity in this period. Submissions dealing with individual periods and places within this wider geographic and temporal scope are also welcome.

    ELLA acts as a place of publication for those in history, archaeology, art history, religious studies, and philology. It fosters exchange between researchers often separated by disciplinary boundaries, offering them the chance to publish shorter essays and translations of late antique sources alongside traditional journal articles.

    The first issue will appear in Spring 2026.

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    Heinrich Brugsch et scientia moderna

    Новосибирск: Панов М.В.

    (Egyptian Texts series. Vol. XXIV). 2025. 500 p.

    The present volume is dedicated to the famous German scholar H. Brugsch. Publication of the Catalogue of the Christian liturgical books and three Egyptian papyri from the Imperial Public library in St. Petersburg compiled by H. Brugsch in Berlin in 1862 is of particular importance. It is a specific book in the ET series: eight researchers from different countries have contributed to this project. The reports are in Russian, German, French, and English; scientific papers, presented in three chapters with collective lists of abbreviations and bibliographical references, cover various periods of ancient Egyptian history.

     

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    Open Access Monograph Series: Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) Digital Monographs

     [First posted in AWOL 7 July 2023, updated 19 January 2026]

    Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) Digital Monographs

     

    The Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) has a long history of archaeological research and publication. CBRL monographs aim to present significant new contributions to the study of the humanities and social sciences, and to advance knowledge and understanding of the peoples and cultures of the Levant. CBRL monographs focus on research undertaken in and on Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus.
    20 Books in JSTOR Copyright Date
    Archaeological Perspectives on the Transmission and Transformation of Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean OPEN ACCESS 2005
    Archaeology and Desertification: The Wadi Faynan Landscape Survey, Southern Jordan OPEN ACCESS 2007
    Belmont Castle: The Excavation of a Crusader Stronghold in the Kingdom of Jerusalem OPEN ACCESS 2000
    Bulletins and Supplementary Papers of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, 1922–1931 OPEN ACCESS 2023
    Busayra excavations by Crystal-M. Bennett, 1971-1980 OPEN ACCESS 2002
    Crossing the Rift: Resources, Settlements Patterns and Interaction in the Wadi Arabah OPEN ACCESS 2006
    Culture, Chronology and the Chalcolithic OPEN ACCESS 2011
    The Deep Past as a Social Asset in the Levant (DEEPSAL): A study of the livelihoods of the communities living close to the Neolithic sites of Basta and Beidha in southern Jordan OPEN ACCESS 2018
    Excavations at Iktanu in the South Jordan Valley, Jordan OPEN ACCESS 2024
    A Gazetteer of Buildings in Muslim Palestine: Part 1 OPEN ACCESS 2001
    Landscape and Interaction. The Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project, Cyprus. Volume 1. Methodology, Analysis and Interpretation OPEN ACCESS 2013
    Landscape and Interaction. The Troodos Archaeological and Environmental Survey Project, Cyprus. Volume 2. The TAESP Landscape OPEN ACCESS 2013
    Landscapes in Transition OPEN ACCESS 2010
    Mamluk Jerusalem: An Architectural Study OPEN ACCESS 1987
    The Medieval and Ottoman Hajj Route in Jordan: An Archaeological and Historical Study OPEN ACCESS 2012
    Ottoman Jerusalem: The Living City: 1517-1917 Part 1 & 2 OPEN ACCESS 2000
    Qal'at Jabar Pottery: A Study of a Syrian Fortified Site in the Late 11th–14th Centuries OPEN ACCESS 1998
    The Roman Army in Jordan OPEN ACCESS 2004
    Umm al-Biyara: Excavations by Crystal-M. Bennett in Petra 1960-1965 OPEN ACCESS 2011
    WF16: The Excavation of an Early Neolithic Settlement in Wadi Faynan, Southern Jordan: Stratigraphy, Chronology, Architecture and Burials OPEN ACCESS 2018
    Website: https://cbrl.ac.uk/resources/publications/


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