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From Handaxe to Khan: Essays Presented to Peder Mortensen on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

From Handaxe to Khan: Essays Presented to Peder Mortensen on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

Von Folsach, Kjeld
Thrane, Henrik
Thuesen, Ingolf

Paperback

ArchaeologyGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 8779341071
ISBN13: 9788779341074
Publisher: Aarhus University Press
Published: May 17 2004
Pages: 332
Weight: 1.86
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.82 Depth: 9.70
Language: English
Collected as a festschrift for the 70th birthday of Peder Mortensen, former director of the Moesgard Museum and the Danish Institute in Damascus, the essays in this volume reflect the breadth of Mortensen's passion for archaeology and culture in the Middle East. The 24 contributors hail from four continents, and, as the book title suggests, the subjects they examine here are just as widely distributed in time. The topics are arranged chronologically and range from stone tools and early human footprints, to the cultural transitions revealed by a Palestinian mosaic from the 4th century AD, to the way the design of a Jordanian madafah from the early 20th century encouraged traditional Muslim hospitality. Several papers survey fields that are underrepresented in the archaeological literature, including Luristan, Elam and the Syrian Palaeolithic, while Frank Hole uses his experiences travelling with Iranian nomads to shed light on excavations of ancient campsites. One fascinating piece looks at the evolving use of human representations in Egyptian depictions of national identity during the past 150 years, despite Muslim prohibitions against such images (iconoclasm). The final essay considers the development and future of Islamic archaeology as an academic discipline. Handsomely illustrated in colour, this volume contains something for everyone with an interest in Middle East history and prehistory.

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