Historical Archaeology and Heritage in the Middle East

By:

Young, Ruth, 1963- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Routledge 2020Description: 240p illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367662318

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Historical archaeology and heritage in the Middle EastDDC classification:

J08 23 Y841

Contents:

Recent histories of Iran and Oman -- An archaeology of place and memory -- Memory, place and belonging -- Heritage in the Middle East -- Historical archaeology and heritage in the Middle East.

Summary: "Historical Archaeology and Heritage in the Middle East explores everyday, rural communities in Iran and Oman in the 19th and 20th centuries, through a combination of building analysis, excavation, artefact analysis and ethnographic interviews. The first of its kind, the book draws on the results of original field projects and brings together methodologies, research questions, and themes never before used or addressed in the Middle East. It helps establish historical archaeology in the Middle East and provides new ways in which the memorable, quotidian past can be exploited for its social and economic value in contemporary community and heritage developments"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index.

Recent histories of Iran and Oman -- An archaeology of place and memory -- Memory, place and belonging -- Heritage in the Middle East -- Historical archaeology and heritage in the Middle East.

"Historical Archaeology and Heritage in the Middle East explores everyday, rural communities in Iran and Oman in the 19th and 20th centuries, through a combination of building analysis, excavation, artefact analysis and ethnographic interviews. The first of its kind, the book draws on the results of original field projects and brings together methodologies, research questions, and themes never before used or addressed in the Middle East. It helps establish historical archaeology in the Middle East and provides new ways in which the memorable, quotidian past can be exploited for its social and economic value in contemporary community and heritage developments"-- Provided by publisher.

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