Islamic Archaeology
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Decentralization of the Caliphate power early in the 11th century fostered the appearance of multiple local powers on the head of new independent states, which were ruled by different ethnicities. This political configuration of the... more
Resumen: El castillo de Miraflores (Piedrabuena, Ciudad Real) es una fortaleza en donde la aplicación del método de la Arqueología de la Arquitectura se hace totalmente imprescindible para poder reconstruir su evolución histórica. Al... more
Introduction and Background: Despite the long history of urbanization in Iran, urbanization trend in mountainous areas such as Kohgiluyeh region has not received considerable attention yet. According to historical sources, Kohgiluyeh... more
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The practice of itinerant kingship in early Islam has not attracted much scholarly attention to date. This paper aims to investigate the main evidence bearing testimony to such a practice, in order to draw a preliminary typology. Caliphal... more
In this paper the settlement of Mount Altesina (Nicosia, Enna) is included in its historical and topographical context. It also presented a first reading of the Arabic epigraph found in situ at the top of the settlement. Thanks to the... more
Excavations of the Archaeological Triangle 10 years of Archaeological excavations in Fatimid Cairo (2000 to 2009) Located in the southern part of the historic city at the footsteps of the prominent Citadel built by Salah ad-Din at the end... more
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10481/55386 Tesis doctoral: «Explotación y consumo de los animales en el sudeste de la península ibérica durante la Alta Edad Media (ss. VII-XII): perspectivas históricas y arqueozoológicas». Autor: Marcos... more
Transcurridos 25 años desde la celebración en Alicante del IV CAME y 20 años desde el último V CAME de Valladolid (1999) y al encontrarnos en el horizonte del primer cuarto del siglo XXI, ha llegado el momento de abrir una nueva... more
In this short review, some attempt is made to trace the intellectual development of Islamic archaeology into the early twenty-first century, with a focus on its practice in Muslim countries.
An edited book of studies by various Australian archaeologists with a research interest in the archaeology of Jordan, from prehistory until Islamic times. The book was prepared for the 8th International Conference on the History and... more
En este trabajo queremos presentar los primeros resultados del estudio de los materiales provenientes del yacimiento de El Tossal del Moro, Benilloba, Alicante, realizado en el marco de nuestra tesis doctoral, en la que buscamos... more
In February 2015, divers off the coast of Caesarea spotted by chance a group of gold coins lying on the seabed. After alerting marine archaeologists of the Israel Antiquities Authority, a preliminary salvage excavation was conducted at... more
An accumulation of pottery from a re-used Roman cistern at Tel Hebron (Roumeida) yielded 8–9th centuries CE early Islamic pottery. Several fragments of jugs, jars and cooking pots were analyzed petrographically to determine their clay... more
Few archaeobotanical studies have been undertaken on Islamic period sites in Eastern Arabia. Excavations conducted by Dr. Axelle Rougeulle (UMR 8167) at Qalhât in the framework of the Qalhât Development Project, have provided the... more