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De Nederlandse opgraving op Tell Deir Alla (1960-1967)
Margreet L. Steiner & Bart Wagemakers | 2018
Dit is het verhaal van een bijzondere opgraving. Onderzocht werd een onaanzienlijke ruïneheuvel in Jordanië. De naam van de ruïneheuvel kwam niet in de Bijbel...The Coffins of the Priests of Amun
Egyptian coffins from the 21st Dynasty in the collection of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden
Edited by Lara Weiss | 2017
Ancient Egyptian coffins provided a shell to protect the deceased both magically and physically. They guaranteed an important requirement for eternal life: an intact body....Engraved Gems
From antiquity to the present
Edited by Ben van den Bercken & Vivian Baan | 2017
Many are no larger than a fingertip. They are engraved with symbols, magic spells and images of gods, animals and emperors. These stones were used...Nineveh
Hoofdstad van een wereldrijk
Onder redactie van Lucas P. Petit & Daniele Morandi Bonacossi | 2017
“Wel, wat Nineveh betreft, schipper, dat is lang geleden weggevaagd. Alle sporen zijn verdwenen en het is onmogelijk te raden waar het lag.” – LucianusNineveh, the Great City
Symbol of Beauty and Power
Edited by Lucas P. Petit, & Daniele Morandi Bonacossi | 2017
‘Well, as for Nineveh, skipper, it was wiped out long ago. There’s not a trace of it left, and one can’t even guess where it...Sailors, Musicians and Monks
The Leatherwork from Dra‘ Abu el Naga (Luxor, Egypt)
André J. Veldmeijer, with contributions by Daniel Polz and Ute Rummel | 2017
This volume describes, illustrates, and analysis the finds from the excavations at Dra‘ Abu el-Naga, an important necropolis on the east bank of the Nile...Excavations of Gebel Adda (Lower Nubia)
Ancient Nubian Leatherwork. Part I. Sandals and Shoes
André J. Veldmeijer | 2016
The excavations of Gebel Adda (Lower Nubia) by the American Research Center in Egypt’s Nubian Expedition (1962-1966, directed by Nicholas B. Millet) yielded large quantities...Leatherwork from Elephantine (Aswan, Egypt)
Analysis and Catalogue of the Ancient Egyptian & Persian Leather Finds
André J. Veldmeijer | 2016
‘Leatherwork from Elephantine’ describes, illustrates and analyses the finds from the excavations at Elephantine island (Aswan, Egypt) that are conducted by the German Archaeological Institute...Koninginnen van de Nijl
Macht en schoonheid in het Nieuwe Rijk (1539-1077 v. Chr.)
Onder redactie van Olaf E. Kaper | 2016
Lang voordat Cleopatra over het land van de Nijl regeerde, waren er al machtige koninginnen in Egypte. Zij stonden aan de zijde van de farao...Koninginnen van de Nijl in vertaling
De oude Egyptenaren aan het woord
Olaf E. Kaper, met bijdragen van Maarten J. Raven en Ben J.J. Haring | 2016
De tentoonstelling Koninginnen van de Nijl, in het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, bevat een groot aantal Oudegyptische teksten. De sarcofaag van koningin Nefertari is...Fresh Fields and Pastures New
Papers Presented in Honor of Andrew M.T. Moore
Edited by Katina T. Lillios and Michael Chazan | 2016
This volume honors the career and contributions of Andrew M.T. Moore. Moore’s groundbreaking work at Abu Hureyra, Syria and excavations at Neolithic sites in Croatia...Egyptian Bioarchaeology
Humans, Animals, and the Environment
Edited by Salima Ikram, Jessica Kaiser & Roxie Walker | 2015
Although the bioarchaeology (study of biological remains in an archaeological context) of Egypt has been documented in a desultory way for many decades, it is...Catalogue of the footwear in the Coptic Museum (Cairo)
André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram | 2014
This catalogue presents the ancient Egyptian footwear in the collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo. The catalogue contains detailed descriptions and measurements, photographs and drawings. Each description of a footwear category is followed by short discussions, addressing topics such...Why Leather?
The Material and Cultural Dimensions of Leather
Edited by Susanna Harris & André J. Veldmeijer | 2014
This pioneering volume brings together specialists from contemporary craft and industry and from archaeology to examine both the material properties and the cultural dimensions of...Tying the Threads of Eurasia
Trans-regional Routes and Material Flows in Transcaucasia, eastern Anatolia and western Central Asia, c.3000-1500BC
Toby C. Wilkinson | 2014
The famous ‘Silk Roads’ have long evoked a romantic picture of travel through colourful civilizations that connected the western and eastern poles of Eurasia, facilitating...Rural Capitalist Development in The Jordan Valley
The case of Deir Alla - The Rise and Demise of Social Groups
Mohamed F. Tarawneh | 2014
The case of Deir Alla is a social and economic case study of developing Third World agriculture. The study is based upon historical sources, contemporary...Ritual Failure
Archaeological Perspectives
Edited by Vasiliki G. Koutrafouri & Jeff Sanders | 2013
‘Ritual Failure’ is a new concept in archaeology adopted from the discipline of anthropology. Resilient religious systems disappearing, strict believers and faithful practitioners not performing...Chasing Chariots
Proceedings of the first international chariot conference (Cairo 2012)
Edited by André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram | 2013
The present work is the result of the First International Chariot Conference, jointly organised by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American...Leatherwork from Qasr Ibrim (Egypt)
Part I: Footwear from the Ottoman Period
André J. Veldmeijer | 2013
Throughout its long history, stretching from the 25th Dynasty (c. 752-656 BC) to the Ottoman Period (c. 1500-1811 AD), Qasr Ibrim was one of the...The End Of Our Fifth Decade
Edited by Corrie Bakels & Hans Kamermans | 2012
In 2012 it was 50 years ago that the initial independent core of the Faculty of Archaeology was founded. On the occasion of this 50th anniversary the Board of the Faculty of Archaeology has asked the editors of the Analecta...Sandals, shoes and other leatherwork from the Coptic Monastery Deir el-Bachit
Analysis and Catalogue
André J. Veldmeijer | 2012
The Coptic monastery and cemetery Deir el-Bachit stands on the hilltop of Dra’ Abu el-Naga, the well-known necropolis in Qurna (West Bank, Luxor). It is...Amarna’s Leatherwork
Part I. Preliminary analysis and catalogue
André J. Veldmeijer | 2011
The ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna (or Amarna, ancient Akhetaten) was the short-lived capital built by the controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten, probably the father of...Tutankhamun’s Footwear
Studies of Ancient Egyptian Footwear
André J. Veldmeijer | 2011
The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time. It took Carter and...Life on the watershed
Reconstructing subsistence in a steppe region using archaeological survey: a diachronic perspective on habitation in the Jordan Valley
Eva Kaptijn | 2009
The scarcity of water is a major problem in many parts of the Near East today and has been so in the past. To survive...Challenging climate change
Competition and cooperation among pastoralists and agriculturalists in northern Mesopotamia (c. 3000-1600 BC)
Arne Wossink | 2009
Throughout history, climate change has been an important driving force behind human behaviour. This archaeological study seeks to understand the complex interrelations between that behaviour...Seafaring and Seafarers in the Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean
A. Bernard Knapp | Forthcoming
Seafaring is a mode of travel, a way to traverse maritime space that enables not only the transport of goods and materials but also of people and ideas — communicating and sharing knowledge across the sea and between different lands....The Arts of Making in Ancient Egypt
Voices, images, and objects of material producers 2000–1550 BC
Edited by Gianluca Miniaci, Juan Carlos Moreno García, Stephen Quirke & Andréas Stauder | Forthcoming
This book provides an innovative analysis of the conditions of ancient Egyptian craftsmanship in the light of the archaeology of production, linguistic analysis, visual representation...Chariots in Ancient Egypt
The Tano Chariot, A Case Study
André J. Veldmeijer, Salima Ikram, Ole Herslund, Lisa Sabbahy & Lucy Skinner | Forthcoming
Chariots, the racing cars of the ancient world, first appeared in Egypt about 1600 BC, and quickly became not only the preferred mode of transport...Exorcism, illness and demons in an ancient Near Eastern context
The Egyptian magical Papyrus Leiden I 343 + 345
Susanne Beck | Forthcoming
Papyrus Leiden I 343 + 345 is one of the most extraordinary manuscripts providing a deeper insight into magic and medicine in Ancient Egypt.
