Archaeology of Salt
Approaching an invisible past
Edited by Robin Brigand & Olivier Weller | 2015
Salt is an invisible object for research in archaeology. However, ancient writings, ethnographic studies and the evidence of archaeological exploitation highlight it as an essential reference for humanity. Both an edible product and a crucial…
Am Rande des Grabs
Todeskonzepte und Bestattungsritual in der frühmittelalterlichen Alamannia
Barbara Hausmair | 2015
Alle Kulturen lösen dieses Urproblem [den Tod] der menschlichen Existenz auf ihre Weise, und es gibt gewiß keine Kultur, die sich nicht als Lösung dieses Problems verstehen und auf diese Kernfrage hin analysieren ließe. (Jan…
Trophies, Relics and Curios?
Missionary Heritage from Africa and the Pacific
Edited by Karen Jacobs, Chantal Knowles and Chris Wingfield | 2015
The British Missionary movement, which began in earnest in the early 19th century, was one of the most extraordinary movements of the last two centuries, radically transforming the lives of people in large parts of…
Mercados de la Mixteca
Si no hay carro, no hay negocio
Laura van Broekhoven | 2015
Los mercados de la Mixteca son colectividades vibrantes y dinámicas que funcionan y forman parte del macrocontexto de la globalización, desde el consumismo hasta el movimiento mundial de productos y personas. Por lo general, la…
Hajj
Global Interactions through Pilgrimage
Edited by Luitgard Mols & Marjo Buitelaar | 2015
Every year, in the last month of the Islamic calendar, millions of Muslims from around the world come together in Mecca to perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage that all capable Muslims should perform at least…
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 only recently that it has become an inherent part of…
Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 45
Edited by Corrie Bakels & Hans Kamermans | 2015
This volume is a collection of papers written by staff members of the Faculty of Archaeology and presents a good overview in time and space of the kind of research the Institute in Leiden is…
Archaeology of Salt
Approaching an invisible past
Edited by Robin Brigand & Olivier Weller | 2015
Salt is an invisible object for research in archaeology. However, ancient writings, ethnographic studies and the evidence of archaeological exploitation highlight it as an essential reference for humanity. Both an edible product and a crucial…
Am Rande des Grabs
Todeskonzepte und Bestattungsritual in der frühmittelalterlichen Alamannia
Barbara Hausmair | 2015
Alle Kulturen lösen dieses Urproblem [den Tod] der menschlichen Existenz auf ihre Weise, und es gibt gewiß keine Kultur, die sich nicht als Lösung dieses Problems verstehen und auf diese Kernfrage hin analysieren ließe. (Jan…
Trophies, Relics and Curios?
Missionary Heritage from Africa and the Pacific
Edited by Karen Jacobs, Chantal Knowles and Chris Wingfield | 2015
The British Missionary movement, which began in earnest in the early 19th century, was one of the most extraordinary movements of the last two centuries, radically transforming the lives of people in large parts of…
Mercados de la Mixteca
Si no hay carro, no hay negocio
Laura van Broekhoven | 2015
Los mercados de la Mixteca son colectividades vibrantes y dinámicas que funcionan y forman parte del macrocontexto de la globalización, desde el consumismo hasta el movimiento mundial de productos y personas. Por lo general, la…
Hajj
Global Interactions through Pilgrimage
Edited by Luitgard Mols & Marjo Buitelaar | 2015
Every year, in the last month of the Islamic calendar, millions of Muslims from around the world come together in Mecca to perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage that all capable Muslims should perform at least…
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 only recently that it has become an inherent part of…
Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 45
Edited by Corrie Bakels & Hans Kamermans | 2015
This volume is a collection of papers written by staff members of the Faculty of Archaeology and presents a good overview in time and space of the kind of research the Institute in Leiden is…
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