Stories Told Around the Fountain. Papers Offered to Piotr Bieliński on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

Stories Told Around the Fountain. Papers Offered to Piotr Bieliński on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday
Stories Told Around the Fountain. Papers Offered to Piotr Bieliński on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

Contributor(s): Agnieszka Pieńkowska (Editor), Dariusz Szeląg (Editor), Iwona Zych (Editor)
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Ancient Near East; Bronze Age; Piotr Bieliński; seals; sealing practices; Tell Arbid; archaeology
Summary/Abstract: The papers offered in this volume, celebrating Prof.. Piotr Bieliński on his 70th birthday anniversary, cover issues of archaeology, iconography and cult, ceramics and other objects of material culture of the Ancient Near East. The chronological and geographical spectrum of these papers reflects the Jubilarian’s core research field of Bronze Age Near East, concentrating on one hand on northern Mesopotamia and on the other reaching out to the Gulf, his colleagues reach even further beyond, to Egypt, Cyprus and the Roman provinces in southeastern Europe. While the bulk of the papers are set in the Bronze Age, a number of the contributions reach back in time to the Neolithic as well as forward, to Roman and even medieval Islamic times.Five of the 42 papers in general explore topics related to Tell Arbid, a site in northern Mesopotamia that Bieliński brought to the limelight, excavating this primarily Bronze Age city with a long history between 1996 and 2010. The authors, all of them team members, discuss various aspects of ceramics (M. Momot, Ł. Rutkowski,), also in terms of what the Bronze Age diet could have been (J. Piątkowska-Małecka and A. Smogorzewska), bioarchaeological data on women from Tell Arbid (A. Sołtysiak) and the Ninevite 5 infant burials (D. Szeląg and Z. Wygnańska). However, no clear lines can be drawn considering the topics of the presentations as they tend to reach across categories. The Bronze Age landscape, urban and non-urban, of northern Mesopotamia appears in contributions presenting past and current archaeological excavations and ground surveys (R. Koliński, M. Masetti-Rouault and O. Rouault), as well as broader views of the results (K. Jakubiak, A. Reiche, Ö. Tunca). This approach comes through strongly in a series of papers that delve into iconographic studies revolving around various aspects of religion and cult, mythology and ruler representationsfrom the Bronze Age through the times of the Roman Empire (L. Bachelot, M. Bietak, P. Dyczek, K. Gawlikowska and M. Gawlikowski, H. Meyza, A. Otto and B. Einwag, R. Pierobon Benoit, P. Steinkeller, I. Zych), including text-based approaches (O. Drewnowska, P. Michałowski, P. Taracha).A special place among these studies have papers devoted to seals and sealing practices, in Mesopotamia (C. Kepinski, M. Luciani, D.J.W. Meijer, P. Steinkeller) and in the neighboring regions in different periods (M. Iskra, A. Pieńkowska). Royal serekhs stamped on jars are cited as evidence for early rulers from the Nile Delta trading extensively with the Near East (K.M. Ciałowicz). Material culture appears also in contributions on Neolithic building materials (M. Białowarczuk), dress and accessories (S.N. Amirov and Y.V. Lun’kova), reworked ivory pieces and animal-shaped amulets (F. Pinnock, C.E. Suter), craft discoid loom-weights for weaving (A. Ulanowska), and a variety of ceramics, from Bronze Age (M. Kelly-Buccellati, D. Lawecka, Ł. Rutkowski) through Hellenistic (M. Momot) to Islamic (M. Mierzejewska). Drumming up interest in non-material culture is a study of early Mesopotamian percussionists (P. Michałowski).It is a sign if the breadth of the Jubilarian’s life achievement that the volume also includes papers on modern documentation standards and their development citing examples from the history of Near Eastern archaeology and current fieldwork (M. Rekowska and W. Nowakowski, P. Zakrzewski), conservation projects (M. Kowalczyk and M. Olbryś) and creative site maintenance (G. Buccellati). The lattermost ties in with an address by M. Al.-Maqdissi concerning the future of archaeological research in Syria.As is fitting for a Jubilee volume, the opening part introduces Stories about Piotr: the customary brief biography and list of publications, but also four essays on Bieliński, not-only-the-archaeologist (W. Borodziej, S.K. Kozłowski, W. Lengauer, and W. Tygielski) – a very personal look at the academic establishment at the University of Warsaw, the Professor’s alma mater and lifelong place of employment, in the past half a century.

E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-4171-4
Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-4163-9
Page Count: 792
Publication Year: 2019
Language: English

O Piotrze, fontannie i Starożytnym Bliskim Wschodzie

O Piotrze, fontannie i Starożytnym Bliskim Wschodzie
(About Piotr, a fountain and the Ancient Near East)

Author(s):Łukasz Rutkowski, Andrzej Reiche
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:31-46
No. of Pages:16
Keywords:Ancient Near East; Bronze Age; Piotr Bieliński; seals; sealing practices; Tell Arbid; archaeology
Summary/Abstract:The papers offered in this volume, celebrating Prof.. Piotr Bieliński on his 70th birthday anniversary, cover issues of archaeology, iconography and cult, ceramics and other objects of material culture of the Ancient Near East. The chronological and geographical spectrum of these papers reflects the Jubilarian’s core research field of Bronze Age Near East, concentrating on one hand on northern Mesopotamia and on the other reaching out to the Gulf, his colleagues reach even further beyond, to Egypt, Cyprus and the Roman provinces in southeastern Europe. While the bulk of the papers are set in the Bronze Age, a number of the contributions reach back in time to the Neolithic as well as forward, to Roman and even medieval Islamic times.Five of the 42 papers in general explore topics related to Tell Arbid, a site in northern Mesopotamia that Bieliński brought to the limelight, excavating this primarily Bronze Age city with a long history between 1996 and 2010. The authors, all of them team members, discuss various aspects of ceramics (M. Momot, Ł. Rutkowski,), also in terms of what the Bronze Age diet could have been (J. Piątkowska-Małecka and A. Smogorzewska), bioarchaeological data on women from Tell Arbid (A. Sołtysiak) and the Ninevite 5 infant burials (D. Szeląg and Z. Wygnańska). However, no clear lines can be drawn considering the topics of the presentations as they tend to reach across categories. The Bronze Age landscape, urban and non-urban, of northern Mesopotamia appears in contributions presenting past and current archaeological excavations and ground surveys (R. Koliński, M. Masetti-Rouault and O. Rouault), as well as broader views of the results (K. Jakubiak, A. Reiche, Ö. Tunca). This approach comes through strongly in a series of papers that delve into iconographic studies revolving around various aspects of religion and cult, mythology and ruler representationsfrom the Bronze Age through the times of the Roman Empire (L. Bachelot, M. Bietak, P. Dyczek, K. Gawlikowska and M. Gawlikowski, H. Meyza, A. Otto and B. Einwag, R. Pierobon Benoit, P. Steinkeller, I. Zych), including text-based approaches (O. Drewnowska, P. Michałowski, P. Taracha).A special place among these studies have papers devoted to seals and sealing practices, in Mesopotamia (C. Kepinski, M. Luciani, D.J.W. Meijer, P. Steinkeller) and in the neighboring regions in different periods (M. Iskra, A. Pieńkowska). Royal serekhs stamped on jars are cited as evidence for early rulers from the Nile Delta trading extensively with the Near East (K.M. Ciałowicz). Material culture appears also in contributions on Neolithic building materials (M. Białowarczuk), dress and accessories (S.N. Amirov and Y.V. Lun’kova), reworked ivory pieces and animal-shaped amulets (F. Pinnock, C.E. Suter), craft discoid loom-weights for weaving (A. Ulanowska), and a variety of ceramics, from Bronze Age (M. Kelly-Buccellati, D. Lawecka, Ł. Rutkowski) through Hellenistic (M. Momot) to Islamic (M. Mierzejewska). Drumming up interest in non-material culture is a study of early Mesopotamian percussionists (P. Michałowski).It is a sign if the breadth of the Jubilarian’s life achievement that the volume also includes papers on modern documentation standards and their development citing examples from the history of Near Eastern archaeology and current fieldwork (M. Rekowska and W. Nowakowski, P. Zakrzewski), conservation projects (M. Kowalczyk and M. Olbryś) and creative site maintenance (G. Buccellati). The lattermost ties in with an address by M. Al.-Maqdissi concerning the future of archaeological research in Syria.As is fitting for a Jubilee volume, the opening part introduces Stories about Piotr: the customary brief biography and list of publications, but also four essays on Bieliński, not-only-the-archaeologist (W. Borodziej, S.K. Kozłowski, W. Lengauer, and W. Tygielski) – a very personal look at the academic establishment at the University of Warsaw, the Professor’s alma mater and lifelong place of employment, in the past half a century.

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Tributes

Tributes
(Tributes)

Author(s):Not Specified Author
Language:English
Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies
Page Range:9-18
No. of Pages:10

Raport ze śledztwa 19/08/1948, kryptonim „Pan z Krakowskiego Przedmieścia”

Raport ze śledztwa 19/08/1948, kryptonim „Pan z Krakowskiego Przedmieścia”
(Report from investigation 19/08/1948, codename “The Gentleman from Krakowskie Przedmieście”)

Author(s):Włodzimierz Borodziej
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:47-65
No. of Pages:19
Keywords:Ancient Near East; Bronze Age; Piotr Bieliński; seals; sealing practices; Tell Arbid; archaeology
Summary/Abstract:The papers offered in this volume, celebrating Prof.. Piotr Bieliński on his 70th birthday anniversary, cover issues of archaeology, iconography and cult, ceramics and other objects of material culture of the Ancient Near East. The chronological and geographical spectrum of these papers reflects the Jubilarian’s core research field of Bronze Age Near East, concentrating on one hand on northern Mesopotamia and on the other reaching out to the Gulf, his colleagues reach even further beyond, to Egypt, Cyprus and the Roman provinces in southeastern Europe. While the bulk of the papers are set in the Bronze Age, a number of the contributions reach back in time to the Neolithic as well as forward, to Roman and even medieval Islamic times.Five of the 42 papers in general explore topics related to Tell Arbid, a site in northern Mesopotamia that Bieliński brought to the limelight, excavating this primarily Bronze Age city with a long history between 1996 and 2010. The authors, all of them team members, discuss various aspects of ceramics (M. Momot, Ł. Rutkowski,), also in terms of what the Bronze Age diet could have been (J. Piątkowska-Małecka and A. Smogorzewska), bioarchaeological data on women from Tell Arbid (A. Sołtysiak) and the Ninevite 5 infant burials (D. Szeląg and Z. Wygnańska). However, no clear lines can be drawn considering the topics of the presentations as they tend to reach across categories. The Bronze Age landscape, urban and non-urban, of northern Mesopotamia appears in contributions presenting past and current archaeological excavations and ground surveys (R. Koliński, M. Masetti-Rouault and O. Rouault), as well as broader views of the results (K. Jakubiak, A. Reiche, Ö. Tunca). This approach comes through strongly in a series of papers that delve into iconographic studies revolving around various aspects of religion and cult, mythology and ruler representationsfrom the Bronze Age through the times of the Roman Empire (L. Bachelot, M. Bietak, P. Dyczek, K. Gawlikowska and M. Gawlikowski, H. Meyza, A. Otto and B. Einwag, R. Pierobon Benoit, P. Steinkeller, I. Zych), including text-based approaches (O. Drewnowska, P. Michałowski, P. Taracha).A special place among these studies have papers devoted to seals and sealing practices, in Mesopotamia (C. Kepinski, M. Luciani, D.J.W. Meijer, P. Steinkeller) and in the neighboring regions in different periods (M. Iskra, A. Pieńkowska). Royal serekhs stamped on jars are cited as evidence for early rulers from the Nile Delta trading extensively with the Near East (K.M. Ciałowicz). Material culture appears also in contributions on Neolithic building materials (M. Białowarczuk), dress and accessories (S.N. Amirov and Y.V. Lun’kova), reworked ivory pieces and animal-shaped amulets (F. Pinnock, C.E. Suter), craft discoid loom-weights for weaving (A. Ulanowska), and a variety of ceramics, from Bronze Age (M. Kelly-Buccellati, D. Lawecka, Ł. Rutkowski) through Hellenistic (M. Momot) to Islamic (M. Mierzejewska). Drumming up interest in non-material culture is a study of early Mesopotamian percussionists (P. Michałowski).It is a sign if the breadth of the Jubilarian’s life achievement that the volume also includes papers on modern documentation standards and their development citing examples from the history of Near Eastern archaeology and current fieldwork (M. Rekowska and W. Nowakowski, P. Zakrzewski), conservation projects (M. Kowalczyk and M. Olbryś) and creative site maintenance (G. Buccellati). The lattermost ties in with an address by M. Al.-Maqdissi concerning the future of archaeological research in Syria.As is fitting for a Jubilee volume, the opening part introduces Stories about Piotr: the customary brief biography and list of publications, but also four essays on Bieliński, not-only-the-archaeologist (W. Borodziej, S.K. Kozłowski, W. Lengauer, and W. Tygielski) – a very personal look at the academic establishment at the University of Warsaw, the Professor’s alma mater and lifelong place of employment, in the past half a century.

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Tabula gratulatoria

Tabula gratulatoria
(Tabula gratulatoria)

Author(s):Not Specified Author
Language:English
Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies
Page Range:19-21
No. of Pages:3

Piotrusiowy Pamiętnik

Piotrusiowy Pamiętnik
(Piotr's Diary)

Author(s):Stefan Karol Kozłowski
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:67-80
No. of Pages:14
Keywords:Ancient Near East; Bronze Age; Piotr Bieliński; seals; sealing practices; Tell Arbid; archaeology
Summary/Abstract:The papers offered in this volume, celebrating Prof.. Piotr Bieliński on his 70th birthday anniversary, cover issues of archaeology, iconography and cult, ceramics and other objects of material culture of the Ancient Near East. The chronological and geographical spectrum of these papers reflects the Jubilarian’s core research field of Bronze Age Near East, concentrating on one hand on northern Mesopotamia and on the other reaching out to the Gulf, his colleagues reach even further beyond, to Egypt, Cyprus and the Roman provinces in southeastern Europe. While the bulk of the papers are set in the Bronze Age, a number of the contributions reach back in time to the Neolithic as well as forward, to Roman and even medieval Islamic times.Five of the 42 papers in general explore topics related to Tell Arbid, a site in northern Mesopotamia that Bieliński brought to the limelight, excavating this primarily Bronze Age city with a long history between 1996 and 2010. The authors, all of them team members, discuss various aspects of ceramics (M. Momot, Ł. Rutkowski,), also in terms of what the Bronze Age diet could have been (J. Piątkowska-Małecka and A. Smogorzewska), bioarchaeological data on women from Tell Arbid (A. Sołtysiak) and the Ninevite 5 infant burials (D. Szeląg and Z. Wygnańska). However, no clear lines can be drawn considering the topics of the presentations as they tend to reach across categories. The Bronze Age landscape, urban and non-urban, of northern Mesopotamia appears in contributions presenting past and current archaeological excavations and ground surveys (R. Koliński, M. Masetti-Rouault and O. Rouault), as well as broader views of the results (K. Jakubiak, A. Reiche, Ö. Tunca). This approach comes through strongly in a series of papers that delve into iconographic studies revolving around various aspects of religion and cult, mythology and ruler representationsfrom the Bronze Age through the times of the Roman Empire (L. Bachelot, M. Bietak, P. Dyczek, K. Gawlikowska and M. Gawlikowski, H. Meyza, A. Otto and B. Einwag, R. Pierobon Benoit, P. Steinkeller, I. Zych), including text-based approaches (O. Drewnowska, P. Michałowski, P. Taracha).A special place among these studies have papers devoted to seals and sealing practices, in Mesopotamia (C. Kepinski, M. Luciani, D.J.W. Meijer, P. Steinkeller) and in the neighboring regions in different periods (M. Iskra, A. Pieńkowska). Royal serekhs stamped on jars are cited as evidence for early rulers from the Nile Delta trading extensively with the Near East (K.M. Ciałowicz). Material culture appears also in contributions on Neolithic building materials (M. Białowarczuk), dress and accessories (S.N. Amirov and Y.V. Lun’kova), reworked ivory pieces and animal-shaped amulets (F. Pinnock, C.E. Suter), craft discoid loom-weights for weaving (A. Ulanowska), and a variety of ceramics, from Bronze Age (M. Kelly-Buccellati, D. Lawecka, Ł. Rutkowski) through Hellenistic (M. Momot) to Islamic (M. Mierzejewska). Drumming up interest in non-material culture is a study of early Mesopotamian percussionists (P. Michałowski).It is a sign if the breadth of the Jubilarian’s life achievement that the volume also includes papers on modern documentation standards and their development citing examples from the history of Near Eastern archaeology and current fieldwork (M. Rekowska and W. Nowakowski, P. Zakrzewski), conservation projects (M. Kowalczyk and M. Olbryś) and creative site maintenance (G. Buccellati). The lattermost ties in with an address by M. Al.-Maqdissi concerning the future of archaeological research in Syria.As is fitting for a Jubilee volume, the opening part introduces Stories about Piotr: the customary brief biography and list of publications, but also four essays on Bieliński, not-only-the-archaeologist (W. Borodziej, S.K. Kozłowski, W. Lengauer, and W. Tygielski) – a very personal look at the academic establishment at the University of Warsaw, the Professor’s alma mater and lifelong place of employment, in the past half a century.

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Piotr Bieliński: List of publications

Piotr Bieliński: List of publications
(Piotr Bieliński: List of publications)

Author(s):Not Specified Author
Language:English
Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies
Page Range:23-27
No. of Pages:5

O Piotrze, o sobie i o dawnych czasach (czyli Rzeczy minione i rozmyślania)

O Piotrze, o sobie i o dawnych czasach (czyli Rzeczy minione i rozmyślania)
(On Piotr, myself and bygone times (or My past and thoughts))

Author(s):Włodzimierz Lengauer
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:81-90
No. of Pages:10
Keywords:Ancient Near East; Bronze Age; Piotr Bieliński; seals; sealing practices; Tell Arbid; archaeology
Summary/Abstract:The papers offered in this volume, celebrating Prof.. Piotr Bieliński on his 70th birthday anniversary, cover issues of archaeology, iconography and cult, ceramics and other objects of material culture of the Ancient Near East. The chronological and geographical spectrum of these papers reflects the Jubilarian’s core research field of Bronze Age Near East, concentrating on one hand on northern Mesopotamia and on the other reaching out to the Gulf, his colleagues reach even further beyond, to Egypt, Cyprus and the Roman provinces in southeastern Europe. While the bulk of the papers are set in the Bronze Age, a number of the contributions reach back in time to the Neolithic as well as forward, to Roman and even medieval Islamic times.Five of the 42 papers in general explore topics related to Tell Arbid, a site in northern Mesopotamia that Bieliński brought to the limelight, excavating this primarily Bronze Age city with a long history between 1996 and 2010. The authors, all of them team members, discuss various aspects of ceramics (M. Momot, Ł. Rutkowski,), also in terms of what the Bronze Age diet could have been (J. Piątkowska-Małecka and A. Smogorzewska), bioarchaeological data on women from Tell Arbid (A. Sołtysiak) and the Ninevite 5 infant burials (D. Szeląg and Z. Wygnańska). However, no clear lines can be drawn considering the topics of the presentations as they tend to reach across categories. The Bronze Age landscape, urban and non-urban, of northern Mesopotamia appears in contributions presenting past and current archaeological excavations and ground surveys (R. Koliński, M. Masetti-Rouault and O. Rouault), as well as broader views of the results (K. Jakubiak, A. Reiche, Ö. Tunca). This approach comes through strongly in a series of papers that delve into iconographic studies revolving around various aspects of religion and cult, mythology and ruler representationsfrom the Bronze Age through the times of the Roman Empire (L. Bachelot, M. Bietak, P. Dyczek, K. Gawlikowska and M. Gawlikowski, H. Meyza, A. Otto and B. Einwag, R. Pierobon Benoit, P. Steinkeller, I. Zych), including text-based approaches (O. Drewnowska, P. Michałowski, P. Taracha).A special place among these studies have papers devoted to seals and sealing practices, in Mesopotamia (C. Kepinski, M. Luciani, D.J.W. Meijer, P. Steinkeller) and in the neighboring regions in different periods (M. Iskra, A. Pieńkowska). Royal serekhs stamped on jars are cited as evidence for early rulers from the Nile Delta trading extensively with the Near East (K.M. Ciałowicz). Material culture appears also in contributions on Neolithic building materials (M. Białowarczuk), dress and accessories (S.N. Amirov and Y.V. Lun’kova), reworked ivory pieces and animal-shaped amulets (F. Pinnock, C.E. Suter), craft discoid loom-weights for weaving (A. Ulanowska), and a variety of ceramics, from Bronze Age (M. Kelly-Buccellati, D. Lawecka, Ł. Rutkowski) through Hellenistic (M. Momot) to Islamic (M. Mierzejewska). Drumming up interest in non-material culture is a study of early Mesopotamian percussionists (P. Michałowski).It is a sign if the breadth of the Jubilarian’s life achievement that the volume also includes papers on modern documentation standards and their development citing examples from the history of Near Eastern archaeology and current fieldwork (M. Rekowska and W. Nowakowski, P. Zakrzewski), conservation projects (M. Kowalczyk and M. Olbryś) and creative site maintenance (G. Buccellati). The lattermost ties in with an address by M. Al.-Maqdissi concerning the future of archaeological research in Syria.As is fitting for a Jubilee volume, the opening part introduces Stories about Piotr: the customary brief biography and list of publications, but also four essays on Bieliński, not-only-the-archaeologist (W. Borodziej, S.K. Kozłowski, W. Lengauer, and W. Tygielski) – a very personal look at the academic establishment at the University of Warsaw, the Professor’s alma mater and lifelong place of employment, in the past half a century.

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Piotr

Piotr
(Piotr)

Author(s):Wojciech Tygielski
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:91-94
No. of Pages:4
Keywords:Ancient Near East; Bronze Age; Piotr Bieliński; seals; sealing practices; Tell Arbid; archaeology
Summary/Abstract:The papers offered in this volume, celebrating Prof.. Piotr Bieliński on his 70th birthday anniversary, cover issues of archaeology, iconography and cult, ceramics and other objects of material culture of the Ancient Near East. The chronological and geographical spectrum of these papers reflects the Jubilarian’s core research field of Bronze Age Near East, concentrating on one hand on northern Mesopotamia and on the other reaching out to the Gulf, his colleagues reach even further beyond, to Egypt, Cyprus and the Roman provinces in southeastern Europe. While the bulk of the papers are set in the Bronze Age, a number of the contributions reach back in time to the Neolithic as well as forward, to Roman and even medieval Islamic times.Five of the 42 papers in general explore topics related to Tell Arbid, a site in northern Mesopotamia that Bieliński brought to the limelight, excavating this primarily Bronze Age city with a long history between 1996 and 2010. The authors, all of them team members, discuss various aspects of ceramics (M. Momot, Ł. Rutkowski,), also in terms of what the Bronze Age diet could have been (J. Piątkowska-Małecka and A. Smogorzewska), bioarchaeological data on women from Tell Arbid (A. Sołtysiak) and the Ninevite 5 infant burials (D. Szeląg and Z. Wygnańska). However, no clear lines can be drawn considering the topics of the presentations as they tend to reach across categories. The Bronze Age landscape, urban and non-urban, of northern Mesopotamia appears in contributions presenting past and current archaeological excavations and ground surveys (R. Koliński, M. Masetti-Rouault and O. Rouault), as well as broader views of the results (K. Jakubiak, A. Reiche, Ö. Tunca). This approach comes through strongly in a series of papers that delve into iconographic studies revolving around various aspects of religion and cult, mythology and ruler representationsfrom the Bronze Age through the times of the Roman Empire (L. Bachelot, M. Bietak, P. Dyczek, K. Gawlikowska and M. Gawlikowski, H. Meyza, A. Otto and B. Einwag, R. Pierobon Benoit, P. Steinkeller, I. Zych), including text-based approaches (O. Drewnowska, P. Michałowski, P. Taracha).A special place among these studies have papers devoted to seals and sealing practices, in Mesopotamia (C. Kepinski, M. Luciani, D.J.W. Meijer, P. Steinkeller) and in the neighboring regions in different periods (M. Iskra, A. Pieńkowska). Royal serekhs stamped on jars are cited as evidence for early rulers from the Nile Delta trading extensively with the Near East (K.M. Ciałowicz). Material culture appears also in contributions on Neolithic building materials (M. Białowarczuk), dress and accessories (S.N. Amirov and Y.V. Lun’kova), reworked ivory pieces and animal-shaped amulets (F. Pinnock, C.E. Suter), craft discoid loom-weights for weaving (A. Ulanowska), and a variety of ceramics, from Bronze Age (M. Kelly-Buccellati, D. Lawecka, Ł. Rutkowski) through Hellenistic (M. Momot) to Islamic (M. Mierzejewska). Drumming up interest in non-material culture is a study of early Mesopotamian percussionists (P. Michałowski).It is a sign if the breadth of the Jubilarian’s life achievement that the volume also includes papers on modern documentation standards and their development citing examples from the history of Near Eastern archaeology and current fieldwork (M. Rekowska and W. Nowakowski, P. Zakrzewski), conservation projects (M. Kowalczyk and M. Olbryś) and creative site maintenance (G. Buccellati). The lattermost ties in with an address by M. Al.-Maqdissi concerning the future of archaeological research in Syria.As is fitting for a Jubilee volume, the opening part introduces Stories about Piotr: the customary brief biography and list of publications, but also four essays on Bieliński, not-only-the-archaeologist (W. Borodziej, S.K. Kozłowski, W. Lengauer, and W. Tygielski) – a very personal look at the academic establishment at the University of Warsaw, the Professor’s alma mater and lifelong place of employment, in the past half a century.

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La Syrie, le Proche-Orient et l’avenir de l’archéologie

La Syrie, le Proche-Orient et l’avenir de l’archéologie
(La Syrie, le Proche-Orient et l’avenir de l’archéologie)

Author(s):Michel Al-Maqdissi
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:97-103
No. of Pages:7
Keywords:archéologie; Syrie; Proche-Orient; désastre; espoir; avenir
Summary/Abstract:Message adressé aux archéologues qui ont abandonné leur engagementenvers l’archéologie syrienne dès le premier jour du soulèvementpopulaire pour actionner dans une archéologie périphérique.L’auteur présente une vision issue de son expérience durant quaranteannées avec les chantiers en Syrie depuis ces premières missionssur le terrain à partir de 1980 sur les fouilles de Tell Hariri-Mari,Ras Shamra-Ougarit et de Ras Ibn Hani. L’auteur garde toujoursl’espoir car l’archéologie syrienne et proche-orientale est solide, ellenous invite depuis l’éternité à parcourir son espace et son temps dansle respect absolu de toutes ses notions nobles.

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Dress, jewelry and a musical instrument of the inhabitants of Tell Khazna I

Dress, jewelry and a musical instrument of the inhabitants of Tell Khazna I
(Dress, jewelry and a musical instrument of the inhabitants of Tell Khazna I)

Author(s):Shahmardan N. Amirov, Yuliya V. Lun'kova
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:105-126
No. of Pages:22
Keywords:Tell Khazna I settlement; Khabur steppe; Ninevite 5 period; clothes; dress; jewelry; stringed musical instrument
Summary/Abstract:The paper presents a reconstruction of the summer and winterouterwear and headdress of the people who lived at the Tell KhaznaI site during the first half of the Ninevite 5 period (2900–2700BC). The settlement is located in the southern part of the Khabursteppe in northern Mesopotamia. This part of the Jezirah region hasa severe continental climate characterized by extreme, both daily andseasonal, temperature fluctuations and stormy winds. This, to a greatextent, has determined the features of both local architecture and theeveryday clothing of the inhabitants.The reconstruction relies on ananalysis of anthropomorphic figurines, accessories and adornmentsfound at the site. The discovery of a part (bridge) of a stringedmusical instrument suggests that the Tell Khazna I inhabitants mayhave played musical instruments during religious or domestic events.

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Les idoles aux yeux de Tell Brak, essai d’interprétation

Les idoles aux yeux de Tell Brak, essai d’interprétation
(Les idoles aux yeux de Tell Brak, essai d’interprétation)

Author(s):Luc Bachelot
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:127-144
No. of Pages:18
Keywords:archéologie; histoire; philosophie; Mésopotamie; Syrie; religion; yeux; regard; idole; maîtrise du temps; immortalité
Summary/Abstract:Après bien d’autres, on propose ici une interprétation des « idolesau yeux » découvertes par Mallowan en 1937 et 1938 sur le site deTell Brak en Syrie. C’est le fait d’être des représentations d’organesdétachés du visage dont ils font naturellement partie qui serainterrogé. À l’aide des travaux de philosophes (notamment J. Derrida,G. Didi-Huberman, T. Garcia) menés ces trois dernières décennies,sera défendue l’hypothèse que ces yeux séparés représententl’expression d’une pensée religieuse préoccupée par la maîtrise dutemps, évidemment liée à la condition mortelle des êtres humains.

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The first builders of the Northern Levant. Notes on early Neolithic construction materials

The first builders of the Northern Levant. Notes on early Neolithic construction materials
(The first builders of the Northern Levant. Notes on early Neolithic construction materials)

Author(s):Marcin Białowarczuk
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:145-163
No. of Pages:18
Keywords:construction materials; environmental conditions; Northern Levant; Proto-Neolithic; PPNA
Summary/Abstract:Permanent architecture in the Near East first developed in theNorthern Levant and it was a multi-faceted process as indicated by thearchaeological data. Preferences for construction materials is an aspectthat is seldom discussed with regard to early Neolithic architectureof the Northern Levant, while it is extremely interesting in the lightof local geomorphological and environmental conditions. The articleexplores this aspect, reviewing the sources and the context, that is, theenvironmental changes that played a role in the development of earlypermanent architecture, going on to present the relations between localpreferences for building materials and the nature of the environmentalzones in various regions of the Northern Levant.

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The Obelisk Temple in Byblos and its predecessors

The Obelisk Temple in Byblos and its predecessors
(The Obelisk Temple in Byblos and its predecessors)

Author(s):Manfred Bietak
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:165-185
No. of Pages:21
Keywords:Byblos; Obelisk Temple; Temple en L; Herischef; Reschef; sun cult; processional courtyard; temple ritual
Summary/Abstract:This article treats architecture and archaeological contexts as signsthat help us reach the meaning and function of building assemblages.It therefore falls into the framework of the semiotics of space andarchitecture (of the abundant literature on the subject, see amongothers, Eco 1997; Hammad 1984; Lukken 1993). The studyconcentrates on the Obelisk Temple in Byblos and its predecessors,searching for the connection between these sacred buildings from theEarly and Middle Bronze Ages. A hieroglyphic inscription on one ofthe obelisks of the so-called Obelisk Temple in Byblos may help toconclude that the numerous upright stones in the sacred precinct werein accord with the widespread custom of erecting standing stones in theLevant and Asia Minor. They are thought to have been memorial stones(massebot, betyls) for specific individuals, set up all around this temple.It is also understood in scholarship, based on an obelisk inscription,that this temple was devoted to the Egyptian god Herishef-Re‘ as aninterpretatio aegyptiaca of the Canaanite god Reshef. The syncretismwith the Egyptian sun-god Re‘ and the form of the stones as obelisksshows that this temple also served a solar religion. The architecturalhistory of the predecessors of the Obelisk Temple seems to confirmthis. The central of the tripartite shrines of the Temple en L of the EarlyBronze Age forms an east–west axis opening toward the east. A largeobelisk, an Ancient Egyptian symbol of the sun’s resting place on itsdaily course from east to west across the sky, once stood at the easternend of this axis. This idea seems to have been taken over by the Byblites.

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From Urkesh to Mozan. The itinerary of a project in wartime

From Urkesh to Mozan. The itinerary of a project in wartime
(From Urkesh to Mozan. The itinerary of a project in wartime)

Author(s):Giorgio Buccellati
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:187-204
No. of Pages:18
Keywords:community archaeology; public archaeology; Syrian archaeology; Urkesh; Tell Mozan; Urkesh Extended Project; territorial legacy; site conservation; site presentation; signage; war tourism
Summary/Abstract:Building on a long experience with community engagementin prewar times, the Urkesh Extended Project has faced theproblems caused by the current war in Syria by expanding therange of its activities and involving on many different levelsthe local communities. Here I touch first on a theoreticalconsideration: the notion of territorial legacy as linking themodern with the ancient inhabitants of the area of ancientUrkesh. I then illustrate two particular aspects of our work,namely, conservation and site presentation: both continuedunabated during the war, and were even expanded. The responseof the local people has been a major measure of success, withlarge numbers of visitors still coming to the site for a surprisingform of war tourism.

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Once more on the first kings of Egypt

Once more on the first kings of Egypt
(Once more on the first kings of Egypt)

Author(s):Krzysztof M. Ciałowicz
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:205-220
No. of Pages:16
Keywords:Predynastic; Protodynastic; Naqada culture; Tell el-Farkha; Horus name
Summary/Abstract:The succession of Late Predynastic rulers is one of the most importantproblems in the research on the beginnings of the Egyptian State.The results of the most recent study and excavations provide newarguments for the discussion. The discoveries at Tell el-Farkha (inthe eastern Nile Delta) have demonstrated that the formation of theworld’s first territorial state was a much more complicated processthan previously supposed. There was one state in the middle ofNaqada IIIB Egypt, dominated by a single political centre, possiblyAbydos. Iry-Hor was probably the first king known to have ruledover the whole of Egypt.

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Old Babylonian Nērebtum and its main deity

Old Babylonian Nērebtum and its main deity
(Old Babylonian Nērebtum and its main deity)

Author(s):Olga Drewnowska
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:221-233
No. of Pages:13
Keywords:Nērebtum/Tell Ishchali; gods; Old Babylonian; Sîn; Ištar-Kitītum
Summary/Abstract:This articles discusses the different hypotheses concerning the identityof the main god of the Old Babylonian city Nērebtum, focusing onthe texts and theophoric personal names from this period. The mostrecent of these have strengthened the theory that it was the god Sîn.

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Legio I Italica – orientalis

Legio I Italica – orientalis
(Legio I Italica – orientalis)

Author(s):Piotr Dyczek
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:235-250
No. of Pages:16
Keywords:Legio I Italica; Novae; connections with eastern part of Empire; inscriptions; finds
Summary/Abstract:Polish archaeological research in the Roman fortress of Novae on theLower Danube have contributed to the body of knowledge on the tiesbetween the Legio I Italica, which was headquartered there, and theeastern parts of the Empire. In some sense, the legion’s establishmentby the emperor Nero to fight in the East already left a mark on itshistory. In the wake of the civil war that followed the emperor’s death,the legion was based in Novae, but detachments continued to operatein the East until late antiquity. Such ties must have left an indeliblemark on the religious beliefs and material culture of the soldiers.Archaeological and epigraphic investigations give insight into thecomplexity of these relations and influences.

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A painted diptych from Gerasa

A painted diptych from Gerasa
(A painted diptych from Gerasa)

Author(s):Krystyna Gawlikowska, Michał Gawlikowski
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:251-258
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:Gerasa/Jerash; Byzantine painting; diptych; Jafnid
Summary/Abstract:A miniature bone diptych found in the so-called Umayyad House,in the fill of an earlier cistern, presents the images of a man anda bejewelled lady, both on a gilded background. The man seems tobear royal attributes and is tentatively identified here as the Jafnidruler al-Mundhir (569–581). This diptych is the best preserved ofa short series of apparently identical objects on record.

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Archaeological and social contexts of Late Bronze Age cylinder seals from Transcaucasia

Archaeological and social contexts of Late Bronze Age cylinder seals from Transcaucasia
(Archaeological and social contexts of Late Bronze Age cylinder seals from Transcaucasia)

Author(s):Mateusz Iskra
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:259-269
No. of Pages:11
Keywords:cylinder seals; Transcaucasia; Late Bronze Age; kurgan; necklace
Summary/Abstract:Cylinder seals in ancient Transcaucasia appear mostly in mortuarycontexts of the later phases of the Late Bronze Age. They are classifiedas southern imports, manufactured in Mitannian centers locatedin northern Syria. Most of the cylinder seals from Transcaucasiabelong to the Mitannian “common style” and are made of paste.The high demand for this kind of objects can be connected with thedevelopment of long distance trade between the southern Caucasusand northern Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th century BC.Since no system of writing was in use in Transcaucasia before thebeginning of the 1st millennium BC, it is not entirely clear whetherthe seals served any actual purpose as seals or were treated simply as“decorative beads”, as is generally proposed today, forming necklacesfor the affluent.

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Metsamor: topography of an archeological site near Metsamor River

Metsamor: topography of an archeological site near Metsamor River
(Metsamor: topography of an archeological site near Metsamor River)

Author(s):Krzysztof Jakubiak, Artavazd Zakyan
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:271-284
No. of Pages:14
Keywords:Metsamor; citadel; stone architecture; oval shrines; Ararat plain; Bronze Age; Iron Age
Summary/Abstract:The Metsamor archaeological site is one of the most important materialrelics of ancient Armenia. Regular excavations were conducted therefrom the beginning of the 1960s until 2003, but the results failedto get much publicity, being published mostly in Armenian andsporadically in Russian. The most spectacular buildings discovered onthe site were small oval shrines (dated to the Early Iron Age) locatedon the southern slopes of the citadel hill. The settlement from thistime (about 1150–850 BC) was located on the opposite side of thehill. The article reconsiders the evidence from old excavations as wellas new research of a current Polish–Armenian project in an attemptto reconstruct the organization of internal space in this small town.It has been established that, compared to similar sites from ancientArmenia, Metsamor was for several centuries a relatively prosperoustown, well-organized and most probably well governed.

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Urkesh ceramic evidence for function

Urkesh ceramic evidence for function
(Urkesh ceramic evidence for function)

Author(s):Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:285-304
No. of Pages:20
Keywords:Urkesh/Tell Mozan; Urkesh abi; platform; ceramic function; quantitative analysis
Summary/Abstract:A 14 is a well defined stratigraphic space, adjacent to a ceremonialplatform and to the abi, the underground passage to the Netherworld.Some significant ceramic assemblages were found there, and ananalysis of their function suggests that they were used for storage ofdry goods in function of events that would take place in connectionwith the ceremonial features nearby.

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Once more about cylinder-seal impressions on ceramic vessels: an anthropological point of view on a find from Tilbeshar

Once more about cylinder-seal impressions on ceramic vessels: an anthropological point of view on a find from Tilbeshar
(Once more about cylinder-seal impressions on ceramic vessels: an anthropological point of view on a find from Tilbeshar)

Author(s):Christine Kepinski
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:305-311
No. of Pages:7
Keywords:cylinder seal impression on jar; southeast Turkey; Early Bronze; social rituals
Summary/Abstract:The Tilbeshar excavations provided a sherd with a cylinder sealimpression. The sherd is from a jar attributed to the Early MiddleEuphrates (=EME) 4 phase. The zigzag motif corresponds todecoration that is intended to distinguish a pot offered or used in thecontext of a specific social ritual.

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˘Hiptūnu and ˘Habruri: an archaeological point of view

˘Hiptūnu and ˘Habruri: an archaeological point of view
(˘Hiptūnu and ˘Habruri: an archaeological point of view)

Author(s):Rafał Koliński
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:313-331
No. of Pages:19
Keywords:Neo‑Assyrian period; Neo-Assyrian geography; ˘Habruri; ˘Hiptūnu
Summary/Abstract:Despite decades of research, the geography of the Neo-AssyrianEmpire still has its obscure points and inadequately studied regions.One of these is an area directly east of the Assyrian heartland, in thehilly highlands of Kurdistan. The state of affairs is due to the region’slong inaccessibility because of the political situation in Iraq. Thispaper focuses on two particular toponyms: the land and the provinceof˘ Habruri and the city of˘ Hiptūnu. The location of both these topoiis discussed in light of data acquired recently during the fieldworkof the Upper Greater Zab Archaeological Reconnaissance (UGZAR)project in Iraqi Kurdistan.

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The citadel in North Mesopotamian Erbil (Iraq): challenges for the preservation and adaptation to new function of an Ottoman-period house

The citadel in North Mesopotamian Erbil (Iraq): challenges for the preservation and adaptation to new function of an Ottoman-period house
(The citadel in North Mesopotamian Erbil (Iraq): challenges for the preservation and adaptation to new function of an Ottoman-period house)

Author(s):Marek Kowalczyk, Mirosław Olbryś
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:333-354
No. of Pages:22
Keywords:world heritage; Erbil citadel; Ottoman period; mud-brick construction; conservation assessment; design
Summary/Abstract:The Citadel in Erbil is the most important monument in IraqiKurdistan and a key archaeological site in ancient Mesopotamia inview of the preservation of a unique architectural and urban legacy,as well as the assumed archaeological heritage. The site covers anarea of 10.2 hectares and features uninterrupted settlement fromat least the 5th millennium BC. In 2006, the Kurdistan RegionalGovernment launched a revitalization program aimed at attractingvisitors from all over Iraq. In 2012, architectural and buildingconservationdocumentation was prepared for a historic house,Building 22/3. Located in the southern part of the city, it is one ofits oldest monuments (mid-19th century AD) with late Ottomanportals in the eastern façade attesting to its rich past. Remains of anursi room, with richly decorated bay windows of the shanasheel type,have been preserved on the first floor.

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The long life of a royal seal and the Nuzi bullae in the Harvard Semitic Museum

The long life of a royal seal and the Nuzi bullae in the Harvard Semitic Museum
(The long life of a royal seal and the Nuzi bullae in the Harvard Semitic Museum)

Author(s):Marta Luciani
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:355-391
No. of Pages:37
Keywords:Nuzi; glyptic; eastern Iraq; Late Bronze Age; Mitanni; Harvard Semitic Museum
Summary/Abstract:The study of several unpublished bullae from the 1920s–1930sexcavation at Yorgan Tepe, ancient Nuzi, stored in the Harvard SemiticMuseum, sheds light onto the administrative practices of the localelite in the last phases of the city’s existence. Through comparisonswith the cuneiform record, I propose to identify a specific memberof the royal family as the user/owner of the cylinder seal presentedhere. Iconographic and stylistic contextualization lead me to appraisethe history, administrative connections and possibly even politicalambitions of this likely member of the Nuzi ruling house. Bylooking at motifs and traditions of themes, I offer a contributionto the present discourse on Hurrian culture, identity and power asevidenced by glyptic art.

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Late Chalcolithic pottery from Tell Raffaan (Eski Mosul Dam Project)

Late Chalcolithic pottery from Tell Raffaan (Eski Mosul Dam Project)
(Late Chalcolithic pottery from Tell Raffaan (Eski Mosul Dam Project))

Author(s):Dorota Ławecka
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:393-416
No. of Pages:24
Keywords:Tell Raffaan; Northern Mesopotamia; Eski Mosul Dam Project; Late Chalcolithic 2 pottery
Summary/Abstract:In 1984, the small site of Tell Raffaan was excavated briefly as partof the international salvage project (Eski Mosul Dam Project) inNorthern Iraq. The Polish Archaeological Mission, directed in thefield by Piotr Bieliński, uncovered a badly eroded cultural layerdated to the Late Chalcolithic 2 period, which yielded the potteryassemblage published in this article.

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Another town in the Northern Mesopotamia plains: excavations at Qasr Shemamok (Kurdistan, Iraq) in 2017–2018

Another town in the Northern Mesopotamia plains: excavations at Qasr Shemamok (Kurdistan, Iraq) in 2017–2018
(Another town in the Northern Mesopotamia plains: excavations at Qasr Shemamok (Kurdistan, Iraq) in 2017–2018)

Author(s):Maria Grazia Masetti-Rouault, Olivier Rouault
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:417-432
No. of Pages:16
Keywords:archaeology; excavation; survey; city; empire; environment; management; urbanization; urban walls; ceramic; iconography; Northern Mesopotamia; Assyria; Mitanni; Hurrian
Summary/Abstract:Excavations at the site of Qasr Shemamok (Kurdistan, Iraq), situatednot far from the confluence of the Upper Zab into the Tigris, hasoffered the opportunity to follow the evolution of the settlementsystem along the southern bank of the Shiwazor river. Attested sincethe Chalcolithic period, the site developed into an urban center,possibly already during the Ninevite 5 period, later becominga provincial capital of the Assyrian empire. For the moment, QasrShemamok, which has been excavated since 2011, is known mainlyfor its Parthian and Neo-Assyrian remains, but recent research hashighlighted especially the Middle Assyrian and Late Bronze “Mitanni”levels. Additionally, a program launched in 2018 has embarked onthe exploration of the more ancient sites in the same environment,contributing new information about the sequence of Chalcolithicand Early Bronze Age occupation.

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Seal, amulet or both?

Seal, amulet or both?
(Seal, amulet or both?)

Author(s):Diederik J.W. Meijer
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:433-439
No. of Pages:7
Keywords:Syrian Middle Bronze; baked clay cylinder seal
Summary/Abstract:An ugly baked clay cylinder seal from Hammam al-Turkman ispublished here with a short discussion of some parallels. It is suggestedthat in the course of the Middle Bronze II period functionarieshoused in the Administrative Complex may have been using threegenres of cylinder seals: simple baked clay ones like the one discussedhere, better made baked clay ones and the Old Babylonian (Sippar?)style ones, of which only impressions on bullae were found.

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A marmara plaque from Nea Paphos with Ganymedes abducted by an eagle

A marmara plaque from Nea Paphos with Ganymedes abducted by an eagle
(A marmara plaque from Nea Paphos with Ganymedes abducted by an eagle)

Author(s):Henryk Meyza
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:441-449
No. of Pages:9
Keywords:Nea Paphos; Ganymedes; eagle of Zeus; relief; Northwestern House; marmara gypsum stone
Summary/Abstract:The article discusses the iconographic theme of Ganymedes abductedby an eagle, the bird either embodying Zeus or acting for the god,depicted on a small plaque of local laminated gypsum, 19.2 cm high,found in Nea Paphos on Cyprus. The floor-level context from theso-called Northwestern House (under the Villa of Theseus) was datedby the pottery assemblage to the end of 1st century AD. The image onthe Nea Paphos plaque shows Ganymedes in a traditional pose, holdingonto the eagle’s neck in order not to fall. This gesture is discussed inrelation to its meaning and artistic prototypes. An unusual feature forthis iconographic is the presumed altar shown next to Ganymedes’ feet.

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On some early Mesopotamian percussionists

On some early Mesopotamian percussionists
(On some early Mesopotamian percussionists)

Author(s):Piotr Michałowski
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:451-476
No. of Pages:26
Keywords:Sumerian and Babylonian music; musical instruments; Sumerian song types; organology; percussion; percussionists
Summary/Abstract:This article discusses certain aspects of early Mesopotamian musicalpractices, focusing on a small set of native terms for instrumentsand performers. Assuming, in anthropological terms, that musicalinstruments, like other culturally important objects, can be classifiedin multiple contextually different ways, it is argued that certainSumerian words could in some contexts signify specific instrumentsor types of musicians, while in other usage could stand for a class ofinstruments, for song types, or in the case of balagˆ, for all musicalinstruments. More specifically, the terms adab and tigi are subjectedto analysis, resulting in the proposal that in 3rd and 2nd millenniumtexts these designated only song types and not, as is often asserted,physical musical instruments.

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Islamic harbour in Kharaib al-Dasht Bay? Some remarks on the pottery collection from the Underwater Survey along the coast of Failaka Island

Islamic harbour in Kharaib al-Dasht Bay? Some remarks on the pottery collection from the Underwater Survey along the coast of Failaka Island
(Islamic harbour in Kharaib al-Dasht Bay? Some remarks on the pottery collection from the Underwater Survey along the coast of Failaka Island)

Author(s):Marta Mierzejewska
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:477-492
No. of Pages:16
Keywords:harbour; Arabian Gulf trade; Failaka Island; Torpedo Jar; amphorae
Summary/Abstract:An ongoing Kuwaiti–Polish archaeological investigation of thecoastal waters of Kharaib al-Dasht Bay, located in the northernpart of Failaka Island, has been focused on clusters of stone objectsassociated with fishing by the inhabitants of two Islamic coastalsettlements: Kharaib al-Dasht in the eastern part of the bay andAl-Quraniyah at its western end. Feature 12, identified provisionally asthe remains of a harbor, has yielded abundant ceramic material bothinside and around the structure. A study of the pottery revealed thatmost of the collection represented highly specialized storage/transportvessels. This observation, coupled with a large number of pottery sherdsreused as fishing-net weights, confirmed the tentative identification ofFeature 12 as a harbor. A comparative typo-chronological analysis ofthe ceramic material linked the intensive transport and trade activitiesin the coastal area of Feature 12 with the functioning of Al-Quraniyah.

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Hellenistic tableware with stamped decoration from Tell Arbid (Syria)

Hellenistic tableware with stamped decoration from Tell Arbid (Syria)
(Hellenistic tableware with stamped decoration from Tell Arbid (Syria))

Author(s):Marta Momot
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:493-502
No. of Pages:10
Keywords:Syria; Tell Arbid; Hellenistic tableware; decorated bowls; stamped decoration; palmettes; lanceolate leaves; rosettes; roulette
Summary/Abstract:Tell Arbid, an extensive and multicultural site in northeastern Syria,encompasses a dominant large tell and three smaller mounds, oneof which yielded remains of a Hellenistic settlement. Exemplars ofHellenistic pottery unearthed there comprised, mainly, fragmentsof tableware covered with red slip, Two pieces from this assemblagefeatured stamped decoration on the floors of bowls: a small rosetteand four palmettes in one case and a design of 12 lanceolate leaves andsmall rosettes in the other. They are rare examples of local adaptationof ornaments typical of tableware from the main production centersof the age. One also features an atypical use of stamping for thereproduction of a decoration originally made in a different technique.

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Three ritual vessels from the Mittani-period temple at Tell Bazi

Three ritual vessels from the Mittani-period temple at Tell Bazi
(Three ritual vessels from the Mittani-period temple at Tell Bazi)

Author(s):Adelheid Otto, Berthold Einwag
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:503-517
No. of Pages:15
Keywords:Late Bronze Age; Syria; ritual vessel; residue analysis; pottery; Mittani; temple
Summary/Abstract:Three vessels with an exceptionally rich theriomorphic decorationwere found in the main temple on the top of the citadel at Tell Bazi(Syria). Residue analysis indicates their use for libation offerings ofbeer and wine. Apparently they had been used as ritual vessels in thetemple during the Mittani period. When they fell out of use, theywere ritually discarded inside the sacred area.

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“Pigeon broth” and other meat dishes prepared by the people of Tell Arbid in the 3rd millennium BC

“Pigeon broth” and other meat dishes prepared by the people of Tell Arbid in the 3rd millennium BC
(“Pigeon broth” and other meat dishes prepared by the people of Tell Arbid in the 3rd millennium BC)

Author(s):Joanna Piątkowska-Małecka, Anna Smogorzewska
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:519-534
No. of Pages:16
Keywords:meat; kitchen; diet; Tell Arbid; Syrian Jezirah
Summary/Abstract:The reconstruction of the meat diet in the Syrian Jezirah in theEJZ 2–EJZ 3 periods, presented in this article, is based on data fromthe site of Tell Arbid (Area D), both archaeological sources and theresults of archaeozoological analyses, supplemented with a reading ofwritten sources and ethnographic data. It was possible to identify thekinds of meat consumed as well as the cooking techniques used bythe inhabitants of Tell Arbid to prepare their meat dishes.

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A 3rd millennium BC stone stamp seal from the Omani site of Qumayrah Ayn 3

A 3rd millennium BC stone stamp seal from the Omani site of Qumayrah Ayn 3
(A 3rd millennium BC stone stamp seal from the Omani site of Qumayrah Ayn 3)

Author(s):Agnieszka Pieńkowska
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:535-545
No. of Pages:11
Keywords:stamp seal; archaeology of Arabian Gulf; Om; Qumayrah Valley; Bronze Age; Umm an-Nar
Summary/Abstract:Bronze Age seals are a fairly common find in Mesopotamia, the IndusValley and the northern part of the Arabian Gulf. Conversely, theseal assemblage from the southeastern Arabian Peninsula, where sealsemerged in the 3rd millennium BC, is sparse and heavily diversifiedin terms of shape, size and decoration. Moreover, no characteristicseal type was developed in the area and the bulk of the examples areimports or imitations of seals from other regions. A stone stamp sealfrom the second half of the 3rd millennium BC, found at the siteof Qumayrah Ayn 3 in northwestern Oman by the Polish–OmaniArchaeological Mission (PCMA UW) has no known parallels andseems to be of local provenience. It fosters a return to the discussionof the actual function of these seals and the reasons for their rarity inthis part of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Tell Barri/Kahat : le ‘Pantheon’. Données et problèmes

Tell Barri/Kahat : le ‘Pantheon’. Données et problèmes
(Tell Barri/Kahat : le ‘Pantheon’. Données et problèmes)

Author(s):Raffaella Pierobon Benoit
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:547-569
No. of Pages:23
Keywords:Tell Barri; religion; divinités; Héraclès; Bar-Marayn; Hatra
Summary/Abstract:Tell Barri, tell imposant de la Djéziréh syrienne, dont l’histoire s’étaledu Bronze Ancien au Moyen Age, a livré de nombreuses traces de lavie quotidienne de ses habitants, y compris de leurs cultes, modifiésau cours du temps suite aux changements politiques et culturels.L’absence d’édifices sûrement identifiables comme religieux et dedocuments écrits ainsi que la nature souvent ambigüe des objets votifsempêchent dans la majorité des cas des interprétations ponctuelleset l’identification des divinités vénérées tout le long de son histoire,à l’exception de quelques représentations de Marduk à l’époquenéo-babylonienne et, dès l’époque hellénistique, d’Héraclès, de Bar-Marayn sous la domination parthe. A partir de ces représentations onpropose quelques considérations sur le rôle des dieux dans ce milieu frontalier.

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About some animal-shaped “amulets” from northern Syria

About some animal-shaped “amulets” from northern Syria
(About some animal-shaped “amulets” from northern Syria)

Author(s):Frances Pinnock
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:571-582
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:Northern Syria; animal amulets; Early Bronze Age
Summary/Abstract:The paper examines a small group of animal-shaped “amulets” thatare strongly unitary and apparently attested from the Early BronzeI to the Early Bronze IVB with a marked concentration of evidencefrom northern Syria. Probably sewn onto textiles, they might haverepresented domestic animals. Their chronology and relation to thecomplex social composition of the region is also discussed in the paper.

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Isin-Larsa and Sasanian graves from the site of el-Saadiya in the Hamrin region, Iraq

Isin-Larsa and Sasanian graves from the site of el-Saadiya in the Hamrin region, Iraq
(Isin-Larsa and Sasanian graves from the site of el-Saadiya in the Hamrin region, Iraq)

Author(s):Andrzej Reiche
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:583-597
No. of Pages:15
Keywords:Tell el-Saadiya; Hamrin region; Iraq; Isin-Larsa graves; Sasanian graves; Sasanian glass; Isin-Larsa pottery
Summary/Abstract:Two post-Ubaid graves were unearthed at Tell el-Saadiya, an Ubaidperiod site in the Hamrin region, by a mission from the Polish Centreof Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, during salvageexcavations in 1979–1980. One of these was a late-Sasanian burialcontaining a set of grave goods consisting of two glass and one potteryvessels, and a pair of bronze earrings. The other grave dated to the lateIsin-Larsa period and contained two jars and animal bones, remainsof a food offering typical of the period. In the Hamrin region, suchsingle burials dated to later periods were found also at other sites thatwere not resettled after the late Neolithic period.

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The power of image or how the art of photography changed early archaeology

The power of image or how the art of photography changed early archaeology
(The power of image or how the art of photography changed early archaeology)

Author(s):Monika Rekowska-Ruszkowska, Wojciech Nowakowski
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:599-618
No. of Pages:20
Keywords:early archaeological studies; excavations; museum collection; camera; photography
Summary/Abstract:The article presents different applications of early photography inarchaeological practice of the 19th and early 20th century. Soon afterits invention in 1839 was photography’s potential application forresearch recognized, however its application in the studio and thefield was gradual and differentiated due to technical difficulties takingphotographs was fraught with. Moreover, the limited possibilities ofcopying and printing put off full appreciation of the significanceof photographing monuments and artifacts for research. Finally,adapting photography to the needs of archaeology did not followexactly the same lines in all countries owing to different researchtraditions and varied nature of the explored sites and artifacts found there.

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Late 3rd millennium BC painted pottery from Tell Arbid

Late 3rd millennium BC painted pottery from Tell Arbid
(Late 3rd millennium BC painted pottery from Tell Arbid)

Author(s):Łukasz Rutkowski
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:619-638
No. of Pages:20
Keywords:Tell Arbid; post-Akkadian; Early Jezirah 5; EB/MB transition; pre‑Khabur painted pottery; late 3rd millennium BC bichrome painted vessels
Summary/Abstract:Painted pottery (Middle Bronze Khabur Ware) is widely believedto have reappeared in northern Mesopotamia at the advent of the2nd millennium BC after a long break during the second half of the3rd millennium BC when plain (i.e., unpainted) pottery prevailed.Strictly speaking, “Jezirah Bichrome Stands”, attested as late asthe EJZ 3a period (around 2500 BC), can be regarded as the last,well known mid-3rd millennium BC manifestation of the paintedpottery. Revival of painted decoration on pottery is observed duringthe OJZ 1 period (around 2000 BC), with the appearance of the“Early Khabur Ware”. However, painted ornaments on pottery inlate 3rd millennium BC contexts occur fairly occasionally. LateAkkadian and post-Akkadian layers at Tell Arbid yielded a handfulof painted potsherds that evidently preceded the Khabur Ware style.Three different types of ornaments can be distinguished among them:(1) dots and bands in black bitumen paint; (2) simple monochromaticbands in red or brown paint; (3) bichrome cross-hatched patterns onfine-ware vessels, a very rare and unusual design, which finds onlya few parallels in the region. By presenting these examples, this paperis an attempt to contribute to a debate on the Early Bronze–MiddleBronze Age transition in Upper Mesopotamia.

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Women from Tell Arbid

Women from Tell Arbid
(Women from Tell Arbid)

Author(s):Arkadiusz Sołtysiak
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:639-656
No. of Pages:18
Keywords:gender studies; Bronze Age; Syria; diet; health status; bioarchaeology
Summary/Abstract:Some evidence for social distinction of a group of women has beenobserved in the Middle Bronze Age cemetery at Tell Arbid. First, onlyfemale skeletons have been found in primary burials, while both maleand female remains were buried in multiple commingled burials. Infemales from primary burials, the frequency of dental caries wassignificantly higher, with a similar frequency of stress markers. Alsothe average δ15N value in females was higher than in males. All theseobservations may suggest that a specific group of women developeda peculiar subsistence strategy, maybe based on intensive horticulture,or a specific pattern of exogamy was present in a local society withquite a large and homogenous group of women migrating toTell Arbid from the south.

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More on Dumuzi and the “brimmed cap” of the Priest-King of Late Uruk times

More on Dumuzi and the “brimmed cap” of the Priest-King of Late Uruk times
(More on Dumuzi and the “brimmed cap” of the Priest-King of Late Uruk times)

Author(s):Piotr Steinkeller
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:657-670
No. of Pages:14
Keywords:Late Uruk; “brimmed cap”; Breitrandkappe; Priest-King; Dumuzi
Summary/Abstract:This communication revisits the question of the so-called “brimmedcap” (Breitrandkappe), which serves as an attribute of the Priest-Kingof Late Uruk art. An important new datum bearing on this issue isa pre-Sargonic plaque in the collection of the Walters Art Museum,which depicts a seated male figure wearing such a cap. It is arguedthat this figure is Dumuzi. Finally, a possible connection betweenDumuzi and the archaic Priest-King is considered.

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A recycled ivory panel from Samaria

A recycled ivory panel from Samaria
(A recycled ivory panel from Samaria)

Author(s):Claudia E. Suter
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:671-686
No. of Pages:16
Keywords:Levantine ivory carving; Samaria; recycling
Summary/Abstract:Recycling objects made of precious materials is well documented inthe ancient Near East. Precious metals used in plating statuary, forexample, were melted down for reuse, and seals made of preciousstones were recut. Ivory was another highly valued material, butso far hardly any recycling of ivory objects has been detected. Thiscontribution presents a possible case from Samaria and examinesother, similar instances among Levantine ivory carvings of the IronAge, to which the assemblage from the Israelite capital belonged.

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Infant burials in the Ninevite 5 mortuary landscape

Infant burials in the Ninevite 5 mortuary landscape
(Infant burials in the Ninevite 5 mortuary landscape)

Author(s):Dariusz Szeląg, Zuzanna Wygnańska
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:687-712
No. of Pages:26
Keywords:Tell Arbid; infant graves; Ninevite 5 period; burial customs
Summary/Abstract:Several infant burials dating to various phases of the Ninevite 5 periodwere found on Tell Arbid, a site in northeastern Syria excavated byPiotr Bieliński from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean ArchaeologyUniversity of Warsaw. They shed new light on child burials froma period that is otherwise poorly documented in this respect. Simplein type and lacking in grave goods, the infant graves may seemperfunctory at first glance and yet they appear to have a definedposition in the mortuary landscape and social memory of the time asexpressed by their special location, mostly under house floors, as wellas by the attention and care invested in arranging for a formal burial.Even if not full-fledged society members nor hierarchically relevant,fetuses, stillborn babies and deceased infants evidently occupied animportant place in the social consciousness, possibly as negotiatorsbetween ancestors and living successors. This is in itself indicativeof specific Ninevite 5 beliefs regarding the position of infants at thenexus of the two worlds, of the living and of the dead.

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In search of the Holy Grail: Hittite DGAL.ZU reconsidered

In search of the Holy Grail: Hittite DGAL.ZU reconsidered
(In search of the Holy Grail: Hittite DGAL.ZU reconsidered)

Author(s):Piotr Taracha
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:713-719
No. of Pages:7
Keywords:Hittite cult; DGAL.ZU; cult libations; Holy Grail
Summary/Abstract:This paper provides new arguments in favor of Güterbock’s oldhypothesis identifying the Hittite deity GAL.ZU with a deifiedcup. Further, once the cup used in Hittite liturgy for drinking godswas deified, its cult could well have been connected with the lifegivingrain that one of the Blessings for Labarna the king (CTH820) refers to, which ensured the life, health and fertility of the kingand, consequently, the prosperity of the entire land. The idea of thewine symbolizing a god in Hittite liturgy implies a kind of mysticalthinking comparable to the idea of consecration of the sacramentalwine into the Redeemer’s blood in celebration of the Eucharist.

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Chagar Bazar (Ašnakkum) à la période du Bronze moyen : le connu et l’inconnu

Chagar Bazar (Ašnakkum) à la période du Bronze moyen : le connu et l’inconnu
(Chagar Bazar (Ašnakkum) à la période du Bronze moyen : le connu et l’inconnu)

Author(s):Önhan Tunca
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:721-731
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:Chagar Bazar; Ašnakkum; Old Babylonian palace; Middle Bronze period; erosion; cuneiform tablets; hollow ways
Summary/Abstract:The presence of a palatial complex in Chagar Bazar (Ašnakkum) iswell assured. We can try to determine the extension of this palatialcomplex thanks to the discoveries made until 2011. It thus appearsthat this complex should cover an area of about one hectare at least.It is also likely that the present tell only corresponds to a small partof the ancient high city, the rest of which disappeared because oferosion.

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Why are some discoid loom weights grooved? Answers from experimental archaeology on the functionality of weaving tools in the Bronze Age Aegean

Why are some discoid loom weights grooved? Answers from experimental archaeology on the functionality of weaving tools in the Bronze Age Aegean
(Why are some discoid loom weights grooved? Answers from experimental archaeology on the functionality of weaving tools in the Bronze Age Aegean)

Author(s):Agata Ulanowska
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:733-758
No. of Pages:26
Keywords:textile tools; weaving technology; discoid loom weights; Bronze Age Greece; experimental archaeology
Summary/Abstract:This paper re-examines discoid loom weights, a specific type thatoriginated in Early Bronze Age Crete and was widespread in theBronze Age Mediterranean. The growing popularity of these tools, asattested by the archaeological record, is discussed in relation to theirgeneral functionality and specific weaving techniques that may havecome with them. The functional parameters of discoid loom weights,i.e., weight and thickness, implying the types of fabrics that may havebeen produced with their use, are analyzed together with use-wearmarks on the tools, which demonstrate how the loom weights wereattached to warp threads. The grooves on the upper edges of someof these tools are discussed as a post-production feature on the basisof experimental modelling. The presented results are the effect ofarchaeological experiments and tests undertaken by the author withstudents of archaeology from the University of Warsaw and weaversfrom the Biskupin Archaeological Museum.

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Geodesy and photogrammetry in archaeology. Advanced documentation methods used by the Kuwaiti–Polish Archaeological Mission

Geodesy and photogrammetry in archaeology. Advanced documentation methods used by the Kuwaiti–Polish Archaeological Mission
(Geodesy and photogrammetry in archaeology. Advanced documentation methods used by the Kuwaiti–Polish Archaeological Mission)

Author(s):Piotr Zakrzewski
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:759-775
No. of Pages:17
Keywords:geodesy; photogrammetry; total station theodolite; digital terrain model; structure from motion; multi-view stereo; three dimensional models
Summary/Abstract:Fast and precise archaeological fieldwork relies on the use ofadvanced documentation methods. Needless to say, the applicationof sophisticated tools and modern technologies for archaeologicalpurposes is becoming nowadays a common practice. Working asa surveyor and documentalist for the Kuwaiti–Polish ArchaeologicalMission, the author was charged with developing and implementingnew technologies and documentation techniques to improvesignificantly the process of collecting and interpreting archaeologicaldata. To that end, a multi-disciplinary approach was used, combininggeodetic and photogrammetric methodology, and equipment. Thispaper describes the methods, presenting their capabilities andlimitations, and possible ways of application.

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Note on snake ritual in Saruq al-Hadid

Note on snake ritual in Saruq al-Hadid
(Note on snake ritual in Saruq al-Hadid)

Author(s):Iwona Zych
Language:English
Subject(s):Archaeology, Ancient World
Page Range:777-791
No. of Pages:15
Keywords:Southeastern Arabia; copper serpent; ritual offering; Iron Age II; Saruq al-Hadid
Summary/Abstract:An apparent Iron Age II ritual offering deposit, comprising amongothers a triad of copper snake figurines, discovered in the Polish sectorof the excavation at the site of Saruq al-Hadid (Emirate of Dubai,UAE), is considered in light of a growing body of archaeologicalevidence for ophiolatry from southeastern Arabia. In this preliminarynote attention is drawn to parallels from the Levant, tapping intoa long-lasting tradition from the Late Bronze Age and early IronAge, suggestive of long-distance contacts between the two regions.Remarks on the interpretation of the ritual draw upon ethnographicalstudies of modern snake veneration in South India.

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Stories Told Around the Fountain. Papers Offered to Piotr Bieliński on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday Stories Told Around the Fountain. Papers Offered to Piotr Bieliński on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday

O Piotrze, fontannie i Starożytnym Bliskim Wschodzie

O Piotrze, fontannie i Starożytnym Bliskim Wschodzie (About Piotr, a fountain and the Ancient Near East)