Household Studies in Complex Societies: (Micro) Archaeological and Textual Approaches (Oriental Institute Seminars)
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Published by Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2015
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- Household Studies in Complex Societies: (Micro) Archaeological and Textual Approaches (Oriental Institute Seminars)
- Publisher
- Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
- Publication year
- 2015
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- New
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- Soft cover
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- English
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- 1614910235
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- 9781614910237
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
“Introduction: Household Studies in Complex Societies: (Micro) Archaeological and Textual Approaches.” Miriam Müller, The Oriental Institute
PART I: Method and Theory
1. “Investigating Traces of Everyday Life in Ancient Households: Some Methodological Considerations.” Lynn Rainville, Sweet Briar College
2. “Activity-area Analysis: A Comprehensive Theoretical Model.” Peter Pfälzner, University of Tübingen
3. “How to Reconstruct Daily Life in a Near Eastern Settlement: Possibilities and Constraints of a Combined Archaeological, Historical,
and Scientific Approach.” Adelheid Otto, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
4. “Ancient Egyptian Houses and Households: Architecture, Artifacts, Conceptualization, and Interpretation.” Kate Spence, University of Cambridge
5. “Artifact Assemblages in Classical Greek Domestic Contexts: Toward a New Approach.” Lisa C. Nevett, University of Michigan
PART II: PERCEPTION OF SPACE
6. “Interaction between Texts and Social Space in Mesopotamian Houses: A Movement and Sensory Approach.” Paolo Brusasco, University of Genova
7. “Clean and Unclean Space: Domestic Waste Management at Elephantine.” Felix Arnold, German Archaeological Institute, Cairo
8. “Creating a Neighborhood within a Changing Town: Household and Other Agencies at Amara West in Nubia.” Neal Spencer, British Museum
9. “Crucial Contexts: A Closer Reading of the Household of the Casa del Menandro at Pompeii.” Jens-Arne Dickmann, University of Freiburg
PART III: IDENTITY AND ETHNICITY
10. “Private House or Temple? Decoding Patterns of the Old Babylonian Architecture.” Peter A. Miglus, University of Heidelberg
11. “Hybrid Households: Institutional Affiliations and Household Identity in the Town of Wah-sut (South Abydos).” Nicholas Picardo, The Giza Project, Harvard University
12. “Living in Households, Constructing Identities: Ethnicity, Boundaries, and Empire in Iron II Tell en-Nasbeh.” Aaron J. Brody, Pacific School of Religion
13. “Micro-archaeological Perspectives on the Philistine Household throughout the Iron Age and Their Implications.” Aren M. Maeir, Bar-Ilan University
PART IV: SOCIETY
14. “Property Title, Domestic Architecture, and Household Lifecycles in Egypt.” Brian P. Muhs, The Oriental Institute
15. “Late Middle Kingdom Society in a Neighborhood of Tell el-Dabʿa/Avaris.” Miriam Müller, The Oriental Institute
16. “Family Structure, Household Cycle, and the Social Use of Domestic Space in Urban Babylonia.” Heather D. Baker, University of Vienna
17. “Reconstructing Houses and Archives in Early Islamic Jēme.” Tasha Vorderstrasse, The Oriental Institute
PART V: RESPONSES
18. “Social Conditions in the Ancient Near East: Houses and Households in Perspective.” Elizabeth C. Stone, State University of New York
19. “Multifunctionality and Hybrid Households: The Case of Ancient Egypt.” Nadine Moeller, The Oriental Institute
20. “A Mesoamerican Perspective on Old World Household Studies in Complex Societies.” Cynthia Robin, Northwestern University
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