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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 728-742, May/June 2026.ABSTRACT Bone anvils used to sharpen metal sickle blades are frequently documented in the archaeological record of the Roman and medieval Mediterranean and beyond, with new finds reported each year. This article reports anvils from the early medieval town of Walīla (Roman Volubilis) in northern Morocco and presents two other types of bone tools (bone ...
Lisa Yeomans +4 more
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The Delineation Between Believer, Rebel, and Heretic: Islamic Heterodoxy in the Late Umayyad Period [PDF]
, 2012 This research explores the concept of orthodoxy and heresy in an Islamic context during the late Umayyad period, by investigating two early Islamic heretics, al-Harith ibn Surayj and Jahm ibn Safwan. The goal is to demonstrate the heterodoxical nature of
Novak, Valerie Lynn
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Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 138-196, November 2025.ABSTRACT The site of Dadan, in the al‐ʿUlā valley, is one of the major and longest‐settled ancient oasis settlements in northwest Arabia. As part of the Saudi‐French Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA), a study of its pre‐Islamic ceramic assemblage has been underway since 2020.
Shadi Shabo +2 more
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Arab-Byzantine and Umayyad coins from Marea/Philoxenite: preliminary observations [PDF]
Polish Archaeology in the MediterraneanArchaeological research at Marea/Philoxenite, conducted by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw in collaboration with the Archaeological Museum in Kraków since 2000, has focused mainly on the site of the Great Basilica ...
Barbara Zając
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Breeze of Continuity: New Evidence for the Occupation of Jumeirah Throughout the Islamic Period
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 306-327, November 2025.ABSTRACT The Jumeirah Archaeological Research Project seeks to reassess the long‐term occupation of Jumeirah through an integrated study of three key archaeological sites—Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3. This study builds upon previous excavations and archival data to refine the chronology of the settlement and examine whether these sites functioned as a single ...
Karol Juchniewicz +4 more
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Early Islamic mosaics of the Umayyad period and their relations to mosaics [PDF]
, 2019 Thema der Dissertation ist die Mosaikkunst in der Region Syrien/ Palästina/ Jordanien („Levante“) von der Spätantike bis in frühislamische Zeit: Untersucht wurden die Beziehungen umajjadischer Mosaiken zu vorislamischen einerseits sowie zu den ...
Mohsen, Hisham Saleh Abed
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The rulership of Pippin I of Aquitaine
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 545-571, November 2025.This article uses the reign of Pippin I of Aquitaine (d. 838) as a case study for the historiographical concept of ‘sub‐rulership’ in Carolingian Francia. It unpicks how Pippin’s status varied over time, arguing that Pippin’s rulership represents well the tension between kingship as an office and as a dynastic status.
Eddie Meehan
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Maǧallaẗ Qiṭāʿ Al-Dirāsāt Al-Insāniyyaẗ, 2020 تهدف الدراسة إلى تسليط الضوء على المناجيق وأثرها في المعارک الحربية في العصر الأموي في الدولة الإسلامية، ويتضمن البحث تعريف المنجنيق، وأصولها وتاريخ ظهورها، کما يتناول أنواعها مع عرض وصف تفصيلي لکل نوع على حده، وبيان لطرق صناعتها التي بلغت مرحلة متقدمة ...
أسماء محمد عبد اللطيف شحاته
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The Mosque‒Dār al-Imāra Complex at ʿAnjar
Al-'Usur al-Wusta, 2022 Located in a corner of the Biqāʿ Valley, midway along the ancient route linking Beirut to Damascus, ʿAnjar remains one of the most significant—though least understood—Umayyad foundations in Greater Syria. With a plan shaped in strict accordance with the
Aila Santi
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A “Documentary Turn” in the Medieval History of Egypt and Syria?
History Compass, Volume 23, Issue 10-12, October-December 2025.ABSTRACT The field of medieval Middle East history has seen a renewed attention to the use of documentary sources in recent years. These sources have long seen some neglect, and their interpretation has suffered from a stubborn narrative of paucity that has tended to relegate them to the fringe of this history. With the impact of other scholarly trends
Daisy Livingston
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