- University of Leicester, School of Archaeology and Ancient History, Faculty Memberadd
- Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Cultural Theory, Design, and 29 moreChemistry, Earth Sciences, Gender, History, International Studies, Philosophy, Research Methodology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Technology, Medieval Studies, Islamic History, Medieval Archaeology, Medieval History, Material Culture, Cultural Transmission (Evolutionary Biology), Early Medieval Archaeology, Pottery (Archaeology), Late Antique Archaeology, Islamic Archaeology, Al-Andalus, Ceramic Petrography, Early Islamic Archaeology, Nasri Kingdom of Granada, Urban Archaeology and archaeological risk mapping, Medieval Pottery, Ceramica Islamica, Medieval Ceramics, and Environmental Sustainabilityedit
- My main interest is focused in archaeology of the early Islamic period, and particularly in Iberia and in the Arab/Pe... moreMy main interest is focused in archaeology of the early Islamic period, and particularly in Iberia and in the Arab/Persian Gulf, although I am interested in all kinds of cultural encounters. I also like to get involved in questions of relations between Archaeology and History and in theoretical thinking in Archaeology in general.
I have studied the early Islamic period in Spain (7th-11th centuries), mainly through pottery studies. I have also developed projects in other areas of the Mediterranean: Butrint (Albania) in the Venetian-Ottoman period, Athens Greece in the early medieval period and Palestine in the Byzantine-Islamic transition. I have some years of experience in Medieval and Postmedieval archaeology in Granada. Currently I am working in Qatar and in the archaeology of the Gulf.
Please, if you are interested in my publications, see my CV attached and get in touch.edit
Estudio del cambio cultural del Reino Nazarí de Granada a la Corona Castellana a través del registro cerámico recobrado en las excavaciones arqueológicas del castillo de Íllora, Granada.
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Sistematización de análisis de cerámicas de época nazarí en la zona de la Provincia de Granada
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Segunda aproximación a la cerámica altomedieval del Sombrerete, Atarfe, Granada
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This book tackles the marginalisation of Islamic heritage and materiality, and aims to reposition it at the centre of academic debate. For centuries Middle Eastern cultures have been studied and classified by foreign and fundamentally... more
This book tackles the marginalisation of Islamic heritage and materiality, and aims to reposition it at the centre of academic debate. For centuries Middle Eastern cultures have been studied and classified by foreign and fundamentally ‘Orientalising’ disciplinary traditions that have often side-lined regional Islamic contexts. Vernacular practices of valuing and caring for material culture have been equally disregarded, with limited input in heritage decision-making from local, non-expert voices. At present, the Arabian Gulf represents an area of particular interest in this debate. Countries such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have a rapidly developing heritage sector, with new museums opening their doors to increasingly international audiences. This book presents the results of a two-year investigation into practices of valuation and preservation of material culture in the Islamic world, particularly in relation to archaeological, museological and architectural heritage in Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.
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Among the high number of tableware found at Puig de Sa Morisca, this paper focus on a 10-11th bowl belonging to types known as "bacini" in scholar literature. The presence of this masterpiece raises some questions about its origin and the... more
Among the high number of tableware found at Puig de Sa Morisca, this paper focus on a 10-11th bowl belonging to types known as "bacini" in scholar literature. The presence of this masterpiece raises some questions about its origin and the trade routes in the Mediterranean Bassin at the period.
A review of the fourth annual Early Medieval Archaeology Student Symposium held in University College Dublin in May 2010.
These are the proceedings of a workshop held in Granada in 2005 under the guidance of Paul Reynolds. Attendants included a few consecrated Spanish scholars and some posgraduate students who were presenting their first conclusions. They... more
These are the proceedings of a workshop held in Granada in 2005 under the guidance of Paul Reynolds. Attendants included a few consecrated Spanish scholars and some posgraduate students who were presenting their first conclusions. They all dealt with Late Roman and Early Medieval pottery in the Iberian Peninsula. The studies come from very different approaches and backgrounds, but all of them present interesting questions about different regions. The book also features a list of figures and tables that were not included in the BAR edition of Paul Reynolds' classic: "Settlement and Pottery in the Vinalopó Valley (Alicante, Spain) A.D. 400-700".
To get this book, the best is to get in touch with the research group "Toponimia, Historia y Arqueología del Reino de Granada":
http://www.ugr.es/~tharg/
To get this book, the best is to get in touch with the research group "Toponimia, Historia y Arqueología del Reino de Granada":
http://www.ugr.es/~tharg/
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In this work the pottery of five different sites of the early medieval-Islamic period (8th-11th centuries) is presented and analysed in search of a model that tries to explain factors of islamization, settlement and social change in the... more
In this work the pottery of five different sites of the early medieval-Islamic period (8th-11th centuries) is presented and analysed in search of a model that tries to explain factors of islamization, settlement and social change in the Vega of Granada. Ceramics is the main focus of the study, but attention is also paid to the development of irrigation techniques and the remains of sites in the Vega.
This is my PhD Dissertation. The link takes you to the website of the University of Granada, where it is possible to download the whole text since 2007 (3 vols). The book is slightly revised and was published in 2008. The best way of getting it is to contact the research group "Toponimia, Historia y Arqueología del Reino de Granada":
http://www.ugr.es/~tharg/
This is my PhD Dissertation. The link takes you to the website of the University of Granada, where it is possible to download the whole text since 2007 (3 vols). The book is slightly revised and was published in 2008. The best way of getting it is to contact the research group "Toponimia, Historia y Arqueología del Reino de Granada":
http://www.ugr.es/~tharg/
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In this paper the conclusions of a study on the settlement system in the Vega of Granada are presented. This work has been carried out mainly through archaeological documentation, but data coming from other kinds of studies have also been... more
In this paper the conclusions of a study on the settlement system in the Vega of Granada are presented. This work has been carried out mainly through archaeological documentation, but data coming from other kinds of studies have also been considered. The conclusions allow us to propose suggestions about the process of social evolution that took place in the first centuries of Islamic domination of the Iberian
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The Nasrid Kingdom of Granada is the last Islamic country in Medieval Europe until its conquest by Castille at the end of the XVth century. The fortified town of Ïllora is one of its defensive strongholds in its borders. This paper... more
The Nasrid Kingdom of Granada is the last Islamic country in Medieval Europe until its conquest by Castille at the end of the XVth century. The fortified town of Ïllora is one of its defensive strongholds in its borders. This paper analises the pottery of that time recovered in the excavations made in the castle-town of that place and tries to apply its results in order to achieve knowledge of that historical period.
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The first season of the Crowded Desert Project has been made possible thanks to the generous funding of UCL Qatar and the Qatar Foundation and the enthusiastic support of Qatar Museums. Future work proposed in this paper will be carried... more
The first season of the Crowded Desert Project has been made possible thanks to the generous funding of UCL Qatar and the Qatar Foundation and the enthusiastic support of Qatar Museums. Future work proposed in this paper will be carried out with the support of the Qatar National Research Fund, which has awarded the undersigning team with a National Priorities Research Program grant (NPRP8-1582-6-056). Many UCL Qatar students and other volunteers supported the Project with their work during the 2015 season and our thanks go to them. Equally, the good disposition of shepherds, hunters, and passers-by in the desert was instrumental in achieving the exciting results of this season.
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Research Interests: Geography, Archaeology, Geology, Islamic Archaeology, Archaeological Science, and 13 moreMedieval Archaeology, Islamic Studies, Archaeometry, Islamic History, Medieval Pottery, X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy, Baleares /Balearic Islands, Mediterranean archaeology, Islamic pottery, Ceramic Petrography, Al-Andalus archaeology, Almohads, and Pottery Archaeology
Research Interests: Archaeology, Geology, Archaeological Science, Archaeology of Oman, Archaeology of Oman peninsula, and 7 moreCeramic Petrography, Ceramic Glaze Technology, Islamic ceramics, Late Islamic ceramics of the Arabian Gulf, Scientific Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics, Archaeology of the Persian Gulf, and Glaze
Research Interests: Historical Archaeology, Islamic Archaeology, Archaeological Science, Early Medieval Archaeology, Ceramics (Archaeology), and 14 moreArchaeological Chemistry, Al Andalus (Islamic History), Early Islamic Archaeology, Andalusia/Al-Andalus, Ceramic Petrography, Al-Andalus archaeology, Technological change, Pottery technology and function, Thin Section Petrography, Certification, Al Andalus, Ceramic Analysis Archaeology, Pottery Archaeology, and Glazed Ceramics
ABSTRACT This paper presents a first approach to the petrographic analysis of ceramics in the early medieval Vega of Granada (south east Spain) between the 6th and the 11th centuries. The cooking wares of two sites of the Vega with urban... more
ABSTRACT This paper presents a first approach to the petrographic analysis of ceramics in the early medieval Vega of Granada (south east Spain) between the 6th and the 11th centuries. The cooking wares of two sites of the Vega with urban character, Ilbira and Garnata, are considered. They were, at different times, political capitals of the area and the production and distribution of their ceramic products have much to tell us about the nature and extent of their authority. The petrographic study shows that the assemblages of cooking pots retrieved at each site have characteristic fabric groups that allow us to relate to production centres in the vicinity of the site, if not in the site itself. Furthermore, the petrographic analysis proves that a small number of vessels move between the sites. The pattern of this movement is consistent with the historical and archaeological background of the Vega of Granada.
Research Interests: History, Islamic Archaeology, Ceramic Technology, Late Antique Archaeology, Medieval Iberian History, and 14 moreSocial Construction of Technology, Archaeometry, Medieval Pottery, Ceramics (Archaeology), Early Islamic Archaeology, Early and Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Ceramic Petrography, Al-Andalus archaeology, Petrographic Analysis of Ceramics, Pottery technology and function, Cooking Pottery, Al Andalus, Ceramic Analysis Archaeology, and Pottery Archaeology
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In this paper the conclusions of a study on the settlement system in the Vega of Granada are presented. This work has been carried out mainly through archaeological documentation, but data coming from other kinds of studies have also been... more
In this paper the conclusions of a study on the settlement system in the Vega of Granada are presented. This work has been carried out mainly through archaeological documentation, but data coming from other kinds of studies have also been considered. The conclusions allow us to propose suggestions about the process of social evolution that took place in the first centuries of Islamic domination of the Iberian Peninsula. En este trabajo se presentan las conclusiones de un estudio de poblamiento llevado a cabo en la Vega de Granada principalmente a través de la documentación arqueológica, aunque no se han despreciado los datos ofrecidos por otro tipo de estudios. Las conclusiones permiten realizar sugerencias acerca del proceso de evolución social que tuvo lugar en los primeros siglos de dominación islámica de la Península Ibérica.
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ABSTRACT THIS PAPER PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW of the archaeology of al-Andalus (the Arabic name for Islamic Spain and Portugal), from its beginnings in the late 1970s to the present day. Innovative approaches and challenging theoretical... more
ABSTRACT THIS PAPER PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW of the archaeology of al-Andalus (the Arabic name for Islamic Spain and Portugal), from its beginnings in the late 1970s to the present day. Innovative approaches and challenging theoretical stances made the archaeology of al-Andalus the spearhead of medieval archaeology in Iberia between the 1980s and 1990s. A problematic, and often conflicting, relationship between archaeology and history has characterised medieval archaeology in Spain since its inception, however, and a new awareness of these problems is emerging. This paper reviews past and current attitudes to such challenges and reflects on the future needs of the discipline. It also reflects on the politics of archaeology and on the role of medieval archaeology in revealing social change, which has until now been underrated.
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ABSTRACT This study strives to understand Islamicisation from a social point of view, rather than related only to the religious conversion or to a set of specific Islamic material manifestations. A historical context is considered as a... more
ABSTRACT This study strives to understand Islamicisation from a social point of view, rather than related only to the religious conversion or to a set of specific Islamic material manifestations. A historical context is considered as a case study. The period of the Islamicisation in the Vega of Granada (south east Spain) lasted from the 8th to the 11th centuries CE. The process of social change in this context is described using a combination of historical and archaeological sources, and then insights are made on the relation of such changes with the form of Islam that was adopted. The results point to two distinctive periods that are related with a different form of Islam and therefore, arguably, with two different islamicisations.
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ABSTRACT In this paper we undertake a petrographic analysis of cooking wares in order to explore the relationship between cultural change and issues of production, consumption and distribution of cooking wares, and particularly between... more
ABSTRACT In this paper we undertake a petrographic analysis of cooking wares in order to explore the relationship between cultural change and issues of production, consumption and distribution of cooking wares, and particularly between political authority and the location of workshops in the early Islamic Vega of Granada, a region in south-eastern Spain. This work offers the possibility of testing the potential of thin section petrography in combination with a detailed archaeological study and a well-documented historical background. Examination of both the technology and microprovenance of wares within the Vega has led to a fruitful set of results with an important impact on our understanding of the place of ceramic material culture on both the local and the regional scale.
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Studying the pottery produced in the Granada region between the eighth and eleventh centuries AD, the author describes a changing discourse of Roman and Islamic forms. This in turn can be held to reflect the changing social relations... more
Studying the pottery produced in the Granada region between the eighth and eleventh centuries AD, the author describes a changing discourse of Roman and Islamic forms. This in turn can be held to reflect the changing social relations between conquerors and conquered.
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Introduction and first results of the Crowded Desert project in Qatar
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Published in Medieval Ceramics Vol 36, pp. 1-12
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Tesis Univ. Granada. Departamento de Historia Medieval y Ciencias y Técnicas Historiográficas. Leída el 19 del 4 del 2007
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Studying the pottery produced in the Granada region between the eighth and eleventh centuries AD, the author describes a changing discourse of Roman and Islamic forms. This in turn can be held to reflect the changing social relations... more
Studying the pottery produced in the Granada region between the eighth and eleventh centuries AD, the author describes a changing discourse of Roman and Islamic forms. This in turn can be held to reflect the changing social relations between conquerors and conquered.
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This paper presents a review of the studies of early medieval (Amiral and Caliphal) pottery in al-Andalus. It opens with a discussion of the first archaeological and ceramics surveys, including an assessment of their historical and... more
This paper presents a review of the studies of early medieval (Amiral and Caliphal) pottery in al-Andalus. It opens with a discussion of the first archaeological and ceramics surveys, including an assessment of their historical and theoretical contexts and their relevance to the developing discipline. After discussion of the contributions and also shortcomings of current approaches, the article closes by sketching the direction of future research.
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In this paper the authors have combined our experience in the study of early medieval pottery and irrigation landscapes and have proposed a theoretical model to explain the enabling of irrigation in Spain at the expense of the spaces of... more
In this paper the authors have combined our experience in the study of early medieval pottery and irrigation landscapes and have proposed a theoretical model to explain the enabling of irrigation in Spain at the expense of the spaces of dry agriculture. Our model draws concepts from B. Pfaffenberger's "Social Anthropology of Technology" and P. Bourdieu's "habitus". It is a pity that we did not know Pfaffenberger's "The Harsh Facts of Hydraulics: Technology and Society in Sri Lanka's Colonization Schemes" (available now in his webpage of Academia.edu), which would have enriched our vision of this matter, but our conclusions seem to run in the same direction anyway.
The article was written in Spanish and afterwards I did the translation into English myself. The translation follows the Spanish text in the paper, for those not able to follow the original version. I apologize for the numerous mistakes, but the translation was made in rush. I will be glad to receive any comments and suggestions.
The article was written in Spanish and afterwards I did the translation into English myself. The translation follows the Spanish text in the paper, for those not able to follow the original version. I apologize for the numerous mistakes, but the translation was made in rush. I will be glad to receive any comments and suggestions.
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Research Interests: Pottery (Archaeology), Ceramic Technology, Archaeological Science, Medieval Archaeology, Archaeometry, and 10 moreAl-Andalus, Medieval Pottery, Ceramics (Archaeology), Al Andalus (Islamic History), Islamic pottery, Ceramic Petrography, Cooking Pottery, Ancient Ceramic Technology, Vega de Granada, and Medieval Ceramics of Spain, production and imports
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Research Interests: Islamic Archaeology, Medieval History, Al-Andalus archaeology, Arqueologia Medieval, and Arqueologia medieval. Al-Andalus. Arqueología Hispanomusulmana. Califato. Medina de Toledo. Reino taifa de toledo. Hábitar rural. Granjas. Norias. Agricultura. Agricultura de irrigación. Ganaderia. Campo de Criptana. Ciudad Real
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Petrographic approach to the cooking wares found in the Vega of Granada in different excavations of the Early Islamic period (8th to 11th centuries). Acknowledgements for permissions to study materials are due to Prof A. Malpica and Dr.... more
Petrographic approach to the cooking wares found in the Vega of Granada in different excavations of the Early Islamic period (8th to 11th centuries). Acknowledgements for permissions to study materials are due to Prof A. Malpica and Dr. Jose M. Martín Civantos (University of Granada), Dr. Miguel Jiménez, Ms. Inmaculada de la Torre, Mr. José J. Álvarez, Ms. Ana Ruiz and Mr. Isidro Toro, Director of the Museo Arqueológico y Etnológico Provincial de Granada. Permissions were granted through the Consejería de Cultura de la Junta de Andalucía.
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This paper presents the assemblage of pottery dug out in an excavation in Madinah Ilbirah in the year 2006, and compares it directly with the pottery of El Sombrerete. The datation of this new assemblage is mid-late 10th century and it... more
This paper presents the assemblage of pottery dug out in an excavation in Madinah Ilbirah in the year 2006, and compares it directly with the pottery of El Sombrerete. The datation of this new assemblage is mid-late 10th century and it shows significant changes from the earlier one of Sombrerete (second half of 9th century, beginnings of 10th century).
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In this paper an initial approach to the pottery extracted from the excavations of the Cerro del Sombrerete, in Madinat Ilbira (Granada), is made. This comes from an urban context from the 9th-10th centuries AD., the same moment in which... more
In this paper an initial approach to the pottery extracted from the excavations of the Cerro del Sombrerete, in Madinat Ilbira (Granada), is made. This comes from an urban context from the 9th-10th centuries AD., the same moment in which the Cordobese power is rising. In this work the results of the morphological and statistic análisis are presented, besides some conclusions on technology.
This is a very early vision on these materials. If you are interested in a more updated version, do follow my latest work (or contact me).
This is a very early vision on these materials. If you are interested in a more updated version, do follow my latest work (or contact me).
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This is the interim report of a small urban excavation in Granada, concretely in an area belonging to the outskirts of the medieval Islamic town that was occupied by a Muslim cemetery. In the later medieval period, when the town was... more
This is the interim report of a small urban excavation in Granada, concretely in an area belonging to the outskirts of the medieval Islamic town that was occupied by a Muslim cemetery. In the later medieval period, when the town was Christian, the area belonged to a monastery and remains of industrial activity related to metals or to glasses have been documented.
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Summary of my MA Dissertation, very simple. The Nasrid Kingdom of Granada was the last Islamic state in Medieval Iberia until its conquest by Castille at the end of the 15th century. The fortified town of Illora was one of its defensive... more
Summary of my MA Dissertation, very simple.
The Nasrid Kingdom of Granada was the last Islamic state in Medieval Iberia until its conquest by Castille at the end
of the 15th century. The fortified town of Illora was one of its defensive strongholds in its borders. This paper analises the
pottery of that time recovered in the excavations made in the castle-town of that place and tries to apply its results in order
to achieve knowledge of that historical period.
The Nasrid Kingdom of Granada was the last Islamic state in Medieval Iberia until its conquest by Castille at the end
of the 15th century. The fortified town of Illora was one of its defensive strongholds in its borders. This paper analises the
pottery of that time recovered in the excavations made in the castle-town of that place and tries to apply its results in order
to achieve knowledge of that historical period.
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Identity and space are related concepts in archaeology. Space is created by human groups and human groups act as hubs that concentrate individual agencies in the creation of a shared fluid identity through technologies. Therefore... more
Identity and space are related concepts in archaeology. Space is created by human groups and human groups act as hubs that concentrate individual agencies in the creation of a shared fluid identity through technologies. Therefore understanding technologies on space is a way to understand the interplay of identities on it.
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This paper presents a first approach to the petrographic analysis of ceramics in the early medieval Vega of Granada (south east Spain) between the 6th and the 11th centuries. The cooking wares of two sites of the Vega with urban... more
This paper presents a first approach to the petrographic analysis of ceramics in the early medieval Vega of Granada (south east Spain) between the 6th and the 11th centuries. The cooking wares of two sites of the Vega with urban character, Ilbira and Garnata, are considered. They were, at different times, political capitals of the area and the production and distribution of their ceramic products have much to tell us about the nature and extent of their authority. The petrographic study shows that the assemblages of cooking pots retrieved at each site have characteristic fabric groups that allow us to relate to production centres in the vicinity of the site, if not in the site itself. Furthermore, the petrographic analysis proves that a small number of vessels move between the sites. The pattern of this movement is consistent with the historical and archaeological background of the Vega of Granada.
Research Interests: Islamic Archaeology, Pottery (Archaeology), Ceramic Technology, Medieval Iberian History, Social Construction of Technology, and 11 moreArchaeometry, Al-Andalus, Ceramic Analysis (Archaeology), Medieval Pottery, Ceramics (Archaeology), Early and Medieval Islamic Art and Architecture, Ceramic Petrography, Al-Andalus archaeology, Pottery technology and function, 3) Petrography and Manufacturing Technology of Ancient Ceramics, and Cooking Pottery
Workshop on Ottoman Archaeology
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A one-day event hosted by UCL and SOAS to showcase some of the latest research in Islamic Archaeology. The event will be held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on 27 February. Organisers: Dr. Corisande Fenwick (UCL) Prof. Hugh Kennedy... more
A one-day event hosted by UCL and SOAS to showcase some of the latest research in Islamic Archaeology. The event will be held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on 27 February.
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Dr. Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
Prof. Hugh Kennedy (SOAS)
See for more details: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/2015-16-events/20160227
Organisers:
Dr. Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
Prof. Hugh Kennedy (SOAS)
See for more details: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/2015-16-events/20160227
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Presentation of the Crowded Desert Project in a Public Lecture of UCL Qatar series, delivered on 24 MAy 2016 in the Qatar Foundation, in the Auditoriuym of the Georgetown Building, Education City, Doha, Qatar