A Historical Archaeology of the Ottoman Empire: Breaking New Ground

by Uzi Baram (Editor), Lynda Carroll (Editor)

Overview

Archaeology in the Middle East and the Balkans rarely focuses on the recent past; as a result, archaeologists have largely ignored the material remains of the Ottoman Empire. Drawing on a wide variety of case studies and essays, this volume documents the emerging field of Ottoman archaeology and the relationship of this new field to anthropological, classical, and historical archaeology as well as Ottoman studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306471827
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	03/16/2006
Series:	Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

Table of Contents

The Future of the Ottoman Past.- From Archaeology to a “History from Below”.- Agriculture and Rural Settlement in Ottoman Crete, 1669–1898.- The Archaeology of Ottoman Ti’innik.- Dendrochronologically Dated Ottoman Monuments.- Entangled Objects from the Palestinian Past.- Toward an Archaeology of Non-Elite Consumption in Late Ottoman Anatolia.- Trade, Subsistence, and Ideology in the Ottoman Empire.- The Sadana Island Shipwreck.- Daily Life in the Shadow of Empire.- Transformations, Readings, and Visions of the Ottoman Mosque.- Prospects.- Sultans, Merchants, and Minorities.- Diverse Approaches to the Ottoman Past.

Editorial Reviews

Archaeologists and social scientists, all but one from the US, apply approaches and techniques developed to study the European influence and settlement in North America to the Ottoman Empire, which lasted from the 14th century to World War I. In addition to providing some information about trade, subsistence, and ideology during the period, they aspire to demonstrate the usefulness of such studies in learning about the recent past of the Middle East, and so primarily describe methodologies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

‘This volume is a significant contribution to global historical archaeologyis work brings forth a new perspective and opens up new possibilities. '
American Antiquity,67:1 (2002)

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