Broadening Horizons 4 Contributor(s): Affanni, Giorgio (Editor), Baccarin, Cristina (Editor), Cordera, Laura (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1407313479 ISBN-13: 9781407313474 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $100.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Social Science | Archaeology |
Dewey: 932 |
Series: BAR International |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.27" W x 11.69" (2.35 lbs) 329 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A Conference of young researchers working in the Ancient Near East, Egypt and Central Asia, University of Torino, October 2011 Edited by Giorgio Affanni, Cristina Baccarin, Laura Cordera, Angelo Di Michele and Katia Gavagnin Broadening Horizons is an international congress dedicated to postgraduate students and early-stage researchers working with disciplines in the area of Ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean studies. With Broadening Horizons 4 the thematic areas were broadened, opening the congress up to the Central Asia studies. The conference was hosted at Universit degli Studi di Torino, from the 25th to the 28th of October 2011. Broadening Horizons 4 was a huge success. A total of seventy-four participants from fifteen countries attended the congress, making it the most successful edition. This volume includes most of papers presented at the congress and the key lecture by St John Simpson. The volume has been arranged according to the sessions: settlement patterns and exchange networks; socio-economic reconstruction of ancient societies based on archaeological, historical or environmental records; application of new technologies in archaeological research; impact of human dynamics on landscape evolution; exploitation of the natural environment and sustenance strategies; and posters. Anyone with an interest in the Ancient Near East, Eastern Mediterranean and Central Asia studies will find much to enjoy and appreciate in this volume. |
Contributor Bio(s): Affanni, Giorgio: - Giorgio Affanni, Cristina Baccarin, Laura Cordera, Angelo Di Michele and Katia Gavagnin |