Historical Archaeology and Heritage in the Middle East explores everyday, rural communities in Iran and Oman in the 19th and 20th centuries, through a combination of building analysis, excavation, artefact analysis and ethnographic interviews.
Historical Archaeology and Heritage in the Middle East explores everyday, rural communities in Iran and Oman in the 19th and 20th centuries, through a combination of building analysis, excavation, artefact analysis and ethnographic interviews.
Ruth Young is a Reader in Archaeology at the University of Leicester, UK. She is interested in the historical archaeology and heritage of the Middle East and South Asia and has directed and co-directed excavations and fieldwork in Iran, Lebanon, Oman, and Pakistan. Her recent publications include Post-Conflict Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (2017, Routledge), and The Archaeology of South Asia (2105).
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List of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Identification of Interviewees 1 Introduction The aims of this book Key concepts in this book: place, memory, belonging Heritage The case studies The Iran project: Landlord Villages of the Tehran Plain Landlord villages of Iran Post revolution villages The Oman project: Bat Oasis Heritage Project Oman villages of the interior Housing changes in Oman Conclusion 2 Recent histories of Iran and Oman An outline of recent Iranian History An outline of recent Omani history Nation building, heritage, and place Iran: nation building by the Pahlavis Oman: nation building by Sultan Qaboos Conclusion 3 An archaeology of place and memory Archaeology is a way of understanding how people make place The village plans Place and power Giving meaning to place Place and religion Public places Place and memory Post abandonment Landlord villages Bat Oasis Conclusion 4 Memory, place and belonging Place, archaeology and memory Place and belonging under attack Mudbrick and memory in Oman Mudbrick and memory in Iran Kazemabad and Hosseinabad Sanghar memories Gach Agach memories Discussion and conclusion 5 Heritage in the Middle East Heritage UNESCO World Heritage in relation to the Middle East Why is the Bat prehistoric archaeological landscape a WH site and not the Bat Oasis? Heritage in the Middle East National heritage in Oman National heritage in Iran Quotidian and fragmented heritage Conclusion 6 Historical archaeology and heritage in the Middle East Barriers to historical archaeologySo how should we go about setting up 'good' heritage and archaeology projects? Community involvement Conclusion Bibliography Index
List of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Identification of Interviewees 1 Introduction The aims of this book Key concepts in this book: place, memory, belonging Heritage The case studies The Iran project: Landlord Villages of the Tehran Plain Landlord villages of Iran Post revolution villages The Oman project: Bat Oasis Heritage Project Oman villages of the interior Housing changes in Oman Conclusion 2 Recent histories of Iran and Oman An outline of recent Iranian History An outline of recent Omani history Nation building, heritage, and place Iran: nation building by the Pahlavis Oman: nation building by Sultan Qaboos Conclusion 3 An archaeology of place and memory Archaeology is a way of understanding how people make place The village plans Place and power Giving meaning to place Place and religion Public places Place and memory Post abandonment Landlord villages Bat Oasis Conclusion 4 Memory, place and belonging Place, archaeology and memory Place and belonging under attack Mudbrick and memory in Oman Mudbrick and memory in Iran Kazemabad and Hosseinabad Sanghar memories Gach Agach memories Discussion and conclusion 5 Heritage in the Middle East Heritage UNESCO World Heritage in relation to the Middle East Why is the Bat prehistoric archaeological landscape a WH site and not the Bat Oasis? Heritage in the Middle East National heritage in Oman National heritage in Iran Quotidian and fragmented heritage Conclusion 6 Historical archaeology and heritage in the Middle East Barriers to historical archaeologySo how should we go about setting up 'good' heritage and archaeology projects? Community involvement Conclusion Bibliography Index
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