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Muzahim Hussein's 1989 discovery of tombs of Neo-Assyrian queens in
the palace of Ashurnasirpal in Nimrud (Kalhu/Calah) was
electrifying news for archaeology. Although much is known of the
Assyrian kings (8th/9th century B.C.), very little was known about
the queens, with the exception of semi-mythical Semiramis. Now, for
the first time, not only were actual remains and burial objects of
Assyrian queens discovered, but also names and attempts through
curses to protect the burials. Elaborate gold jewelry and other
items in the tombs rivaled in quality and quantity that found in
Egyptian royal tombs. A short scholarly publication of a few items,
as well as limited coverage in the world's press, gave only hints
of the importance of the objects in the tombs. Planned
international exhibitions of the treasures from the tombs had to be
cancelled due to war and sanctions. Hussein and Amer Suleiman
published Nimrud: A City of Golden Treasures, in 1999, under
extraordinarily difficult conditions, that could not do justice to
the objects. The present volume, a joint publication of the Iraqi
State Board of Antiquities and Heritage and the Oriental Institute,
is a new version of the finding of the tombs and their contents,
giving much additional information derived from Hussein's continued
analyses of classes of artifacts, accompanied by numerous full
color plates.
New Agendas in Remote Sensing and Landscape Archaeology in the Near
East is a collection of papers produced in honour of Tony James
Wilkinson, who was Professor of Archaeology at Durham University
from 2006 until his death in 2014. Though commemorative in concept,
the volume is an assemblage of new research representing emerging
agendas and innovative methods in remote sensing. The intention is
to explore the opportunities and challenges faced by researchers in
the field today, and the tools, techniques, and theoretical
approaches available to resolve them within the framework of
landscape archaeology. The papers build on the traditional
strengths of landscape archaeology, such as geoarchaeology and
settlement pattern analysis, as well as integrating data sources to
address major research questions, such as the ancient economy,
urbanism, water management and the treatment of the dead. The
authors demonstrate the importance of an interdisciplinary approach
for understanding the impact of human activity on shaping the
landscape and the effect that landscape has on sociocultural
development.
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