Archaeology, Epigraphy, Philology

Archaeology, Epigraphy, Philology Christopher T. Begg, Victor H. Matthews, John R. Spencer, Juliane Eckstein, Fred W. Guyette, Michael W. Duggan, Brian J. Meldrum, Thomas Hieke, and Andrew W. Litke Christopher T. Begg Catholic University of America Victor H. Matthews Missouri State University John R. Spencer John Carroll University Juliane Eckstein Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz Fred W. Guyette Erskine College and Seminary, Anderson University Michael W. Duggan Calgary AB, Canada Brian J. Meldrum Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit Thomas Hieke Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz Andrew W. Litke Catholic University of America 1985. [Iron Age Pottery from Kāmid el-Lōz, Lebanon] Jihad Al-Daire, "Lights on the Iron Age Pottery from the 1963–1983 Excavations at Kāmid el Lōz, Lebanon," ZDPV 138 (1, 2022) 1-37. My article aims to shed additional light on the Iron Age pottery uncovered during Rolf Hachmann's excavations at the above-mentioned site situated in the southeastern part of the Beqāʿ plain that were carried out between 1963 and 1981. The study focuses on the typological types of this pottery assemblage and the main characteristics of each type. During the excavations, bowls, jugs, juglets, pyxides, pilgrim flasks, jars, and pithoi deriving from three different building periods at various areas on the site were recovered. Previously, all the materials unearthed in the course of Hachmann's excavations were globally dated to Iron Age I, but my study argues that these materials date in fact from the end of LBA down to Iron Age II. [Adapted from published abstract—C.T.B.] Google Scholar 1986. [The Wild-Domestic Dualisms in ANE Zooarchaeology] Benjamin S. Arbuckle, Christine Mikeska, and Theo McLeod Kassebaum, "Flattening the Wild in the Ancient Near East," NEA 85 (4, 2022) 248-57. The authors explore the impact of wild-domestic dualisms on how wild animals are conceived and framed in the zooarchaeology of the ANE. The argument is made that this dominant framework flattens the wild into an artificially homogenous entity and funnels scholarly engagement with wild animals into a narrow range of topics. Examples from the archaeozoological literature and ancient texts are explored that suggest that wild animals were ubiquitous and important contributors to hybrid, multispecies Bronze Age societies. [Adapted from published abstract—V.H.M.] Google Scholar 1987. [Tattooed Mummified Human Remains and Female Figurines from Deir el-Medina] Ann Austin and Marie-Lys Arnette, "Of Ink and Clay: Tattooed Mummified Human Remains and Female Figurines from Deir el-Medina," JEA 108 (1-2, 2022) 63-80. Our article offers the first publication of the mummified remains of two tattooed women along with three unpublished figurines with tattoo motifs from Deir el-Medina. Several recurrent motifs are shared by the tattooed women and the figurines, including the use of Bes-images, Nilotic elements, and points at the neck. These features also appear in previously published tattooed figurines, so-called cosmetic spoons, and paintings. In some cases, the figurines and the women's tattoos occur on the same location on their bodies, suggesting that the combined location and tattoo motifs are integral to their function and/or meaning. Through linking tattooing on human remains with figurines, our work evaluates when we can interpret markings on figurines as tattooing while also exploring potential explanations for the tattoo motifs. In our article, we highlight connections between these new finds and texts and material culture that would have been accessible to the people of Deir el-Medina. [Adapted from published abstract—V.H.M.] [End Page 744] Google Scholar 1988. [Predynastic Egyptian Fibrous Ware] Jade Bajeot and Nathalie Buchez, "The Predynastic Egyptian Fibrous Ware (Second Half of the Fourth Millennium BC): A Reassessment Based on New Analysis," JEA 108 (1-2, 2022) 159-76. This paper presents the results of a reassessment of the Predynastic Egyptian Fibrous Ware (Naqada IIA–B–Naqada IIIA2–B), which was diffused throughout Egypt and beyond. Fibrous Ware is characterized by a particular temper made of long fibers and has been defined as a typical Lower Egyptian ceramic production. Our study includes a technological analysis...

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