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Unser Beitrag nimmt zuerst die historische Entwicklung der Archäologie allgemein in den Blick und... more Unser Beitrag nimmt zuerst die historische Entwicklung der Archäologie allgemein in den Blick und zeichnet kurz nach, dass Archäologie seit ihren Anfängen ein chronologisch und chorologisch expansives Feld ist. Eine Betrachtung dieser Geschichte macht deutlich, dass Archäologie kein ökonomisches Nullsummenspiel ist, in dem die Hinzufügung eines Aspektes auf Kosten eines anderen geht. In einem zweiten Teil zeigen wir auf, warum eine Archäologie der Moderne, obwohl sie nur einen chronologisch minimalen Teil menschlicher Geschichte dem Feld 'Archäologie' hinzufügt, tiefgreifende, bisher unzureichend gestellte Fragen aufwirft, die das gesamte von der Archäologie beackerte Feld betreffen. Es geht dabei nicht um kataloghaft aufgelistete Objektkategorien oder Befunde, sondern um Grundsatzfragen wie das Verhältnis zwischen Form und Inhalt archäologischer Diskurse sowie um die Bedeutung von 'Wissenschaftlichkeit'.
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In this paper, I briefly elaborate on the differences between two notions of third space, one roo... more In this paper, I briefly elaborate on the differences between two notions of third space, one rooted in postcolonial theory, the other in Marxist geography. Marxist geography is concerned with the production of antagonistic spatialities. I use this idea to analyze various notions of space of and in the Iranian Iron Age polity of the Medes. The main issue is the interpretation of "squatting" habitations at the two sites of Tepe Nush-i Jan and Godin Tepe. I argue that the flimsy walls set into the massive architecture of earlier levels are a sign of tensions over conflictual spatialities.
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In der Einfuhrung des vorliegenden Sammelbands werden die Diskussionen uber Erinnerung in der Arc... more In der Einfuhrung des vorliegenden Sammelbands werden die Diskussionen uber Erinnerung in der Archaologie in gegenwartige Kontexte eingeordnet, unsere Beweggrunde fur die Herausgabe dieses Buches dargelegt und einige zentrale Aspekte von Erinnerung, Raum und Identitat diskutiert. Neben einem kurzen Uberblick zur Geschichte der Gedachtnisforschung mit einem Schwerpunkt auf den archaologischen Studien werden eine Reihe von Themen angesprochen, die in den Aufsatzen des vorliegenden Bandes eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Dies betrifft unter anderem das Verhaltnis von Vergessen und Erinnern sowie Beziehungen zwischen Raum, Ort und Erinnerung. In Einklang mit unseren AutorInnen betonen wir, dass Erinnerung eine Frage der Praktiken ist, nicht nur der Denkweise. Ein weiteres Element in unseren Diskussionen ist die Verbindung von Erinnerung, Fortbestehen und Geschichte. All diese Aspekte wirken zusammen bei einem diesen zugrundeliegenden wichtigen Thema der politischen Natur verschiedener Arten...
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This essay consists of four different elements that approach the nexus of memory, place/space and... more This essay consists of four different elements that approach the nexus of memory, place/space and subjectivity in different ways. I start out with a description of the concept of lieux de mémoire as formulated by Pierre Nora, its connections to Marc Augé’s “non-places” and a critique of these ideas. I then discuss the postcolonial notion of Third Space as an alternative approach to the nexus of memory and space. Finally, an archaeological example of a megalithic site in Jordan illustrates the advantages and difficulties of mobilizing the idea of Third Spaces in archaeological contexts.
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eTopoi. Journal for Ancient Studies, 2016
Topoi research group B-4 Space – Identity – Locality focuses its research on the interconnections... more Topoi research group B-4 Space – Identity – Locality focuses its research on the interconnections between knowledge, space and identities. A multiplicity of sources – texts, images, architecture and objects – are analyzed both in their historical context and for their historiographic value. Following a brief description of the projects, key concepts of knowledge, space and identity are outlined as they relate to our specific research themes. We use ‘trialectics’ to emphasize that knowledge, space and identity constitute and influence each other. Concrete configurations of this constantly changing interplay of factors are illustrated by two case studies – the ritual compositions from Kizzuwatna (present southern Turkey) and the coin hoard of Krepost (present Bulgaria).
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This paper analyzes ‘innovation’ as a discursive, narrative and dramatized construction with a st... more This paper analyzes ‘innovation’ as a discursive, narrative and dramatized construction with a strong tendency towards reification. I review examples, arguing for an understanding of innovation that moves away from new physical or epistemic things, to advocate instead a discourse-critical, practice-centered and contextualized understanding of innovations. Two cases from ancient Mesopotamia illustrate my argument. The first is found in every treatise on world historical changes: the introduction of writing. The second is a previously underappreciated and unperceived innovation for which there is even no clear expression: the emergence of a ‘documentary gaze’ . I elucidate its original context with pictorial evidence and describe the political dimensions surrounding this innovation.
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uer seitrag entwickelt eine sestimmung des Zusammenhangs von Technik und Wissen im Rahmen der yab... more uer seitrag entwickelt eine sestimmung des Zusammenhangs von Technik und Wissen im Rahmen der yabermas’schen Theorie des kommunikativen yandelns, wobei der Unterschied zwischen praktischem und diskursivem Wissen im Mittelpunkt steht. rls znstrumentarium zur rnalyse historisch spezifischer wälle technischen yandelns st2tze ich mich auf die rnwendung von ,Operationsketten‘ und wende sie auf das Verzieren von sronzeund Kupferobjekten an. yierzu dienen zwei seispiele, das eine ethnoarchäologisch und aus der heutigen S2dost-T2rkei, das andere archäologisch und aus dem eisenzeitlichen Urartu in Ost-rnatolien. uie rnalyse ergibt in beiden wällen, dass praktisches Wissen in worm von rugenmaß im rblauf der Produktion eine wichtige Rolle spielt. Konsequenzen f2r die Strukturierung der technischen Kooperation werden erörtert.
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In the summer of 2017, renewed fieldwork was undertaken at Tappeh Sofalin in the Varamin Plain. A... more In the summer of 2017, renewed fieldwork was undertaken at Tappeh Sofalin in the Varamin Plain. A total of 20 samples for absolute dating were collected during this season, several of which have been analyzed. We present this new evidence for the dating of the site and compare it briefly with published dates and analyses from other sites. Finally, we discuss implications for the chronology of the Proto-Elamite spread to the Central Plateau and other areas of Iran.
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eTopoi. Journal for Ancient Studies, 2016
The research group Political Ecology of Non-Sedentary Communities encompasses three research proj... more The research group Political Ecology of Non-Sedentary Communities encompasses three research projects examining archaeological remains from various time periods in the Nile Delta, the foothills of the Kopet Dag and in the steppe region of western Eurasia; a fourth project in the group consists of climate and ecological modeling for Europe over the past 6000 years. The researchers in this group are investigating processes and dynamics which played out in different geographic spaces and different chronological periods between 9000 and 300 BCE. We propose a triad of three terms, Umgebung , Umwelt , and Mitwelt to serve as a conceptual basis for all of these projects, which vary greatly in terms of the chronological period, location and the way of life of the populations under study, as well as with respect to the archaeological database. The projects can be described on the basis of evidence of multifaceted practical actions. These actions on the part of the populations under study, re...
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Size Matters - Understanding Monumentality Across Ancient Civilizations, 2019
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Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, 2017
This report describes archaeological rescue work in four looted tombs from late Roman and early B... more This report describes archaeological rescue work in four looted tombs from late Roman and early Byzantine times in the surroundings of Ramallah, located in the Occupied Palestinian National Territories (OPNT). One goal of our work was to assess in detail how much of the original remains of a tomb are left behind after looting. A second aim was to explore the actual practices of looting by comparing interviews with looters with the results of an archaeological examination of looting practices of these tombs. This provides a unique comparative perspective that draws on oral history and its material correlates. Finally, this work helps to assess future possibilities for reconstructing what has been lost during looting events. The results of the research include unexpected insights, such as the repetitive character of looting single tombs, the presence of modern material remains of the looting process itself, but also the use of previously looted tombs for new purposes.
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