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ItemSearching for the potters behind the pots: re-examining the Tell Ahmar Neo-Assyrian ceramic assemblage(The Australian Institute of Archaeology, 2023)Ceramic studies have been crucial to the development of archaeology. This paper is concerned with a re-examination of the pottery, and the potters, of Tell Ahmar (ancient Til Barsib), Syria. It focuses on the ceramics from the Australian excavations in the Middle City (Area C), especially the more than 250,000 items from the 7th-century BCE Neo-Assyrian Stratum 2. The Stratum 2 assemblage was readily grouped into seventeen ware types. The various wares reflect different production systems: some hand-made products were manufactured locally, possibly by individual households; other wares, characterised by high rates of uniformity, were probably produced by large-scale, centralised pottery industries; another ware group exhibits considerable investment in the application of different surface treatments, indicating specific uses. The Area C assemblage provides a rare opportunity to examine a large and relatively complete well-dated corpus. Observations and explanations relating to the technology of preparing, forming, decorating, and firing these ceramic vessels casts light on the circumstances of their manufacture and, in turn, on the potters behind the pots of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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ItemObject-based learning: A new way of teaching in Arts West(Cultural Collections Unit University of Melbourne, 2017)The Arts West building on the Parkville Campus, which opened in 2016, has dedicated OBL labs, as well as object displays in corridors, foyers and other spaces, in order to create a learning environment where skills are imparted through practical experience and exploration. This type of work complements more formal learning based on lectures or memorisation; the resulting combination of methods leads to better results for students.
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ItemLong-stemmed vessels in the Euphrates River valley and evidence from an Early Bronze Age burial at Tell Qumluq, north Syria(Peeters-Leuven, 2018)This paper examines pottery from an Early Bronze Age (III–IV) cist burial (Tomb III) found at Tell Qumluq in the upper Euphrates River valley of northern Syria. It was one of several burials requiring urgent rescue excavation due to flood damage in 2008. The discussion focuses on two of the six ceramic pots found inside Tomb III, namely the long-stemmed vessels, commonly known as ‘champagne’ cups. The distinctive features of these cups are a hallmark of the Euphrates valley. They are closely related to Early Bronze Age funerary practices in this region, possibly manufactured specifically for mortuary use. An analysis of the vessels’ technical attributes, morphological characteristics and patterns of distribution offers a range of data for understanding commemorations of the dead and settlement developments in the Euphrates valley during the third millennium BC, a period marked by increasing urbanisation and social complexity.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableTell Qumluq (Aleppo)(Archaeopress, 2016)
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ItemEmpires of Ancient Mesopotamia(History Teachers' Association of Victoria, 2016)
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ItemMesopotamian Carved Ivory Cow(University of Melbourne, 2012)
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ItemDiscovering Egypt( 2007)
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ItemExperimental Archaeology in Dakhleh Oasis, South Central Egypt: New Insights on the Prehistoric Pottery Industry.(Posnan Archaeological Museum, 2007)