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Albright, W. F. (A-Z entry)
( 1891 – 1971 ) American OT scholar who exercised great influence, both as the founder of a ‘school’ of interpreters and in his ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Analytical Techniques (A-Z entry)
The traditional archaeological methods of classification and seriation were developed on the basis of the physical appearance of archaeological artifacts, but it is increasingly ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Christian Science and the Bible (A-Z entry)
Christian Science began in the United States during the latter half of the nineteenth century, appearing first as a religious teaching and later as ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Computers and the Bible (A-Z entry)
Just as all humanistic study of ancient texts is enhanced by the application of computing technologies, the modern study of biblical texts is increasingly ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
corvée (A-Z entry)
forced labor for the state
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Eski Mosul Dam Salvage Project (A-Z entry)
A long-planned dam on the Tigris River, just upstream from Eski Mosul (Balad) in Iraq was built between 1981 and 1985 . As with ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Ethnoarchaeology (A-Z entry)
The wide variety of approaches, methodologies, and questions designed to enhance archaeological interpretation through the application of ethnographic data to material remains recovered through ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Ethnobotany (A-Z entry)
By examining modern plant use and the interrelationship between humans and their environment, archaeologists and paleoethnobotanists can gain insight into ancient uses of plants ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Ethnozoology (A-Z entry)
The study of the way people and animals interact in a particular zoocultural system, ethnozoology seeks appropriate cultural definitions for animals as economic, symbolic, ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Eugenics Movement (A-Z entry)
The term eugenics , defining a theory of human evolutionary genetics and “racial improvement” that exerted a profound influence on archaeological interpretation in the ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Euphrates Dams, Survey Of (A-Z entry)
During the second half of the twentieth century ce , nine dams were built or were under construction on the Euphrates River. The enormous ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Excavation Strategy (A-Z entry)
There is no one universal excavation strategy because developing one depends in part on the type of site being excavated and the purpose of ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Excavation Tools (A-Z entry)
A fundamental development took place in the range of tools used in Near Eastern archaeology once field operations were resumed following World War II. ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Experimental Archaeology (A-Z entry)
Archaeologists design experiments to re-create or reproduce ancient artifacts, technologies, and behaviors to help interpret ancient material culture and events. The experiments reconstruct the ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Field Conservation (A-Z entry)
Each archaeological discovery, from the merest fragment of an object to a very complex structure, should be maintained with care, ensuring that it can ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Geology (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Geology (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Geology (A-Z entry)
The consulting relationship between geologists and archaeologists/historians is designed to achieve a fuller understanding of a site's occupational and socioeconomic story, ideally as excavation ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
hypostasization (or hypostatization) (A-Z entry)
speaking of an abstract quality as if it were a living being, for instance, Wisdom in Proverbs 8 or Sirach 24.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Lead Isotope Analysis (A-Z entry)
Measuring the relative isotopic abundances of lead to characterize its isotopic composition has become a frequently used analytical method in determining the provenance of ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
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