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Archbishop Makarios III
Balkan Countries
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Beirut's Downtown
Beit Mirsim
Biblical Archaeology
Boris III
Capital Punishment
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conflict archaeology studies
cultural patrimony disputes
Cypriot Archaeology
Egyptian Past
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Greek Cypriotes
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Mesopotamian Archaeology
Modern Greek National Identity
Nationalistic Archaeologies
Northern Cyprus
Pharaonic Past
postcolonial archaeology
reconciliation heritage research
Saad Zaghloul
Swedish Cyprus Expedition
Trucial Coast
Turkish Archaeologists
Turkish Cypriotes
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Western Historical Narrative
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780415196550
- Weight: 440g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 12 Nov 1998
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean are some of the most politically charged regions in which archaeology is implicated. Historically, they played a formative role in the birth of archaeology as a discipline. Archaeology Under Fire addresses archaeology's role in current political issues, including the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the division of Cyprus, and the continued destruction of Beirut. The contributors consider the positive role of the past as a means of reconciliation, whether it be in Turkey, Israel, and the Gulf. They advocate a responsible global archaeology, and an awareness of contemporary issues can only enhance this aim.
Lynn Meskell is Research Fellow at New College, Oxford. She has undertaken fieldwork in Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. Her research interests include Egyptian and Mediterranean archaeologies, the application of feminist theory and sociopolitics to archaeology and she has written extensively on these subjects.
