Through the concept of entanglement, archaeological indications of cultural identity and
skeletal evidence of biological and geographic interaction are used to explore the …

Day-to-day activities are important in the development of social identities, the establishment
of social standing, and the communal understanding of societal rules. This perspective is …

The Assyrian Empire was the first state to achieve durable domination of the Ancient Near
East, enduring some seven centuries and, eventually, controlling most of the region. Yet, we …

The ancient Egyptians had very definite views about their neighbours, some positive, some
negative. As one would expect, Egyptian perceptions of'the other'were subject to change …

This paper promotes an explicit study of archaeologies of empire and environment, and
advances theories and methods in environmental archaeology that demonstrate that …

In Colonial Encounters in Southwest Canaan during the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron
Age Koch offers a detailed analysis of local responses to colonial rule, and to its collapse …

Bioarchaeological perspectives of collapse scenarios have contributed to our understanding
of the persistence and regeneration of communities after the fall of states and empires. We …

Cushites in the Hebrew Bible offers a reassessment of Cushite ethnographic
representations in the biblical literature as a counterpoint to misconceptions about Africa …

The paper reevaluates the Egyptian–Canaanite interface during the Late Bronze Age based
on archaeological evidence for intercultural discourses. Southwestern Canaanite local elite …

This paper considers the significance of the title ḥḳȝ ḫȝswt during the Second Intermediate
Period through a theoretical framework of identity negotiation and transience in contexts of …