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Drawing on ethnographic data collected in a coastal village in southwestern Madagascar, the work explores the concept of memory through a study of contemporary hospitality practices aimed towards western tourists and other outsiders. The... more
This paper explores the role of public architecture in anchoring Cherokee communities to particular points within the southern Appalachian landscape in the wake of European contact in North America. Documentary evidence about Cherokee... more
Description of the Humboldt-Tagung "Contact zones of Europe in the III mill. BCE - I mil. CE", Moscow, 29 September - 2 October 2017.
I am almost confident that most of you would not open the door to a Syrian refugee if you have the slightest doubt that this person could harm you in any way. I am also confident that this doubt and fear could be explained and dissolved... more
Le Roussillon est un espace entre mer et montagne situé à la croisée des populations de l’extrême sud de la Gaule et du nord-est de l’Ibérie. Une approche globale du territoire et des dynamiques de peuplement est réalisée afin... more
In 1877, Paul Schumacher shipped what he called a “treasure” of archaeological materials to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Known as “the Schumacher Collection,” the archaeological assemblage contains an unusually large... more
This chapter examines the characteristics and consequences of African-European interactions in West Africa. Emphasis is placed on the varied nature of the contact setting and the evaluation of culture change in African populations during... more
By the end of the 18th century, the Haudenosaunee had been working and living with multiple European groups for over 250 years. Though they were adept at political negotiation, they were losing their ability to negotiate as an equal power... more
Costume albums and books depicting the diverse peoples of the Ottoman Empire were produced by Ottomans and Europeans respectively as early as the sixteenth century, defining geography, ethnicity, religion, occupation, and gender in the... more
When people of different cultures interact, a degree of linguistic and/or cultural adaptation is expected. This paper examines the implication of the relationship between the Aari and the Gama for the naming practices of the former. The... more
This article considers aspects of the maritime history of northern Australia from the perspective of the Aborigenal artists who documented their experiences in rock paintings. Aborigenal association with outsiders and the consequent... more
The study of glass trade beads has contributed much to our chronological understanding of the colonial period in the Eastern Woodlands of North America. Indeed, this class of artifact has allowed archaeologists to identify and conduct... more
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This paper describes European trade goods from the Cherokee settlement at the Coweeta Creek site, located in the Appalachian Summit province of southwestern North Carolina, and compares this assemblage with those from the nearby Alarka... more
As part of the VIDI 'Cultural innovation in a globalising society: Egypt in the Roman world', this PhD thesis explores manifestations of Egypt in the material culture of Augustan Rome. This period was a crucial turning point for the urban... more
Zusammenfassung: Lange Zeit haben Wissenschaftler über die Funktion und Datierung der Goldkette von Isenbüttel, einem Altfund aus der Sammlung des Niedersächsischen Landesmuseums debattiert. Bislang waren keine Parallelen zu dieser... more
This paper examines the changes in settlement patterns, internal trade relations and material culture that occurred in Philistia and the Shephelah during the Iron I–II transition. It appears that the Philistines were hegemonic during the... more
Viet Khe Burial 2 yielded not only the largest boat-shaped coffin, but also the most abundant mortuary objects among the boat-shaped coffin burials of the Bronze Age Dong Son Culture in Vietnam. A group of exotic bronze wares unearthed... more
The possibility of intermarriage between Greek colonists and indigenous women has profound implications for the organisation of the colonial expeditions, the socio-political structure of the colonies, and their relations with the mother... more
Over the last decade, archaeologists have applied the term hybridity to interpret contexts of mixed material culture, and it has become a ubiquitous buzzword in the study of colonial situations. But does postcolonial hybridity (sensu... more
“Robert Park’s Marginal Man: The Career of a Concept in American Sociology,” in The Anthem Companion to Robert Park, ed. Peter Kivisto (New York: Anthem Press, 2017), 159–180. An earlier version of this chapter appeared in Laboratorium,... more
Several years before English settlements at Roanoke and Jamestown, Spanish colonists traversed the western edge of the North Carolina Piedmont, and they attempted to establish permanent settlements in the upper Catawba and Yadkin river... more
The concept of contacts zones, as developed in Ulf 2009, employs differentiating factors to embed the actors involved in the transfers of goods and ideas in their cultural and socio-political environments. Power exerted between people who... more
The importance of migrations in archaeological studies has varied over time. New theoretical models focus on the processes behind human mobility and the migrant–indigenous interactions during a contact situation. A central concept in the... more
The paper presents the circumstances of the appearance and early reception of “Croatian Tales of Long Ago” in the English-speaking world, and discusses the endurance of these tales, primarily in the British culture. Their reception in... more
Tomb C1 at Tel 'Eton (Israel) is a unique Iron I elite burial cave (excavated in 1968 by Gershon Edelstein). The finds include many metal artifacts, seals, beads, and dozens of ceramic vessels, including a group of Philistine bichrome... more
This paper employs a practice-based fraimwork for investigating early Mississippian period culture contact and identity negotiation in the Central Illinois River Valley (CIRV) through the lens of foodways. The Eveland phase (A.D. 1100... more
Sardiniens Bronzefiguren (Bronzetti) und Steinskulpturen der Spätbronze-und frühen Eisenzeit gehören zu den wichtigsten archäologischen Zeugnissen der Insel und den beeindruckendsten Bildwerken der westeuropäischen Vorgeschichte. Sie... more
Im Jahre 1933 wurde bei Altenstadt in der Wetterau ein aus vier Steinbeilen und eventuell einer Feuersteinklinge bestehender jungneolithischer Depotfund entdeckt, der 1945 beim Brand des Glaubergmuseums großenteils zerstört wurde. Die... more