Prehistoric Pottery from the Ancient Near East - Discussion themes

Tuesday May 9  – The "time of painted pottery"


1) Nieuwenhuyse, O.P.

2008

“Feasting in the steppe: Late Neolithic ceramic change and the rise of the Halaf”, in: Córdoba, J.,
Molist, M., Carmen Pérez, M., Rubio, I. & Martinez, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the Fifth
International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Madrid, UAM: 691-708.


2) Bernbeck, R.

2008

“Taming time and timing the tame”, in: Córdoba, J., Molist, M., Carmen Pérez, M., Rubio, I. &
Martinez, S. (eds.), Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on the Archaeology of the
Ancient Near East, Madrid, UAM: 709-728.


Cruells, W. and Nieuwenhuyse, O.P.

2004

“The Proto-Halaf period in Syria. New sites, new data”, Paléorient 30/1: 47-68.


Nieuwenhuyse, O.P.

2010

“A household affair? Pottery production in the Burnt Village at Late Neolithic Tell Sabi Abyad”,
in: Bolger, D. & Maguire, L. (eds.), The Development of Pre-state Communities in the Ancient Near
East: Studies in Honour of Edgar Peltenburg, Oxford, Oxbow: 97-105.


Dooijes, R. & Nieuwenhuyse, O.P.

2009

“Ancient repairs in archaeological research; a Near Eastern perspective”, in: Ambers, J., Higgit,
C., Harrison, L. & Saunders, D. (eds.), Holding it all together, London, Archetype: 8-12.


Read the various pieces of literature, especially Reinhard Bernbeck (2008) and Olivier Nieuwenhuyse
(2008). Both papers try to make sense of the same phenomena; what are the main similarities and
differences between the two approaches? Make sure your answers reach me latest Thursday evening. We
shall discuss these issues with the group on Friday.