Lauren Weeks
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 146902 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lauren Weeks |
| NOMBRES | Lauren |
| APELLIDO | Weeks |
| FIRMA | WEEKS L |
| AFILIACIONES | University of New England |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4736-9633 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 36 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 126 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1996 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Looted copper-base snake figurines in the Harandi Museum, Kerman Province, Iran
Bronze Age cymbals from Dahwa
Understanding the development and use of musical instruments in prehistory is often hampered by poor preservation of perishable materials and the relative rarity of durable examples. Here, the authors present a pair of third-millennium BC copper cymbals, excavated at Dahwa, Oman. Although they are the only well-contextualised examples from Arabia, the Dahwa cymbals are paralleled by contemporaneous examples from the Indus Valley and images in Mes…
The mental health experiences of ethnic minorities in the UK during the Coronavirus pandemic
Background Worldwide, the Coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on people's health, lives, and livelihoods. However, this impact has not been felt equally across various population groups. People from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK have been more adversely affected by the pandemic, especially in terms of their physical health. Their mental health, on the other hand, has received less attention. This study aimed to explore the mental …
Identifying and Partnering Ecoallies through Perceived Natural Environment Futures in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Through an experiential, field-based investigative opportunity in the anthropology of climate change, this project introduced college and university students from the United States and Guinea-Bissau through active research encounters. This article examines one part of the larger project, perceptions of natural environment futures via 287 drawings collected by three United States-based undergraduate students from 145 college and university student…
The bird remains from Saruq al-Hadid
The provenance of early Iron Age ferrous remains from southeastern Arabia
Preliminary insights into late prehistoric fish procurement strategies in the desert interior of southeastern Arabia
Worked and decorated shell discs from southern Arabia and the wider Near East
This article presents and discusses a corpus of worked and decorated shell discs from recently excavated archaeological sites in southern Arabia, including Dibba (northern Oman), Saruq al‐Hadid ( UAE ) and Sumhuram/Khor Rori (southern Oman). The artefacts are compared to a wide range of shell discs from controlled excavations in Arabia and the broader Near East in order to better understand their date, manufacture and use. The comparative study h…
The exploitation of marine resources at Saruq al‐Hadid
Marine resources were an integral and consistent component of subsistence strategies employed in south‐eastern Arabia throughout late prehistory. Of particular interest is the movement of these resources from the coast to interior sites and the implications of this movement for transhumance and trade in the region during this period. Marine species were frequently identified in the faunal assemblage from the inland site of Saruq al‐Hadid, dating …
Dating Persistent Short-Term Human Activity in a Complex Depositional Environment
The archaeological site of Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, presents a long sequence of persistent temporary human occupation on the northern edge of the Rub’ al-Khali desert. The site is located in active dune fields, and evidence for human activity is stratified within a deep sequence of natural dune deposits that reflect complex taphonomic processes of deposition, erosion and reworking. This study presents the results of a program …
Early Iron Age ferrous artefacts from southeastern Arabia
Saruq al-Hadid
In this paper, the authors use the site of Saruq al-Hadid – a 'persistent temporary place' located in the mobile dune fields of the north eastern edge of the Rub' al-Khali desert – as a lens to focus discussion on the variable nature of temporary sites and mobile adaptations within the archaeology of southeastern Arabia, the relationships between temporary sites and permanent settlements, and the evidence for collective events and gatherings from…
Integrating a complex late prehistoric settlement system
The role of wild terrestrial animals in late prehistoric societies of south‐eastern Arabia
The nature of the relationship between humans and wild terrestrial animals has been little discussed in Bronze Age and Iron Age south‐eastern Arabia, largely due to a relative paucity of their remains in contemporary faunal assemblages. In this paper we present the results of analysis of animal bone recently excavated from Saruq al‐Hadid, a late prehistoric (2200–800 BC ) site located in the desert interior of the UAE . Wild terrestrial animals, …
Scrapping ritual
Methodologies for the investigation of corroded iron objects
Ancient iron objects from early Iron Age archaeological sites are almost always severely corroded, which can severely limit the possibilities for their archaeometallurgical analysis. In this paper, a range of corroded iron objects from different sites and regions of the ancient Near East are investigated with the purpose of developing an integrated scientific approach to the investigation of such materials, outlining the capabilities and major te…
Recent archaeological research at Saruq al‐Hadid, Dubai, UAE
In September 2014, the University of New England ( UNE ), Australia, began a three‐year programme of archaeological fieldwork and post‐excavation analyses focused on the site of Saruq al‐Hadid. In this paper, we present the initial results of our current field and laboratory research particularly related to site stratigraphy and formation processes, relative and absolute chronology, and the preliminary results of various programmes of post‐excava…
Newly Discovered Bronze Age Archaeological Sites on Qeshm Island, Iran
Archaeological surveys of Qeshm Island conducted in 2006 and 2012 have identified a total of 191 archaeological sites dating from prehistoric to late Islamic times and provided new insights into the ancient settlement of the island. Among the identified sites, seven (three settlements and four cemeteries) can be attributed to the Bronze Age, representing the first archaeological sites from this period to have been identified on the Iranian island…
Human impact on the hydroenvironment of Lake Parishan, SW Iran, through the late-Holocene
A multiproxy record from Lake Parishan, SW Iran, shows human impact on the lake and its catchment over the last 4000 years. The Parishan record provides evidence of changes in lake hydrology, from ostracod, diatom and isotope analyses, that are directly linked to human activity in the catchment; recorded by pollen and charcoal and supported by regional archaeological and historical data. The lake ostracod fauna is particularly sensitive to human-…
Olive cultivation in the heart of the Persian Achaemenid Empire
The Neolithisation of Fars, Iran
Any review of the processes of neolithisation in Fars must acknowledge, in the first instance, the fundamental paucity of data. Ironically, recent excavations that have helped to highlight some of the earliest possible 'Proto-Neolithic' and Aceramic Neolithic sites in the region have only exacerbated this situation, as they suggest millennia of Early Holocene occupation for which we have only the scantiest archaeological evidence. The problems of…
Specialization and social inequality in Bronze Age SE Arabia
Tolerable Chance or Undesirable Arbitrariness? Distributing Surplus Votes Under PR-STV
Journal Article Tolerable Chance or Undesirable Arbitrariness? Distributing Surplus Votes Under PR-STV Get access Liam Weeks Liam Weeks Department of Modern HistoryPolitics & International RelationsMacquarie UniversitySydney, NSW 2109AustraliaDepartment of GovernmentUniversity College CorkIreland [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 64, Issue 3, July 2011, Page…
Death and Burial in Arabia and Beyond: Multidisciplinary perspectives
This volume represents the proceedings of the conference entitled 'Death, Burial and the Transition to the Afterlife in Arabia and Adjacent Regions' that was held at the British Museum from November 27th to 29th, 2008.
Kai Kaniuth, Metallobjekte der Bronzezeit aus Nord baktrien
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Saruq al-Hadid
In this paper, the authors use the site of Saruq al-Hadid – a 'persistent temporary place' located in the mobile dune fields of the north eastern edge of the Rub' al-Khali desert – as a lens to focus discussion on the variable nature of temporary sites and mobile adaptations within the archaeology of southeastern Arabia, the relationships between temporary sites and permanent settlements, and the evidence for collective events and gatherings from…
Recent archaeological research at Saruq al‐Hadid, Dubai, UAE
In September 2014, the University of New England ( UNE ), Australia, began a three‐year programme of archaeological fieldwork and post‐excavation analyses focused on the site of Saruq al‐Hadid. In this paper, we present the initial results of our current field and laboratory research particularly related to site stratigraphy and formation processes, relative and absolute chronology, and the preliminary results of various programmes of post‐excava…
The provenance of early Iron Age ferrous remains from southeastern Arabia
Specialization and social inequality in Bronze Age SE Arabia
The Neolithic Settlement of Highland SW Iran
Since November 2002, the Mamasani Archaeological Project, a collaborative research initiative between the Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research (ICAR) and the University of Sydney, has been conducting fieldwork in highland SW Iran (see Fig. 1). This article takes the opportunity to present a discussion of one facet of our fieldwork, specifically, the evidence for the earliest Neolithic communities in highland Fars
Lead isotope analyses from Tell Abraq, United Arab Emirates
The 'tin problem' forms the focus for discussion on the earliest use of tin and bronze in western Asia and the Aegean. New research on lead isotope data from Tell Abraq in the UAE has important implications for the advent of bronze in the region
The role of wild terrestrial animals in late prehistoric societies of south‐eastern Arabia
The nature of the relationship between humans and wild terrestrial animals has been little discussed in Bronze Age and Iron Age south‐eastern Arabia, largely due to a relative paucity of their remains in contemporary faunal assemblages. In this paper we present the results of analysis of animal bone recently excavated from Saruq al‐Hadid, a late prehistoric (2200–800 BC ) site located in the desert interior of the UAE . Wild terrestrial animals, …
Olive cultivation in the heart of the Persian Achaemenid Empire
Lead Isotope Analyses of Bronze Age Copper‐base Artefacts From Al‐midamman, Yemen
The results of the lead isotope analysis (LIA) of 15 copper‐base artefacts from the Bronze Age site of al‐Midamman, Yemen, are reported. The LIA data suggest the existence of an indigenous Bronze Age metal production and exchange system centred on the southern Red Sea region, distinct from those in neighbouring regions of Arabia and the Levant. These preliminary results are highly significant for the archaeology of the region, suggesting that loc…
Further evidence of desert settlement complexity
Early Iron Age ferrous artefacts from southeastern Arabia
Husn Awhala
On 2 January 1996, a previously unrecorded prehistoric settlement was discovered at Awhala by a team from the University of Sydney's Australian Expedition to the United Arab Emirates, working in conjunction with the Department of Antiquities and Heritage of the Government of Fujairah (1). Located in the southeastern corner of the Emirate of Fujairah, Awhala is only 9 km as the crow flies from the Batinah coast town of A1 Murayr in the Sultanate o…
Worked and decorated shell discs from southern Arabia and the wider Near East
This article presents and discusses a corpus of worked and decorated shell discs from recently excavated archaeological sites in southern Arabia, including Dibba (northern Oman), Saruq al‐Hadid ( UAE ) and Sumhuram/Khor Rori (southern Oman). The artefacts are compared to a wide range of shell discs from controlled excavations in Arabia and the broader Near East in order to better understand their date, manufacture and use. The comparative study h…
The exploitation of marine resources at Saruq al‐Hadid
Marine resources were an integral and consistent component of subsistence strategies employed in south‐eastern Arabia throughout late prehistory. Of particular interest is the movement of these resources from the coast to interior sites and the implications of this movement for transhumance and trade in the region during this period. Marine species were frequently identified in the faunal assemblage from the inland site of Saruq al‐Hadid, dating …
Human impact on the hydroenvironment of Lake Parishan, SW Iran, through the late-Holocene
A multiproxy record from Lake Parishan, SW Iran, shows human impact on the lake and its catchment over the last 4000 years. The Parishan record provides evidence of changes in lake hydrology, from ostracod, diatom and isotope analyses, that are directly linked to human activity in the catchment; recorded by pollen and charcoal and supported by regional archaeological and historical data. The lake ostracod fauna is particularly sensitive to human-…
Dating Persistent Short-Term Human Activity in a Complex Depositional Environment
The archaeological site of Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, presents a long sequence of persistent temporary human occupation on the northern edge of the Rub’ al-Khali desert. The site is located in active dune fields, and evidence for human activity is stratified within a deep sequence of natural dune deposits that reflect complex taphonomic processes of deposition, erosion and reworking. This study presents the results of a program …
Integrating a complex late prehistoric settlement system
Scrapping ritual
Eight Thousand Years of History in Fars Province, Iran
Bronze Age cymbals from Dahwa
Understanding the development and use of musical instruments in prehistory is often hampered by poor preservation of perishable materials and the relative rarity of durable examples. Here, the authors present a pair of third-millennium BC copper cymbals, excavated at Dahwa, Oman. Although they are the only well-contextualised examples from Arabia, the Dahwa cymbals are paralleled by contemporaneous examples from the Indus Valley and images in Mes…
Newly Discovered Bronze Age Archaeological Sites on Qeshm Island, Iran
Archaeological surveys of Qeshm Island conducted in 2006 and 2012 have identified a total of 191 archaeological sites dating from prehistoric to late Islamic times and provided new insights into the ancient settlement of the island. Among the identified sites, seven (three settlements and four cemeteries) can be attributed to the Bronze Age, representing the first archaeological sites from this period to have been identified on the Iranian island…
The 2007 Early Iranian Metallurgy Workshop at the University of Nottingham
This article summarises the papers presented at a workshop on the early metallurgy of Iran, held in the Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham, in September 2007. The fourteen presentations from scholars based in Iran, Europe, and the USA summarise newly collected data and contextualise recent archaeometallurgical research on an Iran-wide scale. Issues addressed include early copper smelting, artifact alloying and fabrication, in min…
A Recent Archaeological Survey on Soqotra. Report on the preliminary expedition season, January 5th–February 2nd 2001
Soqotra, the largest of the 'Arabian' islands, is located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 350 km southeast of Ras Fartak in the Hadramaut and 240 km east-northeast of Cape Guardafui, the eastern-most point of the African continent (Fig. 1). The island is approximately 133 km long and 45 km wide, and attains elevations greater than 1500 m in the Haggeher Mountains. Physically, the island can be divided into the mountainous region of the Haggehe…
Metal artefacts from the Sharm tomb (1)
During the course of excavation, a total of fifty-four metal objects and fragments was recovered from the Sharm tomb. The most common finds were copper-based and included arrowheads, numerous vessel fragments and a number of rivets. Additionally, two gold beads, one fragmentary silver bracelet and one unidentifiable iron object were recovered. The metal finds from Sharm are listed in Table 1 and their spatial distribution is shown in Figure 1. It…
Husn Awhala
On 2 January 1996, a previously unrecorded prehistoric settlement was discovered at Awhala by a team from the University of Sydney's Australian Expedition to the United Arab Emirates, working in conjunction with the Department of Antiquities and Heritage of the Government of Fujairah (1). Located in the southeastern corner of the Emirate of Fujairah, Awhala is only 9 km as the crow flies from the Batinah coast town of A1 Murayr in the Sultanate o…
Prehistoric Metallurgy at Tell Abraq, U.A.E. 1
Arabian Archaeology and EpigraphyVolume 8, Issue 1 p. 11-85 Prehistoric Metallurgy at Tell Abraq, U.A.E.1 L. R. WEEKS, Corresponding Author L. R. WEEKS University of SydneyAddress: L. R. Weeks School of Archaeology, Classics and Ancient History The University of Sydney NSW 2006 AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author L. R. WEEKS, Corresponding Author L. R. WEEKS University of SydneyAddress: L. R. Weeks School of Archaeology, Classics and A…
Lead isotope analyses from Tell Abraq, United Arab Emirates
The 'tin problem' forms the focus for discussion on the earliest use of tin and bronze in western Asia and the Aegean. New research on lead isotope data from Tell Abraq in the UAE has important implications for the advent of bronze in the region
Metal artefacts from the Sharm tomb (1)
During the course of excavation, a total of fifty-four metal objects and fragments was recovered from the Sharm tomb. The most common finds were copper-based and included arrowheads, numerous vessel fragments and a number of rivets. Additionally, two gold beads, one fragmentary silver bracelet and one unidentifiable iron object were recovered. The metal finds from Sharm are listed in Table 1 and their spatial distribution is shown in Figure 1. It…
A Recent Archaeological Survey on Soqotra. Report on the preliminary expedition season, January 5th–February 2nd 2001
Soqotra, the largest of the 'Arabian' islands, is located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 350 km southeast of Ras Fartak in the Hadramaut and 240 km east-northeast of Cape Guardafui, the eastern-most point of the African continent (Fig. 1). The island is approximately 133 km long and 45 km wide, and attains elevations greater than 1500 m in the Haggeher Mountains. Physically, the island can be divided into the mountainous region of the Haggehe…
Further evidence of desert settlement complexity
An analysis of Late Pre‐Islamic copper‐base artefacts from Ed Dur, U.A.E.
The article presents the analytical results of a study of copper‐base artifacts from ed‐Dur, a large site in the United Arab Emirates which was occupied principally during the 1 st century A.D. In addition to identifying a number of pieces with high lead content, the analyses have contributed to an understanding of brass and brass distribtion in the Roman Near East.
Eight Thousand Years of History in Fars Province, Iran
The Neolithic Settlement of Highland SW Iran
Since November 2002, the Mamasani Archaeological Project, a collaborative research initiative between the Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research (ICAR) and the University of Sydney, has been conducting fieldwork in highland SW Iran (see Fig. 1). This article takes the opportunity to present a discussion of one facet of our fieldwork, specifically, the evidence for the earliest Neolithic communities in highland Fars
The 2007 Early Iranian Metallurgy Workshop at the University of Nottingham
This article summarises the papers presented at a workshop on the early metallurgy of Iran, held in the Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham, in September 2007. The fourteen presentations from scholars based in Iran, Europe, and the USA summarise newly collected data and contextualise recent archaeometallurgical research on an Iran-wide scale. Issues addressed include early copper smelting, artifact alloying and fabrication, in min…
Kai Kaniuth, Metallobjekte der Bronzezeit aus Nord baktrien
We’ve built this digital research platform to provide academics everywhere with fast, stable and secure digital access to our library of over 110,000 scholarly books and 800,000 journal articles. We’ve tested the platform in close cooperation with leading academic institutions. If you have any questions or you notice something doesn’t quite work as it should, please visit our Help/FAQ page and let us know
Lead Isotope Analyses of Bronze Age Copper‐base Artefacts From Al‐midamman, Yemen
The results of the lead isotope analysis (LIA) of 15 copper‐base artefacts from the Bronze Age site of al‐Midamman, Yemen, are reported. The LIA data suggest the existence of an indigenous Bronze Age metal production and exchange system centred on the southern Red Sea region, distinct from those in neighbouring regions of Arabia and the Levant. These preliminary results are highly significant for the archaeology of the region, suggesting that loc…
Death and Burial in Arabia and Beyond: Multidisciplinary perspectives
This volume represents the proceedings of the conference entitled 'Death, Burial and the Transition to the Afterlife in Arabia and Adjacent Regions' that was held at the British Museum from November 27th to 29th, 2008.
Specialization and social inequality in Bronze Age SE Arabia
Tolerable Chance or Undesirable Arbitrariness? Distributing Surplus Votes Under PR-STV
Journal Article Tolerable Chance or Undesirable Arbitrariness? Distributing Surplus Votes Under PR-STV Get access Liam Weeks Liam Weeks Department of Modern HistoryPolitics & International RelationsMacquarie UniversitySydney, NSW 2109AustraliaDepartment of GovernmentUniversity College CorkIreland [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Parliamentary Affairs, Volume 64, Issue 3, July 2011, Page…
The Neolithisation of Fars, Iran
Any review of the processes of neolithisation in Fars must acknowledge, in the first instance, the fundamental paucity of data. Ironically, recent excavations that have helped to highlight some of the earliest possible 'Proto-Neolithic' and Aceramic Neolithic sites in the region have only exacerbated this situation, as they suggest millennia of Early Holocene occupation for which we have only the scantiest archaeological evidence. The problems of…
Human impact on the hydroenvironment of Lake Parishan, SW Iran, through the late-Holocene
A multiproxy record from Lake Parishan, SW Iran, shows human impact on the lake and its catchment over the last 4000 years. The Parishan record provides evidence of changes in lake hydrology, from ostracod, diatom and isotope analyses, that are directly linked to human activity in the catchment; recorded by pollen and charcoal and supported by regional archaeological and historical data. The lake ostracod fauna is particularly sensitive to human-…
Olive cultivation in the heart of the Persian Achaemenid Empire
Methodologies for the investigation of corroded iron objects
Ancient iron objects from early Iron Age archaeological sites are almost always severely corroded, which can severely limit the possibilities for their archaeometallurgical analysis. In this paper, a range of corroded iron objects from different sites and regions of the ancient Near East are investigated with the purpose of developing an integrated scientific approach to the investigation of such materials, outlining the capabilities and major te…
Recent archaeological research at Saruq al‐Hadid, Dubai, UAE
In September 2014, the University of New England ( UNE ), Australia, began a three‐year programme of archaeological fieldwork and post‐excavation analyses focused on the site of Saruq al‐Hadid. In this paper, we present the initial results of our current field and laboratory research particularly related to site stratigraphy and formation processes, relative and absolute chronology, and the preliminary results of various programmes of post‐excava…
Newly Discovered Bronze Age Archaeological Sites on Qeshm Island, Iran
Archaeological surveys of Qeshm Island conducted in 2006 and 2012 have identified a total of 191 archaeological sites dating from prehistoric to late Islamic times and provided new insights into the ancient settlement of the island. Among the identified sites, seven (three settlements and four cemeteries) can be attributed to the Bronze Age, representing the first archaeological sites from this period to have been identified on the Iranian island…
Integrating a complex late prehistoric settlement system
The role of wild terrestrial animals in late prehistoric societies of south‐eastern Arabia
The nature of the relationship between humans and wild terrestrial animals has been little discussed in Bronze Age and Iron Age south‐eastern Arabia, largely due to a relative paucity of their remains in contemporary faunal assemblages. In this paper we present the results of analysis of animal bone recently excavated from Saruq al‐Hadid, a late prehistoric (2200–800 BC ) site located in the desert interior of the UAE . Wild terrestrial animals, …
Scrapping ritual
Preliminary insights into late prehistoric fish procurement strategies in the desert interior of southeastern Arabia
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