Christopher P Thornton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1344999 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher P Thornton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher P |
| FAMILY NAME | Thornton |
| SIGNATURE | THORNTON C P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7406-5390 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 210 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
A reflection on neolithization in the plains of Behshahr and Neka in Eastern Mazandaran, Iran
All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya
Journal Article All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya Get access All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya. By Ian Martin. London: Hurst. 2022. 224pp. £30.00. Isbn978 1 78738 584 9. Available as e-book. Christopher Thornton Christopher Thornton University of Oxford, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs…
Waiting for dignity
adopt showcase the limited utility of defining periods of time.In relation to the 2011 Arab uprisings (Arab Spring), Wyrtzen refers to the upheaval across much of the Middle East, when, once again fleetingly, the possibilities of new political futures, both constructively and, in the case of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, destructively, came into existence
Legal Limits in Exceptional Times
Journal Article Legal Limits in Exceptional Times Get access H D Emmanuel. De Groof. State Renaissance for Peace: Transitional Governance under International Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. 392 pp., $125.00 hardback (ISBN: 978-1108499767). Christopher Thornton Christopher Thornton University of Oxford, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Volume 24, Issue 1, Ma…
Robert H. Dyson (1927-2020)
Professor Robert H. Dyson Jr., passed away on February 14, 2020, at the age of 92. A world renowned Near Eastern archaeologist who changed our understanding of ancient Iran, Dyson leaves behind a distinguished legacy as an educator and mentor to generations of scholars who studied with him at the University of Pennsylvania, and in the field in the Ushnu-Solduz valley of north-western Iran. He brought both scientific rigour and anthropological ins…
Al‐Khafaji reinterpreted
Al‐Khafaji is a central and well‐known point on the early third millennium BC map of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bat, in the Sultanate of Oman. For years, Kasr al‐Khafaji (“Tower 1146”) has been understood as an Umm an‐Nar (ca. 2800–2000 BCE) monument standing amid a contemporary village. However, recent excavations by the Bat Archaeological Project (BAP) reveal that the entirety of the known site—monument(s) and settlement—is situated on a…
Tureng Tepe, a Bronze Age Centre in Northeastern Iran Revisited
Tureng Tepe is a major site in the archaeology of Iran, but despite having been excavated by two different foreign archaeological missions, crucial periods in its history remain underreported. This is especially the case for the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age layers at the site, which have not been comprehensively published in English. The present investigation focuses on the Frederick and Susanne Wulsin excavation archive and collection at the Univ…
Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective
Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective
Archaeometallurgy in the 21st Century
Over the past two decades, significant changes in the study of ancient metallurgy have re-focused attention on ancient technological practices and the social behaviors they imbue. However, such anthropologically relevant research has not been universally adopted by all “archaeometallurgists,” nor applied in the same way even by those who endorse the new theoretical paradigm. In this article, five recent books on ancient metallurgy are reviewed to…
The Rise of Arsenical Copper in Southeastern Iran
A Chalcolithic Error
In the October 2009 issue of the AJA, Amzallag published a hypothesis for the origins and spread of furnace-based metallurgy in the Old World ("From Metallurgy to Bronze Age Civilizations: The Synthetic Theory," AJA [2009] 497–519). Amzallag's paper is rife with misunderstandings of both an archaeological and a technical nature, leading to a skewed vision of early metallurgical development. In this rebuttal, we seek to correct some of the more eg…
A truly refractory crucible from fourth millennium Tepe Hissar, Northeast Iran
Development of metallurgy in Eurasia
The authors reconsider the origins of metallurgy in the Old World and offer us a new model in which metallurgy began in c . eleventh/ninth millennium BC in Southwest Asia due to a desire to adorn the human body in life and death using colourful ores and naturally-occurring metals. In the early sixth millennium BC the techniques of smelting were developed to produce lead, copper, copper alloys and eventually silver. The authors come down firmly on…
The Emergence of Complex Metallurgy on the Iranian Plateau
Introduction
The production of speiss (iron arsenide) during the Early Bronze Age in Iran
Report on the First Iranian Prehistoric Slag Workshop
In December of 2006, a small workshop was held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology to bring together established and emerging scholars currently working on ancient Iranian metallurgy, most especially those focused on the production debris (i.e., slag, furnace lining, etc.). This paper presents a summary of that meeting in order to introduce these scholars to the wider archaeological audience, and to provide a basic idea of the sorts of questions …
A New Look at the Prehistoric Metallurgy of Southeastern Iran
Genes, language, and culture
The Tarim Basin ‘mummies’ of western China continue to fascinate scholars and the general public alike due to their ‘Caucasoid’ features, well‐preserved material culture, and putative ‘European’ origins. However, there have been some uncritical efforts to link these archaeological cultures to those of other ancient Eurasian groups (e.g. the Celts) by applying syllogistic reasoning to multi‐disciplinary evidence. In an attempt to provide a more ca…
On Pins and Needles
The Emergence of Complex Metallurgy on the Iranian Plateau
The production of speiss (iron arsenide) during the Early Bronze Age in Iran
Development of metallurgy in Eurasia
The authors reconsider the origins of metallurgy in the Old World and offer us a new model in which metallurgy began in c . eleventh/ninth millennium BC in Southwest Asia due to a desire to adorn the human body in life and death using colourful ores and naturally-occurring metals. In the early sixth millennium BC the techniques of smelting were developed to produce lead, copper, copper alloys and eventually silver. The authors come down firmly on…
On Pins and Needles
A truly refractory crucible from fourth millennium Tepe Hissar, Northeast Iran
A Chalcolithic Error
In the October 2009 issue of the AJA, Amzallag published a hypothesis for the origins and spread of furnace-based metallurgy in the Old World ("From Metallurgy to Bronze Age Civilizations: The Synthetic Theory," AJA [2009] 497–519). Amzallag's paper is rife with misunderstandings of both an archaeological and a technical nature, leading to a skewed vision of early metallurgical development. In this rebuttal, we seek to correct some of the more eg…
Introduction
A New Look at the Prehistoric Metallurgy of Southeastern Iran
The Rise of Arsenical Copper in Southeastern Iran
Al‐Khafaji reinterpreted
Al‐Khafaji is a central and well‐known point on the early third millennium BC map of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bat, in the Sultanate of Oman. For years, Kasr al‐Khafaji (“Tower 1146”) has been understood as an Umm an‐Nar (ca. 2800–2000 BCE) monument standing amid a contemporary village. However, recent excavations by the Bat Archaeological Project (BAP) reveal that the entirety of the known site—monument(s) and settlement—is situated on a…
Genes, language, and culture
The Tarim Basin ‘mummies’ of western China continue to fascinate scholars and the general public alike due to their ‘Caucasoid’ features, well‐preserved material culture, and putative ‘European’ origins. However, there have been some uncritical efforts to link these archaeological cultures to those of other ancient Eurasian groups (e.g. the Celts) by applying syllogistic reasoning to multi‐disciplinary evidence. In an attempt to provide a more ca…
All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya
Journal Article All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya Get access All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya. By Ian Martin. London: Hurst. 2022. 224pp. £30.00. Isbn978 1 78738 584 9. Available as e-book. Christopher Thornton Christopher Thornton University of Oxford, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs…
Report on the First Iranian Prehistoric Slag Workshop
In December of 2006, a small workshop was held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology to bring together established and emerging scholars currently working on ancient Iranian metallurgy, most especially those focused on the production debris (i.e., slag, furnace lining, etc.). This paper presents a summary of that meeting in order to introduce these scholars to the wider archaeological audience, and to provide a basic idea of the sorts of questions …
On Pins and Needles
A New Look at the Prehistoric Metallurgy of Southeastern Iran
Genes, language, and culture
The Tarim Basin ‘mummies’ of western China continue to fascinate scholars and the general public alike due to their ‘Caucasoid’ features, well‐preserved material culture, and putative ‘European’ origins. However, there have been some uncritical efforts to link these archaeological cultures to those of other ancient Eurasian groups (e.g. the Celts) by applying syllogistic reasoning to multi‐disciplinary evidence. In an attempt to provide a more ca…
Report on the First Iranian Prehistoric Slag Workshop
In December of 2006, a small workshop was held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology to bring together established and emerging scholars currently working on ancient Iranian metallurgy, most especially those focused on the production debris (i.e., slag, furnace lining, etc.). This paper presents a summary of that meeting in order to introduce these scholars to the wider archaeological audience, and to provide a basic idea of the sorts of questions …
The production of speiss (iron arsenide) during the Early Bronze Age in Iran
A truly refractory crucible from fourth millennium Tepe Hissar, Northeast Iran
Development of metallurgy in Eurasia
The authors reconsider the origins of metallurgy in the Old World and offer us a new model in which metallurgy began in c . eleventh/ninth millennium BC in Southwest Asia due to a desire to adorn the human body in life and death using colourful ores and naturally-occurring metals. In the early sixth millennium BC the techniques of smelting were developed to produce lead, copper, copper alloys and eventually silver. The authors come down firmly on…
The Emergence of Complex Metallurgy on the Iranian Plateau
Introduction
The Rise of Arsenical Copper in Southeastern Iran
A Chalcolithic Error
In the October 2009 issue of the AJA, Amzallag published a hypothesis for the origins and spread of furnace-based metallurgy in the Old World ("From Metallurgy to Bronze Age Civilizations: The Synthetic Theory," AJA [2009] 497–519). Amzallag's paper is rife with misunderstandings of both an archaeological and a technical nature, leading to a skewed vision of early metallurgical development. In this rebuttal, we seek to correct some of the more eg…
Archaeometallurgy in the 21st Century
Over the past two decades, significant changes in the study of ancient metallurgy have re-focused attention on ancient technological practices and the social behaviors they imbue. However, such anthropologically relevant research has not been universally adopted by all “archaeometallurgists,” nor applied in the same way even by those who endorse the new theoretical paradigm. In this article, five recent books on ancient metallurgy are reviewed to…
Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective
Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective
Al‐Khafaji reinterpreted
Al‐Khafaji is a central and well‐known point on the early third millennium BC map of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bat, in the Sultanate of Oman. For years, Kasr al‐Khafaji (“Tower 1146”) has been understood as an Umm an‐Nar (ca. 2800–2000 BCE) monument standing amid a contemporary village. However, recent excavations by the Bat Archaeological Project (BAP) reveal that the entirety of the known site—monument(s) and settlement—is situated on a…
Tureng Tepe, a Bronze Age Centre in Northeastern Iran Revisited
Tureng Tepe is a major site in the archaeology of Iran, but despite having been excavated by two different foreign archaeological missions, crucial periods in its history remain underreported. This is especially the case for the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age layers at the site, which have not been comprehensively published in English. The present investigation focuses on the Frederick and Susanne Wulsin excavation archive and collection at the Univ…
Robert H. Dyson (1927-2020)
Professor Robert H. Dyson Jr., passed away on February 14, 2020, at the age of 92. A world renowned Near Eastern archaeologist who changed our understanding of ancient Iran, Dyson leaves behind a distinguished legacy as an educator and mentor to generations of scholars who studied with him at the University of Pennsylvania, and in the field in the Ushnu-Solduz valley of north-western Iran. He brought both scientific rigour and anthropological ins…
Legal Limits in Exceptional Times
Journal Article Legal Limits in Exceptional Times Get access H D Emmanuel. De Groof. State Renaissance for Peace: Transitional Governance under International Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. 392 pp., $125.00 hardback (ISBN: 978-1108499767). Christopher Thornton Christopher Thornton University of Oxford, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Volume 24, Issue 1, Ma…
All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya
Journal Article All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya Get access All necessary measures? The United Nations and international intervention in Libya. By Ian Martin. London: Hurst. 2022. 224pp. £30.00. Isbn978 1 78738 584 9. Available as e-book. Christopher Thornton Christopher Thornton University of Oxford, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs…
Waiting for dignity
adopt showcase the limited utility of defining periods of time.In relation to the 2011 Arab uprisings (Arab Spring), Wyrtzen refers to the upheaval across much of the Middle East, when, once again fleetingly, the possibilities of new political futures, both constructively and, in the case of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, destructively, came into existence
A reflection on neolithization in the plains of Behshahr and Neka in Eastern Mazandaran, Iran
Archaeology (13 works) · History (13 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 works) · History (12 works) · Ancient history (10 works) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (10 works) · Geography (8 works) · Bronze (4 works) · Bronze Age (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works)