Assaad Seif
Biographic Data
| ID | 188842 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Assaad Seif |
| GIVEN NAMES | Assaad |
| FAMILY NAME | Seif |
| SIGNATURE | SEIF A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lebanese University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2921-3766 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
New insights on the Chalcolithic period in Lebanon through radiocarbon dating
Lebanon has known permanent and successive human occupations since the Lower Palaeolithic, which contributed largely to its rich archaeological and cultural heritage. Numerous archaeological excavations have unearthed remains spanning most prehistorical and historical periods. The Chalcolithic (ca. mid-5th to mid-4th millennium BCE in the Levant), the focus period of this paper, represents a critical transitional phase in prehistoric societal evo…
Written in ‘her’ bones
Migration and mobility in Roman Beirut
Rescue excavations in Beirut, Lebanon, have uncovered large burial assemblages dating to the Roman period. As the first Roman colony in the Near East, the human skeletons from Beirut provide a unique opportunity to explore migration to the city using biomolecular analyses. This study applies strontium and oxygen isotope analysis to nineteen human skeletons and establishes primary local reference values through the analysis of human and faunal den…
Heritage Management and the Community in Lebanon
Conceiving the Past
This paper discusses the contextual nature of the value systems that we deploy in interacting with our past and heritage. It focuses on the example of Lebanon and describes some of the ways in which heritage has been perceived by the Lebanese authorities, starting from the period of the French Mandate. It also discusses the dynamics in the interaction between developers and the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) in post-war situations. Case…
Conceiving the Past
This paper discusses the contextual nature of the value systems that we deploy in interacting with our past and heritage. It focuses on the example of Lebanon and describes some of the ways in which heritage has been perceived by the Lebanese authorities, starting from the period of the French Mandate. It also discusses the dynamics in the interaction between developers and the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) in post-war situations. Case…
Heritage Management and the Community in Lebanon
Migration and mobility in Roman Beirut
Rescue excavations in Beirut, Lebanon, have uncovered large burial assemblages dating to the Roman period. As the first Roman colony in the Near East, the human skeletons from Beirut provide a unique opportunity to explore migration to the city using biomolecular analyses. This study applies strontium and oxygen isotope analysis to nineteen human skeletons and establishes primary local reference values through the analysis of human and faunal den…
Written in ‘her’ bones
New insights on the Chalcolithic period in Lebanon through radiocarbon dating
Lebanon has known permanent and successive human occupations since the Lower Palaeolithic, which contributed largely to its rich archaeological and cultural heritage. Numerous archaeological excavations have unearthed remains spanning most prehistorical and historical periods. The Chalcolithic (ca. mid-5th to mid-4th millennium BCE in the Levant), the focus period of this paper, represents a critical transitional phase in prehistoric societal evo…
History (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Excavation (3 works) · History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (2 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)