Michael Roaf
Biographic Data
| ID | 358338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Roaf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Roaf |
| SIGNATURE | ROAF M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 31 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Professor David B. Stronach, OBE 1931–2020
David Stronach, eminent archaeologist and founding Director of the British Institute of Persian Studies, passed away peacefully at his home in San Francisco on 27 June 2020. He was surrounded by hi
Augusta McMahon with McGuire Gibson, Robert D. Biggs, David Reese, Pamela Vandiver & Yener K. Aslihan. Nippur V. The Early Dynastic to Akkadian Transition
Augusta McMahon with McGuire Gibson, Robert D. Biggs, David Reese, Pamela Vandiver & Yener K. Aslihan. Nippur V. The Early Dynastic to Akkadian Transition: the Area WF Sounding at Nippur (Excavations at Nippur volume V [McGuire Gibson, series editor], Oriental Institute Publications 129). xxxiv+174 pages, 12 figures, 193 plates, 78 tables. 2006. Chicago (IL): Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; 978-1-885923-38-7 hardback £ 55. This p…
Near Eastern monumental reports
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Ancient Near East
Eski Mosul region
Iran, ancient
Borsippa
Mesopotamia
Archaeological Investigations at Ziyaret Tepe - 2002
Archaeological Excavations at Ziyaret Tepe, 2000 and 2001
Doubts about the Two-Lobed Burial and the Survival of Early Dynastic to Akkadian Transitional Building Levels in Area wf at Nippur
“Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.”J. K. Galbraith“The complex sequence of burials, labelled Burial 14, involved inhumation of more than seven individuals. Initially, during excavation, the entire sequence was thought to comprise a single, multichambered tomb. But reconsideration of the stratigraphy and grave contents made it apparent that there we…
Assyrian Astroglyphs
Article Assyrian Astroglyphs: Lord Aberdeen's Black Stone and the Prisms of Esarhaddon was published on January 1, 2001 in the journal Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie (volume 91, issue 2)
Multiple Rabbets on Doors in Iron Age Assyria and Western Iran
L'auteur cherche a determiner la fonction, religieuse ou seculaire, des bâtiments comportant des portes rainurees pendant l'Âge du Fer en Assyrie et en Iran. Il se fonde sur l'exemple des temples mesopotamiens que l'on peut identifier par leur plan et par la presence de portes a rainures multiples
Mesopotamian Civilization
Pottery and p-values
A 1977 ANTIQUITY paper included a study of Neutron Activation Analyses of Ubaid pottery from Mesopotamia and the Arabian Gulf (Oates et al. 1977). A re-examination finds that the interpretation of the statistical analysis was mistaken and shows that the data do not prove the existence of 'seafaring merchants of Ur' in the Ubaid period
The emergence of civilization
Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient near East
Problems in the Chronology of Ninevite 5
A Mysterious Affair of Styles
The elusive Ninevite 5 culture of northern Mesopotamia has repeatedly defied attempts by archaeologists to fathom its mysteries. In this article the relationship between the painted and incised styles of Ninevite 5 pottery is investigated with the help of Hercule Poirot who was present when Ninevite 5 was given its name.' The evidence from earlier excavations and from recent rescue work in northern Iraq is examined and a new verdict on the develo…
Checklist of Persepolis Reliefs Not at the Site
Excavations at Tell Mohammed 'Arab in the Eski Mosul Dam Salvage Project
Since November 1982 the British Archaeological Expedition to Iraq has been excavating Tell Mohammed ‘Arab as part of the Eski Mosul Dam Salvage Project organized by the Iraqi State Organization for Antiquities and Heritage. In this article the main results of these excavations will be described.The work of the British Archaeological Expedition to Iraq is sponsored by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq and supported by the British Academy. …
Weights on the Dilmun Standard
In 1970 Geoffrey Bibby drew attention to a tablet from Ur of c. 1800 B.C. which equates weights on the Dilmun weight standard with those on the standard of Ur. He concluded that the Dilmun weight standard was the same as that used in the Indus Valley, but was puzzled by the inconsistencies in the arithmetic, which he explained by assuming that the merchants took a commission each time the weight was converted from one standard to another, that is…
Texts about the Sculptures and Sculptors at Persepolis
Excavations at Tepe Nush-i Jan
Persepolitan Metrology
Excavations at Tepe Nush-i Jan
Excavations at Al Markh, Bahrain
Roaf Michael. Excavations at Al Markh, Bahrain : A fish midden of the fourth millenium B.C.. In: Paléorient, 1974, vol. 2, n°2. pp. 499-501
Tepe Nūsh-i Jān, 1970
Pottery and p-values
A 1977 ANTIQUITY paper included a study of Neutron Activation Analyses of Ubaid pottery from Mesopotamia and the Arabian Gulf (Oates et al. 1977). A re-examination finds that the interpretation of the statistical analysis was mistaken and shows that the data do not prove the existence of 'seafaring merchants of Ur' in the Ubaid period
Checklist of Persepolis Reliefs Not at the Site
Texts about the Sculptures and Sculptors at Persepolis
Persepolitan Metrology
The Diffusion of the 'salles a quatre saillants'
In 1965 Roman Ghirshman drew attention to a particular element of Elamite architecture which he called the “salle à quatre saillants”: this is a rectangular room with four pilasters placed near the short walls and a large doorway in the middle of its long side, opening on to a courtyard. It must have served as the reception, audience and throne hall. Ghirshman identified this architectural form in successive Middle Elamite levels on the Royal Cit…
Tepe Nūsh-i Jān, 1970
Survey of Excavations in Iran during 1972-73
Wolfram Kleiss, T. Cuyler Young Jr., Harvey Weiss, Louis D. Levine, Carol Hamlin, Charles Burney, David Stronach, Michael Roaf, E. O. Negahban, David Whitehouse, Elizabeth Carter, G. Dollfus, Seiichi Masuda, Dietrich Huff, J. Deshayes, C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, Survey of Excavations in Iran during 1972-73, Iran, Vol. 12 (1974), pp. 205-231
Two Rock Carvings at Naqsh-i Rustam
Excavations at Al Markh, Bahrain
Roaf Michael. Excavations at Al Markh, Bahrain : A fish midden of the fourth millenium B.C.. In: Paléorient, 1974, vol. 2, n°2. pp. 499-501
A Persepolis Relief in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Excavations at Tepe Nush-i Jan
Persepolitan Metrology
Texts about the Sculptures and Sculptors at Persepolis
Weights on the Dilmun Standard
In 1970 Geoffrey Bibby drew attention to a tablet from Ur of c. 1800 B.C. which equates weights on the Dilmun weight standard with those on the standard of Ur. He concluded that the Dilmun weight standard was the same as that used in the Indus Valley, but was puzzled by the inconsistencies in the arithmetic, which he explained by assuming that the merchants took a commission each time the weight was converted from one standard to another, that is…
Excavations at Tell Mohammed 'Arab in the Eski Mosul Dam Salvage Project
Since November 1982 the British Archaeological Expedition to Iraq has been excavating Tell Mohammed ‘Arab as part of the Eski Mosul Dam Salvage Project organized by the Iraqi State Organization for Antiquities and Heritage. In this article the main results of these excavations will be described.The work of the British Archaeological Expedition to Iraq is sponsored by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq and supported by the British Academy. …
A Mysterious Affair of Styles
The elusive Ninevite 5 culture of northern Mesopotamia has repeatedly defied attempts by archaeologists to fathom its mysteries. In this article the relationship between the painted and incised styles of Ninevite 5 pottery is investigated with the help of Hercule Poirot who was present when Ninevite 5 was given its name.' The evidence from earlier excavations and from recent rescue work in northern Iraq is examined and a new verdict on the develo…
Checklist of Persepolis Reliefs Not at the Site
Problems in the Chronology of Ninevite 5
The emergence of civilization
Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient near East
Pottery and p-values
A 1977 ANTIQUITY paper included a study of Neutron Activation Analyses of Ubaid pottery from Mesopotamia and the Arabian Gulf (Oates et al. 1977). A re-examination finds that the interpretation of the statistical analysis was mistaken and shows that the data do not prove the existence of 'seafaring merchants of Ur' in the Ubaid period
Multiple Rabbets on Doors in Iron Age Assyria and Western Iran
L'auteur cherche a determiner la fonction, religieuse ou seculaire, des bâtiments comportant des portes rainurees pendant l'Âge du Fer en Assyrie et en Iran. Il se fonde sur l'exemple des temples mesopotamiens que l'on peut identifier par leur plan et par la presence de portes a rainures multiples
Mesopotamian Civilization
Doubts about the Two-Lobed Burial and the Survival of Early Dynastic to Akkadian Transitional Building Levels in Area wf at Nippur
“Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.”J. K. Galbraith“The complex sequence of burials, labelled Burial 14, involved inhumation of more than seven individuals. Initially, during excavation, the entire sequence was thought to comprise a single, multichambered tomb. But reconsideration of the stratigraphy and grave contents made it apparent that there we…
Assyrian Astroglyphs
Article Assyrian Astroglyphs: Lord Aberdeen's Black Stone and the Prisms of Esarhaddon was published on January 1, 2001 in the journal Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie (volume 91, issue 2)
Archaeological Excavations at Ziyaret Tepe, 2000 and 2001
Ancient Near East
Eski Mosul region
Iran, ancient
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