Alan Millard
Biographic Data
| ID | 3623293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Millard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Millard |
| SIGNATURE | MILLARD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1959 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Half a Pot is Better than No Pot at All: The Role of Accident in Archaeology
The paper illustrates how archaeology has often advanced with discoveriesmade in serendipodus circumstances and how the remains themselves have regularly been the result of ancient accidents. The objects are commonly fragmentary and while they themselves may not be precious the information they and their context may provide can be invaluable. Some of these discoveries have been at odds with accepted wisdom and they caution those who may be inclin…
Terence Croft Mitchell (1929-2019)
The Cuneiform Tablets from Tell Nebi Mend
Excavations at Tell Nebi Mend recovered five clay tablets inscribed in Akkadian in Babylonian cuneiform. They come from a Late Bronze Age deposit, the contents of two of them linking with information from Hittite sources to give the name of its king, Niqmadda, and a date near the end of the 14th century BC, and assure the identification of the site as the famous Qadesh on the Orontes. Although only partially understood, these documents show the p…
The Disappearance of Writing Systems: Perspectives on Literacy and Communication. By John Baines, John Bennet, and Stephen Houston
Professor H. W. F. Saggs, BD, MTh, MA, PhD, FSA (1920-2005)
King Solomon in His Ancient Context
The Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III, King of Assyria: Critical Edition, with Introductions, Translations and Commentary . Hayim Tadmor
A Seal From Petra
The Excavation of the Manor of the More, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Languages From the World of the Bible
The alphabetic script is part of the lasting heritage of the ancient Near East. It unites a number of newly-emerging civilizations in ancient Syria-Palestine, which together constitute the immediate background of the Hebrew Bible. Transformed by the impact of Hellenism, they also shaped the social-historical and cultural setting of the New Testament. This work presents fresh and concise yet thorough overviews of the relevant languages and their i…
The Excavation of the Manor of the More, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
A Seal From Petra
King Solomon in His Ancient Context
The Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III, King of Assyria: Critical Edition, with Introductions, Translations and Commentary . Hayim Tadmor
Professor H. W. F. Saggs, BD, MTh, MA, PhD, FSA (1920-2005)
The Disappearance of Writing Systems: Perspectives on Literacy and Communication. By John Baines, John Bennet, and Stephen Houston
The Cuneiform Tablets from Tell Nebi Mend
Excavations at Tell Nebi Mend recovered five clay tablets inscribed in Akkadian in Babylonian cuneiform. They come from a Late Bronze Age deposit, the contents of two of them linking with information from Hittite sources to give the name of its king, Niqmadda, and a date near the end of the 14th century BC, and assure the identification of the site as the famous Qadesh on the Orontes. Although only partially understood, these documents show the p…
Terence Croft Mitchell (1929-2019)
Languages From the World of the Bible
The alphabetic script is part of the lasting heritage of the ancient Near East. It unites a number of newly-emerging civilizations in ancient Syria-Palestine, which together constitute the immediate background of the Hebrew Bible. Transformed by the impact of Hellenism, they also shaped the social-historical and cultural setting of the New Testament. This work presents fresh and concise yet thorough overviews of the relevant languages and their i…
Half a Pot is Better than No Pot at All: The Role of Accident in Archaeology
The paper illustrates how archaeology has often advanced with discoveriesmade in serendipodus circumstances and how the remains themselves have regularly been the result of ancient accidents. The objects are commonly fragmentary and while they themselves may not be precious the information they and their context may provide can be invaluable. Some of these discoveries have been at odds with accepted wisdom and they caution those who may be inclin…
History (8 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Ancient Near East History (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Context (archaeology) (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)