Alastair Northedge
Biographic Data
| ID | 555747 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alastair Northedge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alastair |
| FAMILY NAME | Northedge |
| SIGNATURE | NORTHEDGE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6549-7335 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How the Abbasids Lived
Palace B at Raqqa was a noble residence located next to the palace of Harun al-Rashid, belonging to a close associate of the caliph, excavated by Nassib Saliby in 1950–2. The house was apparently abandoned when the caliph departed in 193/808, and most of the ceramics, metal, glass and other objects were found in the latrines, giving an exceptional image of what was used in an Abbasid élite residence
Introduction
Impermanent Monuments, Lasting Legacies
Discovering Early Islamic Basra
This article reports on recent fieldwork at the site of the early Islamic city Basra, located fifteen kilometres to the southwest of the modern city. The article sets the site within the geographical and historical context of early Islamic Iraq with particular reference to Kufa and Wāsit. In addition, the article contains a review of previous archaeological research followed by a summary of the results from current fieldwork carried out by the au…
An absolute radiocarbon chronology for the world heritage site of Sarvestan (SW Iran)
This study presents a new precise radiocarbon chronology for the World Heritage site of Sarvestan (SW Iran). The monument is a key construction in the history of architecture because it is a typical Sasanian construction built during the late Sasanian or early Islamic period. Previous attempts to date the monument have suggested the ages ranging from the middle Sasanian (fifth century CE) to early Abbasid (ninth century CE) era. These age estimat…
The Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East
This volume revisits archaeological evidence from Syria, Palestine, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Egypt describing a variety of land-use patterns and the development of a particular type of settlement across the Near East.
Recherches archéologiques récentes sur le Ribāţ et la ville médiévale de Dehistan (Mişriyān, sud-ouest du Turkménistan), IXe-XIIIe siècle de l’ère chrétienne
Genequand Denis, Northedge Alastair. Recherches archéologiques récentes sur le Ribāţ et la ville médiévale de Dehistan (Mişriyān, sud-ouest du Turkménistan), IXe-XIIIe siècle de l’ère chrétienne. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 158e année, N. 3, 2014. pp. 1129-1150
The Shrine in its Historical Context
Alan Walmsley, Early Islamic Syria, An archaeological assessment (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology)
Alan Walmsley nous donne ici un petit ouvrage sur la période omeyyade et la période suivante, publié dans une collection de débats en archéologie. C’est une première ébauche sur le sujet, pour lequel il nous promet un travail plus détaillé à l’avenir. Walmsley est un archéologue qui a passé l’essentiel de sa carrière à fouiller la période omeyyade en Jordanie. Sans aucun doute, il est l’expert le plus chevronné sur le sujet. Son but est de valori…
Remarks on Samarra and the archaeology of large cities
Samarra, built and abandoned during the ninth century, can claim to be the largest archaeological site in the world. Here, Alastair Northedge offers a brief account of what is known about it, and begins by placing it in the context of the world's most famous historic cities
Islamic art
Islamic architecture before 1250 [Umayyad, Abbasid, Tulunid, Fatimid Saljuq, Almoravid, and other dynasties]
Samarra’
The Near and Middle East - Peter Christensen
The Near and Middle East - Peter Christensen: The decline of Iranshahr: irrigation and environments in the history of the Middle East, 500 B.C. to A.D. 1500. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1993. DKr. 350, $58. - Volume 62 Issue 1
Creswell, Herzfeld, and Samarra
Creswell, Herzfeld, and Samarra
Survey and Excavations at Sāmarrā' 1989
The third season of fieldwork at Sāmarrā’ took place between 27th February and 24th April 1989. The 1989 season at Sāmarrā’ had three broad aims:(1) to initiate excavations at the Glassworks (ma‘mal al-zujāj) at Qādisiyya, the site of the small town of Qādisiyya of Sāmarrā’, which was occupied from the Sasanian to Middle Islamic periods (site N1). The surface features of this site were described in our previous report.(2) to initiate a surface su…
The racecourses at Sāmarrā
At Sāmarrā' there are the remains of a number of 'Abbāsid walled tracks which appear to be racecourses. Ernst Herzfeld found one track in the course of the German expedition of 1911-13 to the 'Abbāsid capital at Sāmarrā', and the outline of two more became known from a series of maps of the Sāmarrā' district made by the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force in 1917. Herzfeld published his first brief discussion of these courses in 1948 in hisGeschicht…
The 1986 Survey Season at Sāmarrā'
Survey operations at Sāmarrā' were resumed for a second field season between November 8th 1986 and January 25th 1987. The work was sponsored by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, and funded by the School and the Wainwright Near Eastern Archaeological Fund. We are very grateful to Dr. Mu'ayyad Sa‘id, Director-General of Antiquities and Heritage, for permitting us to work. As always, the officials of the Directorate-General, particularly Dr…
Planning Sāmarrā'
Survey of the Terrace Area at Amman Citadel
Survey and Excavations at Sāmarrā' 1989
The third season of fieldwork at Sāmarrā’ took place between 27th February and 24th April 1989. The 1989 season at Sāmarrā’ had three broad aims:(1) to initiate excavations at the Glassworks (ma‘mal al-zujāj) at Qādisiyya, the site of the small town of Qādisiyya of Sāmarrā’, which was occupied from the Sasanian to Middle Islamic periods (site N1). The surface features of this site were described in our previous report.(2) to initiate a surface su…
An absolute radiocarbon chronology for the world heritage site of Sarvestan (SW Iran)
This study presents a new precise radiocarbon chronology for the World Heritage site of Sarvestan (SW Iran). The monument is a key construction in the history of architecture because it is a typical Sasanian construction built during the late Sasanian or early Islamic period. Previous attempts to date the monument have suggested the ages ranging from the middle Sasanian (fifth century CE) to early Abbasid (ninth century CE) era. These age estimat…
Remarks on Samarra and the archaeology of large cities
Samarra, built and abandoned during the ninth century, can claim to be the largest archaeological site in the world. Here, Alastair Northedge offers a brief account of what is known about it, and begins by placing it in the context of the world's most famous historic cities
Survey of the Terrace Area at Amman Citadel
Planning Sāmarrā'
The 1986 Survey Season at Sāmarrā'
Survey operations at Sāmarrā' were resumed for a second field season between November 8th 1986 and January 25th 1987. The work was sponsored by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, and funded by the School and the Wainwright Near Eastern Archaeological Fund. We are very grateful to Dr. Mu'ayyad Sa‘id, Director-General of Antiquities and Heritage, for permitting us to work. As always, the officials of the Directorate-General, particularly Dr…
Creswell, Herzfeld, and Samarra
Survey and Excavations at Sāmarrā' 1989
The third season of fieldwork at Sāmarrā’ took place between 27th February and 24th April 1989. The 1989 season at Sāmarrā’ had three broad aims:(1) to initiate excavations at the Glassworks (ma‘mal al-zujāj) at Qādisiyya, the site of the small town of Qādisiyya of Sāmarrā’, which was occupied from the Sasanian to Middle Islamic periods (site N1). The surface features of this site were described in our previous report.(2) to initiate a surface su…
The racecourses at Sāmarrā
At Sāmarrā' there are the remains of a number of 'Abbāsid walled tracks which appear to be racecourses. Ernst Herzfeld found one track in the course of the German expedition of 1911-13 to the 'Abbāsid capital at Sāmarrā', and the outline of two more became known from a series of maps of the Sāmarrā' district made by the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force in 1917. Herzfeld published his first brief discussion of these courses in 1948 in hisGeschicht…
Creswell, Herzfeld, and Samarra
The Near and Middle East - Peter Christensen
The Near and Middle East - Peter Christensen: The decline of Iranshahr: irrigation and environments in the history of the Middle East, 500 B.C. to A.D. 1500. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1993. DKr. 350, $58. - Volume 62 Issue 1
Islamic art
Islamic architecture before 1250 [Umayyad, Abbasid, Tulunid, Fatimid Saljuq, Almoravid, and other dynasties]
Samarra’
Remarks on Samarra and the archaeology of large cities
Samarra, built and abandoned during the ninth century, can claim to be the largest archaeological site in the world. Here, Alastair Northedge offers a brief account of what is known about it, and begins by placing it in the context of the world's most famous historic cities
Alan Walmsley, Early Islamic Syria, An archaeological assessment (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology)
Alan Walmsley nous donne ici un petit ouvrage sur la période omeyyade et la période suivante, publié dans une collection de débats en archéologie. C’est une première ébauche sur le sujet, pour lequel il nous promet un travail plus détaillé à l’avenir. Walmsley est un archéologue qui a passé l’essentiel de sa carrière à fouiller la période omeyyade en Jordanie. Sans aucun doute, il est l’expert le plus chevronné sur le sujet. Son but est de valori…
The Shrine in its Historical Context
Recherches archéologiques récentes sur le Ribāţ et la ville médiévale de Dehistan (Mişriyān, sud-ouest du Turkménistan), IXe-XIIIe siècle de l’ère chrétienne
Genequand Denis, Northedge Alastair. Recherches archéologiques récentes sur le Ribāţ et la ville médiévale de Dehistan (Mişriyān, sud-ouest du Turkménistan), IXe-XIIIe siècle de l’ère chrétienne. In: Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 158e année, N. 3, 2014. pp. 1129-1150
The Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East
This volume revisits archaeological evidence from Syria, Palestine, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Egypt describing a variety of land-use patterns and the development of a particular type of settlement across the Near East.
An absolute radiocarbon chronology for the world heritage site of Sarvestan (SW Iran)
This study presents a new precise radiocarbon chronology for the World Heritage site of Sarvestan (SW Iran). The monument is a key construction in the history of architecture because it is a typical Sasanian construction built during the late Sasanian or early Islamic period. Previous attempts to date the monument have suggested the ages ranging from the middle Sasanian (fifth century CE) to early Abbasid (ninth century CE) era. These age estimat…
Discovering Early Islamic Basra
This article reports on recent fieldwork at the site of the early Islamic city Basra, located fifteen kilometres to the southwest of the modern city. The article sets the site within the geographical and historical context of early Islamic Iraq with particular reference to Kufa and Wāsit. In addition, the article contains a review of previous archaeological research followed by a summary of the results from current fieldwork carried out by the au…
Impermanent Monuments, Lasting Legacies
How the Abbasids Lived
Palace B at Raqqa was a noble residence located next to the palace of Harun al-Rashid, belonging to a close associate of the caliph, excavated by Nassib Saliby in 1950–2. The house was apparently abandoned when the caliph departed in 193/808, and most of the ceramics, metal, glass and other objects were found in the latrines, giving an exceptional image of what was used in an Abbasid élite residence
Introduction
Archaeology and Historical Studies (16 works) · History (12 works) · Archaeology (11 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Islam (7 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · Islamic Studies and History (6 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (5 works) · Art (5 works)