The investigation of social collapse, an integral component of social evolutionary trajectories, has been hampered by difficulties in setting appropriate spatial and temporal scales for the resolution of demographic and socioeconomic change. This dissertation takes a diachronic …
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This study investigates changes in ceramics at Tell Leilan, Syria, during three consecutive periods between 2500 and 2200 B.C. These changes co-occur with significant socio-political changes: urbanization of the region and fledgling statehood. The approach developed to examine c…
This thesis investigates continuity and change of ceramics from Late Byzantine-Early Islamic transition period Jordan. The transition period has been characterized largely by an overlap of two ceramic traditions. The material culture of this period has been primarily viewed thro…
The term “sgraffito” refers to a ceramic decorative technique in which a design is cut through a light-colored slip to reveal the dark-colored earthenware body of the vessel's fabric. Sgraffito ware was one of the most common and widespread forms of regular tableware in Islam an…
The purpose of this dissertation is to better understand the role of female figurines in ancient Egypt. Through the use of several key example types, paddle dolls, faience female figurines (Pinch’s Type 1), and ceramic female figurines (Pinch’s Type 2 and 3), the differences in …