LibGuides: Archaeology -- Near Eastern and Egyptian: Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Specialized Encyclopedias & Reference Works

Examples of resources that provide background information relevant to Near Eastern & Egyptian Archaeology:

Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt [E-Book]
Publication Date: 1999
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt [E-Resource] by Christina Riggs (Editor) Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an intricate cultural discourse involving themes that resonate today - east and west, old world and new, acculturation and shifting identities, patterns of language use and religious belief, and the management of agriculture and trade. Roman Egypt was a literal and figurative crossroads shaped by the movement of people, goods, and ideas, and framed by permeable boundaries of self and space. This handbook is unique in drawing together many different strands of research on Roman Egypt, in order to suggest both the state of knowledge in the field and the possibilities for collaborative, synthetic, and interpretive research. Arranged in seven thematic sections, each of which includes essays from a variety of disciplinary vantage points and multiple sources of information, it offers new perspectives from both established and younger scholars, featuring individual essay topics, themes, and intellectual juxtapositions.
Publication Date: 2012 (Online)
The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia [E-RESOURCE] by Sharon R. Steadman (Editor); Gregory McMahon (Editor) The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia is a unique blend of comprehensive overviews on archaeological, philological, linguistic, and historical issues at the forefront of Anatolian scholarship in the 21st century. Anatolia is home to early complex societies and great empires and was the destination of many migrants, visitors, and invaders. The offerings in this volume bring this reality to life as the chapters unfold nearly ten thousand years (ca. 10,000-323 BCE) of peoples, languages, and diverse cultures who lived in or traversed Anatolia over these millennia. The contributors combine descriptions of current scholarship on important discussion and debates in Anatolian studies with new and cutting edge research for future directions of study. The 54 chapters are presented in five separate sections that range in topic from chronological and geographical overviews to anthropologically-based issues of culture contact and imperial structures and from historical settings of entire millennia to crucial data from key sites across the region. The contributers to the volume represent the best scholars in the field from North America, Europe, Turkey, and Asia. The appearance of this volume offers the very latest collection of studies on the fascinating peninsula known as Anatolia.
Publication Date: 2012 (Online)
Encyclopedia of Geoarchaeology [E-Book] by edited by Allan S. Gilbert
Publication Date: 2016
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the near East [E-RESOURCE]
Publication Date: 1997
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant C. 8000-332 BCE
Call Number: Main Collection DS 56 O94 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology [E-RESOURCE]
Publication Date: 2013
The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings [E-Resource]
Publication Date: 2016
The Biblical World [E-Book] by Katharine J. Dell (Editor)
Publication Date: 2021