Volume 26 / Number 3
1984
On The Cover: Vadi's main temple was renovated through the cooperation of its villagers. Photo by Arjun Appadurai.
Vol. 26 / No. 3
By: Arjun Appadurai
Wells in Western India: Irrigation and Cooperation in an Agricultural Society
Introduction The principal purpose of this paper is to decribe the social arrangement surrounding access to water from open-surface wells […]
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Vol. 26 / No. 3
By: Mario A. Del Chiaro
Etruscan Bird-Askoi: Painted Vases in the Shape of Birds
Vases in the form of animals or birds (askoi; askos, singular) have a remarkably long history in Western and Far […]
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By: Daniel T. Potts
Northeastern Arabia: From the Seleucids to the Earliest Caliphs
The course of Near Eastern archaeology, as we are seeing very vividly today, is highly susceptible to the winds of […]
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Vol. 26 / No. 3
By: Jay Schwartz, George Brooks and John Herrmann
The Merenptah Palace Project of 1983-84: Museum Briefs
Egypt is famous for its royal tombs and pyramids, but we know surprisingly little about the ceremonial and political activities […]
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By: Barbara J. Hayden
Late Bronze Age Tylissos: House Plans and Cult Center
Introduction The best-known period of Cretan prehistory is the Minoan Neopalatial or Late Minoan (LM) I period, encompassing approximately one […]
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