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Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J., and C. P. Foster. Editors. 2012. New Perspectives on Household Archaeology. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2001. The Mechanics of Empire: The Northern Frontier of Assyria as a Case Study in Imperial Dynamics. Helsinki: The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project.

Research paper thumbnail of Boytner, R., L. S. Dodd, and B. J. Parker. Editors. 2010. Controlling the Past, Owning the Future: The Political Uses of Archaeology in the Middle East. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J., and L. Rodseth. Editors. 2005. Untaming the Frontier in Anthropology, Archaeology and History. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.

Articles and Book Chapters by Bradley J Parker

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2017. “The Neo-Assyrian Kings in Nineveh,” in Nineveh, the Great City Symbol of Beauty and Power. Edited by L. P. Petit and D. Morandi Bonacossi. Leiden: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities 13.

Published by Sidestone Press, Leiden www.sidestone.com Imprint: Sidestone Press Lay-out & cover d... more Published by Sidestone Press, Leiden www.sidestone.com Imprint: Sidestone Press Lay-out & cover design: Sidestone Press Photograph cover: Detail of a relief showing King Ashurbanipal on a horse. Nineveh, Iraq; N Palace, Room S; 645-635 BC; gypsum; H 165.1 cm, W 116.8 cm; British Museum, London (1856,0909.48/BM 124874). © The Trustees of the British Museum. ISBN 978-90-8890-496-7 (softcover) ISBN 978-90-8890-497-4 (hardcover) ISBN 978-90-8890-498-1 (PDF e-book)

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. and N. Sharratt 2017. Fragments of the Past: Microartifact Analysis of Use Surfaces at Tumilaca la Chimba, Moquegua, Peru. Advances in Archaeological Practice 5(1):71-92.

For decades, archaeologists have been developing methodologies that help them infer the activitie... more For decades, archaeologists have been developing methodologies that help them infer the activities that took place in and around ancient structures. Many researchers have worked under the assumption that material remains discovered in activity area contexts are direct evidence of the activities that took place there (cf. Binford 1964:425). However, numerous ethnoarcheological studies have shown that, because people usually clean activity areas, especially those that are used repeatedly, such remains are only very rarely left in or near the spaces where they were originally used (Binford 1978; ABSTRACT Microartifact analysis, the study of the density and distribution of tiny (yet visible) fragments of ceramics, bone, worked stone, and other microartifacts, offers a promising solution to the challenges of determining the location and nature of activity areas at archaeological sites. In spite of the fact that microartifact analysis has been successfully applied at sites in North America and the Middle East, archaeologists have yet to recognize the utility of this methodology in most of the rest of the world. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to test whether this methodology can be profitably applied in the southern Andes. To do so, we describe the results of microartifact sampling, processing, and analytical techniques that we applied to two phases of occupation at the site of Tumilaca la Chimba in southern Peru. The results of the research outlined in this article suggest that microartifact analysis is an effective analytical technique that can contribute greatly to archaeological praxis.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. and W. McCool. 2015. Indices of Household Maize Beer Production in the Andes: An Ethnoarchaeological Investigation. Journal of Anthropological Research 71:359-400.

Recent literature on the role of alcohol in the ancient world has shown that the production and c... more Recent literature on the role of alcohol in the ancient world has shown that the production and consumption of fermented beverages played a key role in the organization of many prehistoric political and household economies. The study of alcohol as a lubricant in social dynamics is especially salient in the Andes, where reciprocity is the primary form of traditional economic interaction. Despite the fact that scholars studying ancient Peru have long acknowledged the central role that the production and consumption of beer made from fermented grains or fruits (collectively referred to as chicha) played in traditional Andean societies, few fi eld projects have focused on how to recognize the loci of small-scale chicha production in the archaeological record. In this paper, which presents the results of ethnoarchaeological research in eastern Cuzco province, Peru-where this type of research has not previously been undertaken-we use both new data and existing studies to identify fi fteen independent indices capable of aiding archaeologists in the recognition of domestic brewing in the archaeological record. To do so, this study focuses on the material correlates of small-scale household chicha production, with an explicit emphasis on quantitative, rather than qualitative, data, including ceramic morphology and use wear; the particularities of vessel assemblages; the preponderance of tools, refuse, and residues; and the characteristics of brewing facilities. Previous studies demonstrate that, in spite of both variation in technology and organization across the region and cultural differences through time, ethnoarchaeological observations of modern production and consumption of chicha in traditional settings can generate valuable information pertinent to the interpretation of the archaeological record. This paper builds on these studies by verifying as well as questioning previous fi ndings and by proposing new analogs. In doing so, this paper demonstrates that ethnoarchaeological observations of the modern production of chicha can provide valuable interpretive information not just for Andeanists but for any archaeologists seeking to identify and interpret the archaeology of brewers and brewing.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker B. J. 2014. “Hegemony, Power and the Use of Force in the Neo Assyrian Empire,” in Understanding Hegemonic Practices of the Early Assyrian Empire. Edited by Bleda Düring. Pp. 287-299. Leiden: Peeters.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2013. “Geographies of Power: Territoriality and Empire during the Mesopotamian Iron Age,” Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association 22:126-144.

This chapter synthesizes archaeological, textual, and ethnohistorical data from or pertaining to ... more This chapter synthesizes archaeological, textual, and ethnohistorical data from or pertaining to the Mesopotamian Iron Age to reconceptualize the nature of the territoriality of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Instead of seeing the Neo-Assyrian Empire as a monolithic political unit, I show that it was an expansionist state that applied varying degrees of power over conquered landscapes. In describing what I call the "geographies" of Assyrian power, I utilize a modified version of D'Altroy's territorial-hegemonic continuum to model the broader implications of these geographies for a more nuanced understanding of the spatiality of empire. [archaeology, Assyrian Empire, imperialism, territory, hegemonic power]

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2012. “Domestic Production and Subsistence in an Ubaid Household in Upper Mesopotamia,” in New Perspectives on Household Archaeology. Edited by B. J. Parker and C. P. Foster. Pp. 289-318. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns.

New Perspective on Household Archaeology

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2012. “In the Shadow of Ararat: Preliminary Results from Intensive Surveys in Naxçivan, Azerbaijan,” in 7ICAANE Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 12-16 April 2010, the British Museum and UCL, London.

in 7ICAANE Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 12-16 April 2010, the British Museum and UCL, London. Volume 3: Fieldwork & Recent Research.

Full Reference: Parker, B. J. 2012. “In the Shadow of Ararat: Preliminary Results from Intensive ... more Full Reference: Parker, B. J. 2012. “In the Shadow of Ararat: Preliminary Results from Intensive Surveys in Naxçivan, Azerbaijan,” in 7ICAANE Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 12-16 April 2010, the British Museum and UCL, London. Volume 3: Fieldwork & Recent Research. Edited by Roger Matthews and John Curtis, with Michael Seymour, Alexandra Fletcher, Alison Gascoigne, Claudia Glatz, John Simpson, Helen Taylor, Jonathan Tubb and Rupert Chapman. Pp. 99-117.Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.

Research paper thumbnail of Foster, C. P. and B. J. Parker. 2012. “Introduction: Household Archaeology in the Near East and Beyond” in New Perspectives on Household Archaeology. Edited by B. J. Parker and C. P. Foster. Pp. 1-12. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns.

New Perspectives on Household Archaeology

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2012. “The Assyrians Abroad,” in A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, vol. 2. Edited by D. T. Potts. Pp. 867-876. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East

Research paper thumbnail of Algaze, G, E. Hammer and B. Parker 2012. The Tigris-Euphrates Archaeological Reconnaissance Project. Final Report of the Cizre Dam and Cizre-Silopli Plain Survey Areas. Anatolica 38: 1-115.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2011. The Construction and Performance of Kingship in the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Journal of Anthropological Research 67(3): 357-86.

The Journal of Anthropological Research

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2011. Bread Ovens, Social Networks and Gendered Space: An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Tandır Ovens in Southeastern Anatolia. American Antiquity 76(4):603-627.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2011. “In the Shadow of Ararat: Intensive Surveys in the Araxes River Region, Naxçivan, Azerbaijan.” Anatolica 37: 187-205.

Anatolica

This paper presents the results of intensive archaeological surveys carried out at the confluence... more This paper presents the results of intensive archaeological surveys carried out at the confluence of the in Arpaçay and the Araxes Rivers, in the province of Sharur ( rur), in the region of Naxçivan, Azerbaijan. The goals of the project were threefold. First, the survey team's intention was to conduct an intensive pedestrian survey of the agricultural fields around the important Iron Age fortress of O lanqala in an effort to locate and record small sites within its immediate environs. Second, we set out to map and make systematic archaeological collections of a number of Middle Iron Age fortresses known to exist in the hills surrounding the Arpaçay River. Our third objective was to map and make systematic archaeological collections from eight Early Transcaucasian (ETC) sites identified in the region. National Academy of Sciences, Naxçıvan) S f r A urov (Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, Baku), Alex Headman (University of Utah). 2 This report was researched and composed by Bradley Parker. Lauren Ristvet, Veli Bax liyev and S f r A urov provided logistical support in the field. Veli Bax liyev aided in the dating of the ceramics discovered in the surveys. The maps and photographs presented here were processed by Alex Headman. The artifacts presented in this article were drawn in the field by Kimberly Leaman (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology). Inking and electronic paste-up of the artifact drawings were done by Elizabeth Clark at the Utah Microarchaeology Laboratory (UML) at the University of Utah. I would like to thank Reilly Jensen (University of Utah), Emin Mammadov (Nazcivan State University) and Elvin Aliyev (Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku) for their assistance in the field.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker 2011 - A Brief Overview of a Decade of Research At Kenan Tepe (Turkish and English)

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J., and J. R. Kennedy. 2010. A Quantitative Attribute Analysis of the Ubaid-Period Ceramic Corpus from Kenan Tepe. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 358:1-26.

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2017. “The Neo-Assyrian Kings in Nineveh,” in Nineveh, the Great City Symbol of Beauty and Power. Edited by L. P. Petit and D. Morandi Bonacossi. Leiden: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities 13.

Published by Sidestone Press, Leiden www.sidestone.com Imprint: Sidestone Press Lay-out & cover d... more Published by Sidestone Press, Leiden www.sidestone.com Imprint: Sidestone Press Lay-out & cover design: Sidestone Press Photograph cover: Detail of a relief showing King Ashurbanipal on a horse. Nineveh, Iraq; N Palace, Room S; 645-635 BC; gypsum; H 165.1 cm, W 116.8 cm; British Museum, London (1856,0909.48/BM 124874). © The Trustees of the British Museum. ISBN 978-90-8890-496-7 (softcover) ISBN 978-90-8890-497-4 (hardcover) ISBN 978-90-8890-498-1 (PDF e-book)

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. and N. Sharratt 2017. Fragments of the Past: Microartifact Analysis of Use Surfaces at Tumilaca la Chimba, Moquegua, Peru. Advances in Archaeological Practice 5(1):71-92.

For decades, archaeologists have been developing methodologies that help them infer the activitie... more For decades, archaeologists have been developing methodologies that help them infer the activities that took place in and around ancient structures. Many researchers have worked under the assumption that material remains discovered in activity area contexts are direct evidence of the activities that took place there (cf. Binford 1964:425). However, numerous ethnoarcheological studies have shown that, because people usually clean activity areas, especially those that are used repeatedly, such remains are only very rarely left in or near the spaces where they were originally used (Binford 1978; ABSTRACT Microartifact analysis, the study of the density and distribution of tiny (yet visible) fragments of ceramics, bone, worked stone, and other microartifacts, offers a promising solution to the challenges of determining the location and nature of activity areas at archaeological sites. In spite of the fact that microartifact analysis has been successfully applied at sites in North America and the Middle East, archaeologists have yet to recognize the utility of this methodology in most of the rest of the world. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to test whether this methodology can be profitably applied in the southern Andes. To do so, we describe the results of microartifact sampling, processing, and analytical techniques that we applied to two phases of occupation at the site of Tumilaca la Chimba in southern Peru. The results of the research outlined in this article suggest that microartifact analysis is an effective analytical technique that can contribute greatly to archaeological praxis.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. and W. McCool. 2015. Indices of Household Maize Beer Production in the Andes: An Ethnoarchaeological Investigation. Journal of Anthropological Research 71:359-400.

Recent literature on the role of alcohol in the ancient world has shown that the production and c... more Recent literature on the role of alcohol in the ancient world has shown that the production and consumption of fermented beverages played a key role in the organization of many prehistoric political and household economies. The study of alcohol as a lubricant in social dynamics is especially salient in the Andes, where reciprocity is the primary form of traditional economic interaction. Despite the fact that scholars studying ancient Peru have long acknowledged the central role that the production and consumption of beer made from fermented grains or fruits (collectively referred to as chicha) played in traditional Andean societies, few fi eld projects have focused on how to recognize the loci of small-scale chicha production in the archaeological record. In this paper, which presents the results of ethnoarchaeological research in eastern Cuzco province, Peru-where this type of research has not previously been undertaken-we use both new data and existing studies to identify fi fteen independent indices capable of aiding archaeologists in the recognition of domestic brewing in the archaeological record. To do so, this study focuses on the material correlates of small-scale household chicha production, with an explicit emphasis on quantitative, rather than qualitative, data, including ceramic morphology and use wear; the particularities of vessel assemblages; the preponderance of tools, refuse, and residues; and the characteristics of brewing facilities. Previous studies demonstrate that, in spite of both variation in technology and organization across the region and cultural differences through time, ethnoarchaeological observations of modern production and consumption of chicha in traditional settings can generate valuable information pertinent to the interpretation of the archaeological record. This paper builds on these studies by verifying as well as questioning previous fi ndings and by proposing new analogs. In doing so, this paper demonstrates that ethnoarchaeological observations of the modern production of chicha can provide valuable interpretive information not just for Andeanists but for any archaeologists seeking to identify and interpret the archaeology of brewers and brewing.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker B. J. 2014. “Hegemony, Power and the Use of Force in the Neo Assyrian Empire,” in Understanding Hegemonic Practices of the Early Assyrian Empire. Edited by Bleda Düring. Pp. 287-299. Leiden: Peeters.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2013. “Geographies of Power: Territoriality and Empire during the Mesopotamian Iron Age,” Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association 22:126-144.

This chapter synthesizes archaeological, textual, and ethnohistorical data from or pertaining to ... more This chapter synthesizes archaeological, textual, and ethnohistorical data from or pertaining to the Mesopotamian Iron Age to reconceptualize the nature of the territoriality of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Instead of seeing the Neo-Assyrian Empire as a monolithic political unit, I show that it was an expansionist state that applied varying degrees of power over conquered landscapes. In describing what I call the "geographies" of Assyrian power, I utilize a modified version of D'Altroy's territorial-hegemonic continuum to model the broader implications of these geographies for a more nuanced understanding of the spatiality of empire. [archaeology, Assyrian Empire, imperialism, territory, hegemonic power]

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2012. “Domestic Production and Subsistence in an Ubaid Household in Upper Mesopotamia,” in New Perspectives on Household Archaeology. Edited by B. J. Parker and C. P. Foster. Pp. 289-318. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns.

New Perspective on Household Archaeology

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2012. “In the Shadow of Ararat: Preliminary Results from Intensive Surveys in Naxçivan, Azerbaijan,” in 7ICAANE Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 12-16 April 2010, the British Museum and UCL, London.

in 7ICAANE Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 12-16 April 2010, the British Museum and UCL, London. Volume 3: Fieldwork & Recent Research.

Full Reference: Parker, B. J. 2012. “In the Shadow of Ararat: Preliminary Results from Intensive ... more Full Reference: Parker, B. J. 2012. “In the Shadow of Ararat: Preliminary Results from Intensive Surveys in Naxçivan, Azerbaijan,” in 7ICAANE Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 12-16 April 2010, the British Museum and UCL, London. Volume 3: Fieldwork & Recent Research. Edited by Roger Matthews and John Curtis, with Michael Seymour, Alexandra Fletcher, Alison Gascoigne, Claudia Glatz, John Simpson, Helen Taylor, Jonathan Tubb and Rupert Chapman. Pp. 99-117.Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.

Research paper thumbnail of Foster, C. P. and B. J. Parker. 2012. “Introduction: Household Archaeology in the Near East and Beyond” in New Perspectives on Household Archaeology. Edited by B. J. Parker and C. P. Foster. Pp. 1-12. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns.

New Perspectives on Household Archaeology

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2012. “The Assyrians Abroad,” in A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, vol. 2. Edited by D. T. Potts. Pp. 867-876. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East

Research paper thumbnail of Algaze, G, E. Hammer and B. Parker 2012. The Tigris-Euphrates Archaeological Reconnaissance Project. Final Report of the Cizre Dam and Cizre-Silopli Plain Survey Areas. Anatolica 38: 1-115.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2011. The Construction and Performance of Kingship in the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Journal of Anthropological Research 67(3): 357-86.

The Journal of Anthropological Research

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2011. Bread Ovens, Social Networks and Gendered Space: An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Tandır Ovens in Southeastern Anatolia. American Antiquity 76(4):603-627.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2011. “In the Shadow of Ararat: Intensive Surveys in the Araxes River Region, Naxçivan, Azerbaijan.” Anatolica 37: 187-205.

Anatolica

This paper presents the results of intensive archaeological surveys carried out at the confluence... more This paper presents the results of intensive archaeological surveys carried out at the confluence of the in Arpaçay and the Araxes Rivers, in the province of Sharur ( rur), in the region of Naxçivan, Azerbaijan. The goals of the project were threefold. First, the survey team's intention was to conduct an intensive pedestrian survey of the agricultural fields around the important Iron Age fortress of O lanqala in an effort to locate and record small sites within its immediate environs. Second, we set out to map and make systematic archaeological collections of a number of Middle Iron Age fortresses known to exist in the hills surrounding the Arpaçay River. Our third objective was to map and make systematic archaeological collections from eight Early Transcaucasian (ETC) sites identified in the region. National Academy of Sciences, Naxçıvan) S f r A urov (Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences, Baku), Alex Headman (University of Utah). 2 This report was researched and composed by Bradley Parker. Lauren Ristvet, Veli Bax liyev and S f r A urov provided logistical support in the field. Veli Bax liyev aided in the dating of the ceramics discovered in the surveys. The maps and photographs presented here were processed by Alex Headman. The artifacts presented in this article were drawn in the field by Kimberly Leaman (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology). Inking and electronic paste-up of the artifact drawings were done by Elizabeth Clark at the Utah Microarchaeology Laboratory (UML) at the University of Utah. I would like to thank Reilly Jensen (University of Utah), Emin Mammadov (Nazcivan State University) and Elvin Aliyev (Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku) for their assistance in the field.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker 2011 - A Brief Overview of a Decade of Research At Kenan Tepe (Turkish and English)

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J., and J. R. Kennedy. 2010. A Quantitative Attribute Analysis of the Ubaid-Period Ceramic Corpus from Kenan Tepe. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 358:1-26.

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2010. “Networks of Interregional Interaction during Mesopotamia's Ubaid Period” in Beyond the Ubaid: Transformation and Integration in the Late Prehistoric Societies of the Middle East, Edited by R. A. Carter and G. Philip. Pp. 339-360. Chicago: The Oriental Institute.

Beyond the Ubaid: Transformation and Integration in the Late Prehistoric Societies of the Middle East

Full Reference: Parker, B. J. 2010. “Networks of Interregional Interaction during Mesopotamia's U... more Full Reference: Parker, B. J. 2010. “Networks of Interregional Interaction during Mesopotamia's Ubaid Period: A Study Sponsored by the Curtiss T. and Mary G. Brennan Foundation,” in Beyond the Ubaid: Transformation and Integration in the Late Prehistoric Societies of the Middle East, Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization 63. Edited by R. A. Carter and G. Philip. Pp. 339-360. Chicago: The Oriental Institute.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2010. “Setting the Stage for a More Productive Ethnoarchaeology,” in Proceedings of the 6th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Rome, May 5th-10th, 2008. Edited by P. Matthiae. Pp. 507-519. Roma: “La Sapeinza”.

and disclosure and at explicit levels of abstraction, that ethnoarchaeologists can hope to constr... more and disclosure and at explicit levels of abstraction, that ethnoarchaeologists can hope to construct an ethnoarchaeology that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2009. “Ašipâ Again: A Microhistory of an Assyrian Provincial Administrator,” in Of God(s), Trees, Kings, and Scholars: Neo-Assyrian and Related Studies in Honour of Simo Parpola. Edited by M. Luukko, S. Svärd and R. Mattila. Pp 179-192. Helsinki: Finnish Oriental Society.

In Of God(s), Trees, Kings, and Scholars: Neo-Assyrian and Related Studies in Honour of Simo Parpola

frontispiece. Assyrian official and two scribes; one is writing in cuneiform on clay or on a writ... more frontispiece. Assyrian official and two scribes; one is writing in cuneiform on clay or on a writing board and the other probably in Aramaic on leather. me 118882.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J., et al. 2009. The Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project (UTARP): A Preliminary Report from the 2007 and 2008 Field Seasons at Kenan Tepe. Anatolica 35: 85-152.

Anatolica

Full Reference: Parker, B. J., C. P. Foster, K. Nicoll, J. R. Kennedy, P. Graham, A. Smith, D. E.... more Full Reference: Parker, B. J., C. P. Foster, K. Nicoll, J. R. Kennedy, P. Graham, A. Smith, D. E. Hopwood, M. Hopwood, K. Butler, E. Healey, M. B. Uzel, and R. Jensen. 2009. The Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project (UTARP): A Preliminary Report from the 2007 and 2008 Field Seasons at Kenan Tepe. Anatolica 35: 85-152.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J., and C. P. Foster. 2009. “An Overview of the Ceramic Sequence at Kenan Tepe,” in Studies in Honour of Altan Çilingiroglu. Edited by H. Sağlatimur, et al. Pp. 505-531. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayinlari.

Studies in Honour of Altan Çilingiroglu

Full Reference: Parker, B. J., and C. P. Foster. 2009. “An Overview of the Ceramic Sequence at Ke... more Full Reference: Parker, B. J., and C. P. Foster. 2009. “An Overview of the Ceramic Sequence at Kenan Tepe,” in Studies in Honour of Altan Çilingiroglu: A Life Dedicated to Urartu on the Shores of the Upper Sea. Edited by H. Sağlatimur, E. Abay, Z. Derin, A. Erden, A, Batmaz, F. Dedeoğu, M. Erdalkıran, M. Baştürk, E. Konakçı. Pp. 505-531. Istanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayinlari.

Research paper thumbnail of The Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project Information System (UIS)

Full Reference: Parker, B. J. and P. Cobb. "Kenan Tepe: Turkey / Kenan Tepe (Site)" (Released 201... more Full Reference: Parker, B. J. and P. Cobb. "Kenan Tepe: Turkey / Kenan Tepe (Site)" (Released 2012-03-28). Bradley Parker, Peter Cobb (Eds.) Open Context.

Research paper thumbnail of The Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project (UTARP): A Report on the 2004–2005 Excavation Seasons at Kenan Tepe

During the summers of 2004 and 2005, the Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project (UTARP) com... more During the summers of 2004 and 2005, the Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project (UTARP) completed its fifth and sixth seasons of research at the site of Kenan Tepe in the Upper Tigris River region of southeastern Turkey. Research over the past six years has shown that Kenan Tepe was occupied during five broad time periods including the Ubaid period, the Late Chalcolithic period, the first half of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age. With the cultural history of the site relatively well understood by the end of our fourth field season, our fifth and sixth field seasons concentrated on Kenan Tepe’s earliest occupational levels: the Ubaid and the Late Chalcolithic periods. This report will summarize the results of the 2004 and 2005 field seasons placing special emphasis on the broader implications of the data being recovered at the site for the study of these important periods.

Research paper thumbnail of “What’s the Big Picture? Comparative Perspectives on the Archaeology of Empire.”

"What’s the Big Picture? Comparative Perspectives on the Archaeology of Empire Bradley J. Parke... more "What’s the Big Picture?
Comparative Perspectives on the Archaeology of Empire
Bradley J. Parker (University of Utah)

The stated goal of this symposium is “to investigate imperial repertoires of rule and how they affected peripheral societies and landscapes” in an effort “to create a comparative perspective on the archaeology of empires.” To address this lofty goal, this paper takes two important steps. First, instead of detailing the specifics of a particular case study, I step back and view the overarching features that characterize the complex polity we call “empire.” To do so I employ a number of classifications proposed by prominent anthropological archaeologists working in both the old and new worlds. Second, using the Neo-Assyrian Empire as a particularly vivid example of how specific features of empire operated in practice, I systematically compare and contrast Assyria with two similarly complex polities in the New World. Utilizing settlement patterns, patterns of production, the presence of networks, material culture, the exploitation of diversity, and the creation of power differentials as categories of investigation, I search for common and unique themes by juxtaposing the Neo-Assyrian Empire of the Old World with the Inca and Wari empires of the New World. The goal of this paper is not to answer the proverbial question “What is empire?” but instead to bring cross-disciplinary and interregional comparison into the debate about the archaeology of empire.

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Research paper thumbnail of Hegemony, Power and the Use of Force in the Neo Assyrian Empire (Lieden 2013 Presentation)

40 minutes) (title Slide)

Research paper thumbnail of Modeling Borderlands for Interdisciplinary and Interregional Comparison (UCSB Borderlands Working Group Keynote Address)

Keynote Address presented at “Conflict, Consensus, and the Crossing of Boundaries in the Pre-Mode... more Keynote Address presented at “Conflict, Consensus, and the Crossing of Boundaries in the Pre-Modern World.” University of California, Santa Barbara.

Research paper thumbnail of Azeri Nationalism and the Silencing of the Past (SAA 2012 Presentation)

Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for American Archaeology, Memphis, Tennessee.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2014. Review of Ancient Households of the Americas. Conceptualizing What Households Do. Edited by John G. Douglass and Nancy Gonlin, Boulder: The University Press of Colorado. 2012. The Cambridge Archaeological Journal.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2014. Review of Ancient Households of the Americas. Conceptualizing What Households Do. Edited by John G. Douglass and Nancy Gonlin, Boulder: The University Press of Colorado. 2012. The Cambridge Archaeological Journal: 557-559.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2011. Review of The Pots and Potters of Assyria: Technology and Organization of Production, Ceramic Sequence and Vessel Function at Late Bronze Age Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria, by Kim Duistermaat. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 364:91-93.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2010. Review of Excavating Asian History: Interdisciplinary Studies in Archaeology and History, Edited by Norman Yoffee and Bradley L. Crowell. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 359:81-83.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2009. Review of Hezekiah and the Assyrian Spies. Reconstruction of the Neo-Assyrian Intelligence Services and Its Significance for 2 Kings 18-19 (BibOr 49). By Peter Dubovsky. Roma: Editrice Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 2006. Biblica, vol. 90, no. 4. pgs. 577-580.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2008. Review of  Mesopotamia: the Invention of the City. By Gwendolyn Leick. London: Penguin Books. 2002. Near Eastern Archaeology, vol. 17, no. 4. pgs. 254-255.

Research paper thumbnail of Parker, B. J. 2006. Review of  Nineveh: Papers of the XLIXe Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, London, 7-11 July 2003. Edited by Dominique Collon and Andrew George. London: The British School of Archaeology in Iraq. 2005.

Full Reference: Parker, B. J. 2006. Review of Nineveh: Papers of the XLIXe Rencontre Assyriologi... more Full Reference: Parker, B. J. 2006. Review of Nineveh: Papers of the XLIXe Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, London, 7-11 July 2003. Edited by Dominique Collon and Andrew George. London: The British School of Archaeology in Iraq. 2005. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, vol. 344, pgs. 97-99.

Research paper thumbnail of UTARP Website

This is a link to the Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project's website.

Research paper thumbnail of Digital Reports and Papers

This URL contains a number of unpublished reports and papers.

Research paper thumbnail of An Overview of the Ceramic Sequence at Kenan Tepe

Studies in Honour of Altan Çilingiroğlu: A Life Dedicated to Urartu on the Shores of the Upper Sea, 2009

Only a few short years ago the Upper Tigris River region in the southeastern corner of modern Tur... more Only a few short years ago the Upper Tigris River region in the southeastern corner of modern Turkey was, in archaeological terms, almost completely unexplored. In an effort to address this lacuna in our understanding of what was clearly a vitally important region throughout the history of the Middle East, the Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project or UTARP was founded in 1998. Since then members of UTARP have conducted archaeological excavations and surveys at a number of sites along the Tigris River east of the modern city of Diyarbakir. Although a series of preliminary reports and synthetic studies of this research have appeared in print over the past ten years, the final reports are still far from completion. This being the case, we will take this opportunity to summarize the ceramic sequence from the important multi-period mound of Kenan Tepe which has been the main focus of research by UTARP since 2000. To do so, we will draw from a number of previously published reports and new data that has recently emerged from the site. This paper is dedicated to Altan Çilingiroğlu for his many years of service to the field of Anatolian archaeology.

Research paper thumbnail of The Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project (UTARP)

Anatolica, 2009

as the trench summaries of the 2007 excavations. He also compiled and edited this report. Bradley... more as the trench summaries of the 2007 excavations. He also compiled and edited this report. Bradley Parker and Reilly Jensen are responsible for the subsection on the Ubaid microdebris. The section on Ubaid ceramics is the work of Bradley Parker and Jason Kennedy. Catherine Foster researched and composed the subsection on the Late Chalcolithic microdebris and helped copy edit this report. Kathleen Nicoll researched and composed the section on the geomorphology of the area. She also helped copy edit this report. Philip Graham and Alexia Smith researched and composed the archaeobotanical remains. Elizabeth Healey is responsible for the lithics analysis. David Hopwood researched and composed the section on the burials. The section on small finds is the work of Marie Hopwood and Kristen Butler. M. Ban~ Uzel aided in the microdebris and ceramic sections. He was also instrumental in the project's success in the field. . 2 We would like to thank the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism for granting us pennission to conduct this research. We would also like to thank Mehmet Arif Bilici of the DiyarbakIr Museum for his assistance to the project. This report is dedicated to Necdet inal, the fonner director of the Diyarbaklr Musuem, for his support and dedication to UT ARP during the first decade of its existence. I would like to give my deepest thanks to our government representatives: Resul ibi~ (aka: "the-best-rep-ever") in the 2007 season, and Suat Sahin (Resul's competition for the above title) during the 2008 field season.

Research paper thumbnail of THE UPPER TIGRIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECT (UTARP): A Preliminary Report from the 2007 and 2008 Field Seasons at Kenan Tepe

as the trench summaries of the 2007 excavations. He also compiled and edited this report. Bradley... more as the trench summaries of the 2007 excavations. He also compiled and edited this report. Bradley Parker and Reilly Jensen are responsible for the subsection on the Ubaid microdebris. The section on Ubaid ceramics is the work of Bradley Parker and Jason Kennedy. Catherine Foster researched and composed the subsection on the Late Chalcolithic microdebris and helped copy edit this report. Kathleen Nicoll researched and composed the section on the geomorphology of the area. She also helped copy edit this report. Philip Graham and Alexia Smith researched and composed the archaeobotanical remains. Elizabeth Healey is responsible for the lithics analysis. David Hopwood researched and composed the section on the burials. The section on small finds is the work of Marie Hopwood and Kristen Butler. M. Ban~ Uzel aided in the microdebris and ceramic sections. He was also instrumental in the project's success in the field. . 2 We would like to thank the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism for granting us pennission to conduct this research. We would also like to thank Mehmet Arif Bilici of the DiyarbakIr Museum for his assistance to the project. This report is dedicated to Necdet inal, the fonner director of the Diyarbaklr Musuem, for his support and dedication to UT ARP during the first decade of its existence. I would like to give my deepest thanks to our government representatives: Resul ibi~ (aka: "the-best-rep-ever") in the 2007 season, and Suat Sahin (Resul's competition for the above title) during the 2008 field season.

Research paper thumbnail of The Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project

Anatolica, 2005

as the trench summaries of the 2007 excavations. He also compiled and edited this report. Bradley... more as the trench summaries of the 2007 excavations. He also compiled and edited this report. Bradley Parker and Reilly Jensen are responsible for the subsection on the Ubaid microdebris. The section on Ubaid ceramics is the work of Bradley Parker and Jason Kennedy. Catherine Foster researched and composed the subsection on the Late Chalcolithic microdebris and helped copy edit this report. Kathleen Nicoll researched and composed the section on the geomorphology of the area. She also helped copy edit this report. Philip Graham and Alexia Smith researched and composed the archaeobotanical remains. Elizabeth Healey is responsible for the lithics analysis. David Hopwood researched and composed the section on the burials. The section on small finds is the work of Marie Hopwood and Kristen Butler. M. Ban~ Uzel aided in the microdebris and ceramic sections. He was also instrumental in the project's success in the field. . 2 We would like to thank the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism for granting us pennission to conduct this research. We would also like to thank Mehmet Arif Bilici of the DiyarbakIr Museum for his assistance to the project. This report is dedicated to Necdet inal, the fonner director of the Diyarbaklr Musuem, for his support and dedication to UT ARP during the first decade of its existence. I would like to give my deepest thanks to our government representatives: Resul ibi~ (aka: "the-best-rep-ever") in the 2007 season, and Suat Sahin (Resul's competition for the above title) during the 2008 field season.

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction: Household Archaeology in the Near East and Beyond

New Perspectives on Household Archaeology; edited by B.J. Parker and C.P. Foster, Oct 2012

Thirty years ago, Richard Wilk and William Rathje coined the phrase “household archaeology” in th... more Thirty years ago, Richard Wilk and William Rathje coined the phrase “household archaeology” in their seminal issue of American Behavioral Scientist (Wilk and Rathje 1982). Since that time, household archaeology has become a subfield as diverse in theoretical underpinnings as it is in practical applications. Even the definition of household archaeology can be outlined in several ways: (1) a subdivision of settlement archaeology specializing in the study of spatial patterning at the household level; (2) a development from social archaeology presenting more humanized reconstructions of the past; or (3) simply as the study of household-based behaviors and relationships. All of these approaches to what is widely considered a basic unit of society are represented in this volume, which serves as the latest incarnation of household studies based on a long intellectual development...