Research Projects
The Ottoman register of churches in the Arab provinces The translation into Arabic of Ottoman documents selected from the Ottoman Register of Churches (Kelise Defterleri) is now complete and ready for publication by the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies, Amman. The translation will be preceded by a general introduction on the nature of translated documents and their historical significance. A. Abu-Husayn. Lebanon in the Ottoman Chancery documents, 1526-1711 The completed manuscript is being currently considered for publication by Brill, Leiden. A. Abu-Husayn. (Supported by URB.) The unknown career of Ahmad Ma‘n (1667-1697) The manuscript is being considered for publication by the periodical Archivum Ottomanicum. A. Abu-Husayn. Coinage in Roman Syria: Northern Syria, 64 bc-ad 253 This is a study aimed at establishing a definitive account of coins circulating in Roman Syria. The study will result in a book due to be published by the Royal Numismatic Society of Great Britain. K. Butcher. Surat al-Rum: A study of the exegetical literature This is a study which intends to analyse the exegetical texts pertaining to the opening verses of surat al-rum and attempts to establish a reader reaction to the Qur’an. N. El-Cheikh. Archaeological and topographical survey of Teel-Burak A survey of the site will be undertaken with a view to mapping all ancient and modern features on and around the ancient settlement prior to excavation. A historical study of the site has already been published by the project leader. H. Sader (Supported by the German Archaeological Institute; Melton Foundation.) Settlement pattern and land occupation of the territory of Baalbek based on remote-sensing techniques Remote-sensing investigation based on satellite and aerial photography of the Baalbek area. The identification and mapping of archaeological features is aimed at protecting them from urban infrastructure and agricultural works. H. Sader and H. Salame-Sarkis. (Supported by UNESCO; UNSCR.) Baalbek: The image and the monument A monograph which will be published to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of Kaiser William II’s visit to Baalbek. Part of the monograph deals with the archaeology and history of the site from pre-Hellenistic to the medieval period. H. Sader, A. Neuwirth* and T. Scheffler*. (Supported by the Beutsche Morgenlä ndische Gesellschaft.) The archaeological study of urban formation process in downtown Beirut: excavation of the Souk area, 1994-1996 The project for the urban excavation of downtown Beirut has been completed and has yielded substantial information about the urban formation and development of Beirut from the Hellenistic to the Ottoman period. Post-excavation analysis for scientific publication and presentation to the public is in progress and is expected to continue for a minimum of two years. S. Seeden, D. Perring* and T. Williams*. (Supported by the British Leverhulme Trust.) Christian Contributions to the nahda in Palestine A study which aims to trace the role played by Christian thinkers in the intellectual and literary revival in Palestine in the years preceding World War I. The study will be presented at a conference and is due to be published. S. Seikaly. Early Arab nationalism: towards a secular discourse A
content anaysis of early Arab nationalist discourse which intends to identify
the first formulation of secular views and their incoporation into that
nascent ideology. The principal source for the study is the periodical
literature of the period preceding World War I. S. Seikaly.
Butcher, K., Evidence in ancient repairs to dies. In Studies in Ancient Coinage from Turkey, R. Ashton (Ed.), 97-98. London: Royal Numismatic Society, 1996. ———, Imagined emperors: personalities and failure in the mid-third century. Journal of Roman Archaeology, 9 515-527, 1996. ———, Bey 006: the coins. Preliminary report. Bulletin d’Archéologie et d’Architecture Libanaises, 1, 207-211, 1996. ———, A new dedication to Julia Domna from Berytus. Bulletin d’Archéologie et d’Architecture Libanaises, 1, 212-214, 1996. El-Cheikh, N., An ambivalent image: Byzantium viewed by the Arabs. Cairo Papers in Social Science, 192, 122-135, 1996. ———, Describing the other to get at the self: Byzantine woman in Arabic sources (8th-11th Centuries). Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 40 (2), 239-250, 1997. Sader, H., Nécropoles et tombes phéniciennes du Liban. Cuadernos de Arquelogia Mediterranéa, 1, 15-33, 1995. ———, Tell el-Burak: an unidentified city of Phoenician Sidon. In Festschrift Rö llig, 363-377. Neukirchen: Neukirchen Verlag, 1997. Salibi, K. and Khowly, Y. K. (eds.), The Missionary Herald: Reports from Ottoman Syria. 5 vols., Amman, 1997. ———, The Missionary Herald: Reports from Northern Iraq, 1833-1870. 3 vols., Amman, 1997. Seeden, H., Institut Franç ais d’Archéologie, In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, III, Meyers E.M. (Ed.), 172-173. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. ———, D. C. Baramki. In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, E.M. Meyers (Ed.), I, 274-275. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. ———, H. Seyrig. In the Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, E.M. Meyers (Ed.), V, 11. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Seeden, H., Perring, D., et al., Urban Archaeology ‘94, Beirut: Excavations of the South Area. Beirut: The Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, 1995. Seeden, H., Perring, D. (Principal Author), et al., Archeological excavations in the souk area of downtown Beirut. Interim Report, Bey 006, 1994-1996. Bulletin D’Archéologie et d’Architecture Libanaises, 1, 176-206, 1996. Seeden, H., et al., The Paths of History: Beirut Central District. Beirut: Department of Antiquities, 1995. Seeden,
H. (Ed.), Berytus Archaeological Studies, 41 (1993-1994), 232 pp.,
1996.
Abu-Husayn,
A., The Lebanon schools: a local venture in rural education. Second
Syrian Lands Conference, Erlangen, Germany, 1995.
———, The Shihab succession: a reconsideration. Twelfth CIEPO Symposium, Prague, 1996. El-Cheikh, N., Byzantium through the Islamic prism: 12th-13th centuries. Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Symposium, Washington, USA, 1997. Sader, H., An unpublished Phoenician arrowhead. Fourth International Congress of Phoenician and Punic Studies, Cadiz, Spain, 1995. ———, Archaeological discoveries in Beirut city center. Lecture, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, 1996. ———, Tyre in the Bronze and Iron Ages. Proceedings of the Conference on the History of Tyre from the Phoenician Age to the Twentieth Century, 33-45, Tyre: Tyre Cultural Club, 1996. ———, Ancient Beirut: urban growth in the light of recent excavations. Lecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA, 1997. Seeden, H., Excavations in downtown Beirut. Series of lectures: Smithsonian Institute, Washington, and Berkeley, San Francisco, 1997. Seikaly, S., Pacification of Hawran (1910): The view from within. Twelfth CIEPOSymposium, Prague, 1996. ———,
Chair of a Panel on The Mamluks in Bilad al-Sham: History and Archaeology,
Beirut, Lebanon, 1997.
Abdunnur,
S., The early history of the Sharifate of Mecca (1997). Advisor: N. El-Cheikh.
Abi
Shacra, Z., British wartime propaganda, the Arabs and the Arab Bureau (1997).
Advisor: S. Seikaly.
Adra,
S., The medival period in northern Lebanon: new evidence from the Qadisha
Valley (1995). Advisor: H. Sader.
Awwad, H., The AUB Beirut South Excavations 1994-1995. A case study in heritage management of an archaelogical site (1997). Advisor: H. Seeden. Mourad, S., Early Arabic historical writing: a case study of Kitab Futuh al-Sham of Abu Isma‘l al-Azdi (1996). Advisor: T. Khalidi. Rouayheb, K., Attitudes to homosexuality in early Ottoman Syria (1996). Advisor: A. Abu-Husayn. Saidi, A., Marriage patterns of urban Muslim women in the 9th/15th century (1997). Advisor: N. El-Cheikh. Shihab,
H., Abu-Sufyan Ibn Harb in the early Islamic sources: a critical study
(1997). Advisor: K. Salibi.
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