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Dating of Stratified Settlement Remains in Faid Pilgrim Station, Northwest of Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯西北部法伊德朝圣站分层定居遗址的年代测定

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1558/jia.22546

A. Nassr, Ahmed Elhassan, Mohammed Al-Hajj, Ali Tueaiman

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Tombstone of Sultan Oways Jalayeri and its Inscription 苏丹奥韦斯·贾拉耶里的墓碑及其碑文

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1558/jia.24718

A. Moradi

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Transforming Religious and Monarchial Power 转变宗教和君主权力

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1558/jia.20436

Jason Hubbert

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Maturation of a Discipline 学科的成熟

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1558/jia.26693

B. Walker

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Pilgrim Town of Philoxenite and Settlement Continuation in the Early Islamic Hinterland of Alexandria, Egypt Philoxenite朝圣小镇与埃及亚历山大早期伊斯兰腹地的定居延续

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1558/jia.24820

M. Gwiazda

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Rescue Excavation at the Islamic Site of Umm Zweitineh in Central Jordan, 2012 2012年，约旦中部Umm Zweitineh伊斯兰遗址的救援挖掘

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI: 10.1558/jia.21405

H. Khries, Taher al-Gonmeen

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“Bamanaya is so difficult to leave behind” “离开Bamanaya太难了。”

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-31 DOI: 10.1558/jia.25867

K. Macdonald

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“Becoming Muslim” “成为穆斯林

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-31 DOI: 10.1558/jia.25864

T. Insoll

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Conquest to Conversion 征服皈依

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-31 DOI: 10.1558/jia.25866

Corisande Fenwick

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Archaeology of Islamization in Northern Madagascar 马达加斯加北部伊斯兰化的考古学

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Journal of Islamic Archaeology Pub Date : 2023-03-31 DOI: 10.1558/jia.25865

N. Anderson

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