With the explosion of new material emerging from a branch of archaeology that focuses specifically on Islamic periods and Islamic lands since the 1980s, it is most pertinent to consider its origin, its development, and its potential in reconstructing and interpreting past ways of life. Islam has been a literate culture since its inception; thus,...Read More

Islamic archaeology emerged as an independent field of inquiry about one hundred years ago.’ It developed relatively late compared with other branches of archaeology, but has since gained considerable momentum. Click here to read more.Read More