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Light and shadow : isolation and interaction in the Shala Valley of northern Albania / Michael L. Galaty, Ols Lafe, Wayne E. Lee, and Zamir Tafilica, editors.
- Title
- Light and shadow : isolation and interaction in the Shala Valley of northern Albania / Michael L. Galaty, Ols Lafe, Wayne E. Lee, and Zamir Tafilica, editors.
- Publication
- Los Angeles : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, [2013]
- ©2013
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- Description
- xxvi, 274 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm.
- Series Statement
- Monumenta archaeologica ; 28
- Uniform Title
- Monumenta archaeologica (Los Angeles, Calif.) v. 28.
- Alternative Title
- Isolation and interaction in the Shala Valley of northern Albania
- Shala Valley of northern Albania
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-260) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction / Michael L. Galaty, Ols Lafe, Wayne E. Lee, and Zamir Tafilica. Why Northern Albania? ; Literature Review: Shala ; Factors Affecting Incorporation and Persistence in Shala ; Conclusion -- Project History and Methodology / Michael L. Galaty, Ols Lafe, Wayne E. Lee, and Zamir Tafilica. Project History ; Project Goals and Methods ; Indicators ; Conclusion -- The Environmental Context / Michael L. Galaty. Geography ; Geology ; Climate ; Resources ; Cultural Responses to Northern Albania's Environment ; Conclusion -- Archival Historical Research / Wayne E. Lee, Matthew Lubin, and Eduard Ndreca, with contributions by Michael L. Galaty, Mentor Mustafa, and Robert Schon. Introduction and Historical Overview ; Founding Legends of Shala ; Venetian and Ottoman Sources on the Northern Albanian Frontier, 1400-1750 ; Travelors, Routes, and Trade ; Demography ; Conclusion --
- Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Kinship Relations: Descent, Marriage, and Feud / Mentor Mustafa, Antonia Young, Michael L. Galaty, and Wayne E. Lee. Descent ; Marriage ; Feuding -- Economy and Settlement / Charles Watkinson. Types of Economic Activity ; Units of Economic Activity: Households, Neighborhoods, and Villages ; Concluding Comments -- Modern Settlement Patterns and the Built Landscape / Wayne E. Lee. The "Splitting of Brothers" ; Neighborhood Creation and Expansion in the Past Century- Theth and Gimaj ; Additional Evidence for Neighborhood Dating ; Architecture ; Conclusion -- The Sacred Landscape of Shala / Zamir Tafilica. Symbolism and Sacred Landscapes ; The Stone and the House ; The Benedictines and Other Medieval Orders ; The Symbols ; Conclusion --
- Regional Archaeological Survey and Excavation Results / Michael L. Galaty, Ols Lafe, Charles Watkinson, Robert Schon, and Zamir Tafilica, with contributions by William A. Parkinson and Joanita Vroom. Results of the Intensive Archaeological Survey ; Results of the Extensive Archaeological Survey ; Conclusion -- Grunas / Michael L. Galaty, Zamir Tafilica, Christopher T. Fisher, Wayne E. Lee, Attila Gyucha, and Robert Schon, with contributions by William A. Parkinson, Timothy J. Ward, Richard W. Yerkes, Susan E. Allen, Michelle Elliott, Hanneke Hoekman-Sites, Heather A. Rypkema, Jiyan Gu, Nadia D. Al Hashimi, Christopher D. Horne, Christie L. Kokel, and James E. Thompson. Discovery ; Survey and Mapping ; Excavation Results ; Artifact and Ecofact Analyses ; Conclusion -- Conclusion / Michael L. Galaty, Ols Lafe, Wayne E. Lee, and Zamir Tafilica. Factors Affecting Resilience and Change in Shala ; Theoretical Reprise ; Shala in Contemparative Context ; Final Thoughts.
- ISBN
- 9781931745710 (hbk)
- 1931745714 (hbk)
- LCCN
- ^^2012048489
- OCLC
- 824670816
- SCSB-10286665
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library