List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Identification of Interviewees
1 Introduction
The aims of this book
Key concepts in this book: place, memory, belonging
Heritage
The case studies
The Iran project: Landlord Villages of the Tehran Plain
Landlord villages of Iran
Post revolution villages
The Oman project: Bat Oasis Heritage Project
Oman villages of the interior
Housing changes in Oman
Conclusion
2 Recent histories of Iran and Oman
An outline of recent Iranian History
An outline of recent Omani history
Nation building, heritage, and place
Iran: nation building by the Pahlavis
Oman: nation building by Sultan Qaboos
Conclusion
3 An archaeology of place and memory
Archaeology is a way of understanding how people make place
The village plans
Place and power
Giving meaning to place
Place and religion
Public places
Place and memory
Post abandonment
Landlord villages
Bat Oasis
Conclusion
4 Memory, place and belonging
Place, archaeology and memory
Place and belonging under attack
Mudbrick and memory in Oman
Mudbrick and memory in Iran
Kazemabad and Hosseinabad Sanghar memories
Gach Agach memories
Discussion and conclusion
5 Heritage in the Middle East
Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage in relation to the Middle East
Why is the Bat prehistoric archaeological landscape a WH site and not the Bat Oasis?
Heritage in the Middle East
National heritage in Oman
National heritage in Iran
Quotidian and fragmented heritage
Conclusion
6 Historical archaeology and heritage in the Middle East
Barriers to historical archaeologySo how should we go about setting up ‘good’ heritage and archaeology projects?
Community involvement
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Ruth Young is a Reader in Archaeology at the University of Leicester, UK. She is interested in the historical archaeology and heritage of the Middle East and South Asia and has directed and co-directed excavations and fieldwork in Iran, Lebanon, Oman, and Pakistan. Her recent publications include Post-Conflict Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (2017, Routledge), and The Archaeology of South Asia (2105).
