This book's fourteen contributors emphasise the need to move beyond orientalist interpretations and historiographic dependencies of Islamic archaeology. Instead they foster a more neutral and analytical approach to early Islamic material culture.

Insights into Islamic Archaeology and Material Culture explores the evolution of this dynamic field, highlighting new methodologies, interdisciplinary approaches, and shifting paradigms. Stemming from a 2013 seminar in Jerusalem, the volume critically examines whether the means and goals of Islamic archaeology have changed significan