https://hdl.handle.net/2123/17842 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:42:38 GMT 2026-06-14T12:42:38Z https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au:443/bitstream/id/50023b2c-2862-4b8c-8984-ef5116bb8657/ https://hdl.handle.net/2123/17842 https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18575 Front Matter Thomas, David C. The challenges, and rewards, of undertaking archaeological fieldwork in a country like Afghanistan have been numerous and need to be outlined to put the following research in context. The minaret and archaeological remains of Jām were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2002 as Afghanistan’s first World Heritage site. The World Heritage nomination concludes by hoping that the inscription of the site would result in the mobilisation of financial and technical support to assist with the conservation, presentation and development of the site, building the capacity of Afghan conservation and management expertise, and the development of a comprehensive management plan. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18575 2018-07-12T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18574 Appendices Thomas, David C. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18574 2018-07-12T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18570 The Ebb and Flow of the Ghūrid Empire - Appendix 09 Thomas, David C. XRF (X-ray fluorescence) is a non-destructive technique used to determine the chemical composition of materials by measuring the fluorescent X-ray emitted from a sample (Renfrew, C. & P. Bahn, 2001. Archaeology: theories, methods and practice. London: Thames & Hudson, 3rd edn, 360–1). The raw data in Appendix 9 were obtained in a study of samples’ fabrics and glazes, which I undertook in conjunction with Dr Mark Eccleston (La Trobe University). Cluster Analysis and Principal Components Analysis of these data produced Figures 5:73‒6, which illustrate which fabrics and glazes are most similar, and therefore most likely to have shared similar raw materials and, potentially, production centres. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18570 2018-07-12T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18571 The Ebb and Flow of the Ghūrid Empire - Appendix 07 Thomas, David C. Context is everything to an archaeologist, the key excavation details from which we tie all the data together to build a story. This appendix includes descriptive and interpretative information. It is sorted by Site and then Context Number. The appendix is an edited version of the excavation records of numerous excavators, most of whom did not speak English as their first language. I am grateful for their hard work and diligence during the 2003 and 2005 seasons. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18571 2018-07-12T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18568 The Ebb and Flow of the Ghūrid Empire - Appendix 14 Thomas, David C. Appendix 14 provides a brief description and other data about 708 of the ASAGE sites documented in the ten Study Areas. It does not provide specific latitude / longitude coordinates, so as not to facilitate looting of these sites, although the spatial data are available to bona fide researchers. Spreadsheet Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2123/18568 2018-07-12T00:00:00Z