Fekri Hassan

Fekri Hassan is a geoarchaeologist. After studying geology and anthropology, Hassan commenced teaching at Washington State University department of Anthropology in 1974. From 1988 to 1990 he acted as advisor to the Ministry of Culture of Egypt. Currently professor emeritus, he had formerly held the chair of Petrie Professor of Archaeology (1994-2008) of the Institute of Archaeology and department of Egyptology of University College London. Editor of the African Archaeological Review journal, contributory editor of The Review of Archaeology he is also honorary president of the Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organisation.[1][2]

Publications

This is an incomplete list of publications.

1973
A discussion of the Sussman model (see reference) of Population increase during the Neolithic age and a proposed alternative.[3]
1974
The archaeology of the Dishna Plain[4]
1975
Identification of the biological, cultural and ecological factors that caused change in the density and growth rate of hunter-gatherer societies.[5]
1976
Historical change in route of the Nile obtained from analysis of heavy mineral data.[6]
1978
The change in archaeological investigation from remains to the study of elements of human and societal cultures.[7]
The usefulness of sediment analysis to the reconstruction of paleo- climates and culture.[8]
Archaeological Exploration during 1975 and 1976, of the Siwa Oasis Region of Egypt.[9]
1979
A correlation of demographic structures and variables, and probable influence upon prehistorical farming,settlement, technological culture and organization of society.[10]
Geoarchaeology: The Geologist and Archaeology[11]
1980
Geographical survey of the flood waters of the Nile of A.D. 640 to 1921 and the relation of this to future climatic change.[12]
1985
The relation of changes during the Holocene, in the water levels of lakes of the Faiyum depression to concurrent developments of nearby paleolithic settlements.[13]
Creating a chronology for Neolithic and Predynastic sites of Egypt by way of Radiocarbon dating.[14]
1986
Proposition of the origins of the domestication of animals and change to agricultural practice, from archaeology and climatic data of the الصحراء الكبرى[15] and Nile valley.[16]
Analysis of the chronology of Khartoum Meso- and Neo- lithic and other relevant sites of Sudan; compared to Egypt.[17]
1988
The Predynastic period of Egypt.[18]
1997
Identification of the climate of the Holocene of Africa, from composite data including Palynology, geomorphology, and sedimentological studies.[19]
Commentary on the fifth symposia of North African archaeology.[20]
The dynamics of a riverine civilization: A geoarchaeological perspective on the Nile Valley, Egypt[21]
1998
(web copy version as referenced is incomplete) The influence of the changing material culture of artifact finds and the subsequent archaeological knowledge on the history of nationalism and the Egyptian nation.[22]
2002
Droughts, food and culture: ecological change and food security in Africa's later prehistory[23]
2003
Water Management and Early Civilizations: From Cooperation to Conflict[24]
2007
Analysis of 9th to 15th centuries variations in Nile flood water levels (and the effect upon nearby dependent populations).[25]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ website (Last Updated: 27 June 2011) of The Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organization © ECHO 2011 Retrieved 2012-01-15
  3. ↑ with Randal A. Sengel - On Mechanisms of Population Growth During the Neolithic - ©2000-2012 ITHAKA. All Rights Reserved. ( Robert W. Sussman and Roberta L. Hall - Addendum: Child Transport, Family Size, and Increase in Human Population During the Neolithic - ©2000-2012 ITHAKA. All Rights Reserved ) Retrieved 2012-01-14
  4. ↑ The archaeology of the Dishna Plain, Egypt: a study of a late palaeolithic settlement - 174 pages , Issues 57-60 , Ministry of petroleum and Mineral Wealth, Geological Survey of Egypt and Mining Authority - library of Yale University Retrieved 2011-10-16 - books.google Retrieved 2012-01-14
  5. ↑ Determination of the size density and growth rate of hunting-gathering populations in Steven Polgar - Population, ecology, and social evolution - 354 pages World Anthropology : an Interdisciplinary Series - Walter de Gruyter, 1975 Retrieved 2012-01-14 ISBN 90-279-7529-9
  6. ↑ doi:10.1016/0033-5894(67)90006-3 Retrieved 2012-01-15
  7. ↑ Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory © 1978 Springer - ©2000-2012 ITHAKA. All Rights Reserved. Retrieved 2012-01-14
  8. ↑ doi:10.1179/009346978791489899 Retrieved 2012-01-15
  9. ↑ Current Anthropology Vol. 19, No. 1, © 1978 The University of Chicago Press Retrieved 2012-01-15
  10. ↑ Review of AnthropologyVol. 8, (1979), pp. 137-160 (article consists of 24 pages) Retrieved 2012-01-15
  11. ↑ [1 page available] American Antiquity Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr., 1979), pp. 267-270 (article consists of 4 pages) Retrieved 2012-01-15
  12. ↑ 1980. Historical Nile Floods and Their Implications for Climatic Change - doi:10.1126/science.212.4499.1142 © 2012 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All Rights Reserved. Retrieved 2012-01-14
  13. ↑ Holocene lakes and prehistoric settlements of the Western Faiyum, Egypt Journal of Archaeological Science - Washington State University Retrieved 2012-01-14
  14. ↑ Radiocarbon chronology of Neolithic and Predynastic sites in Upper Egypt and the Delta - doi:10.1007/BF01117456 Retrieved 2012-01-14
  15. ↑ Douglas Harper - etymonline.com
  16. ↑ Desert environment and origins of agriculture in Egypt doi:10.1080/00293652.1986.9965432 Retrieved 2012-01-15
  17. ↑ doi:10.1007/BF01117036 Retrieved 2012-01-15
  18. ↑ The Predynastic of Egypt - doi:10.1007/BF00975416 Retrieved 2012-01-14 © Springer, Part of Springer Science+Business Media
  19. ↑ Holocene Palaeoclimates of Africa ©2012 Google Retrieved 2012-01-15
  20. ↑ scholar.google Retrieved 2012-01-15
  21. ↑ World Archaeology Volume 29, Issue 1, doi:10.1080/00438243.1997.9980363 Retrieved 2012-01-15
  22. ↑ Memorabilia Archaeological materiality and national identity in Egypt in (Lynn Meskell - Archaeology under fire: nationalism, politics and heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East - 251 pages) Psychology Press, 22 Dec 1998 Retrieved 2012-01-15 ISBN 0-415-19655-8
  23. ↑ 347 pages - Springer, 2002 Retrieved 2012-01-14 ISBN 0-306-46755-0
  24. ↑ Hassan, Fekri A. (2003), Water Management and Early Civilizations: From Cooperation to Conflict (PDF), UNESCO, retrieved 1 May 2015
  25. ↑ scholar.google Retrieved 2012-01-15


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