2010/06/01 by Nicholas J. Saunders, Neil Faulkner · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Archaeological Research and Protection #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
paper · doi:10.1017/s0003598x00066746
openalex publication_date 2010/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Archaeologists specialising in twentieth-century conflict here turn their attention from the trenches of Europe to the desert landscape of the Arabian theatre. The thrust and parry between the Ottoman Army and Lawrence's Arabian forces are reflected in defence-works and the outgoing and incoming bullets found there. The Ottoman generals changed their defences from long lines to redoubts, implying that the less visible guerrillas were having a palpable effect on strategy. Here, archaeology amplifies and enhances the story told in T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom .