| Introduction | |
| The Future of the Ottoman Past | p. 3 |
| Introducing an Ottoman Archaeology | p. 3 |
| Contexts for an Archaeology of the Ottoman Past | p. 5 |
| The Ottoman Legacy | p. 8 |
| The Archaeology of an Empire | p. 12 |
| Ottoman Archaeology and Global Analysis | p. 13 |
| The Many Paths Toward an Ottoman Archaeology | p. 15 |
| Uncovering the Ottoman Empire | p. 25 |
| The Prologue | p. 25 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 27 |
| References | p. 27 |
| From Archaeology to a "History from Below" | |
| Agriculture and Rural Settlement in Ottoman Crete, 1669-1898: A Modern Site Survey | p. 37 |
| Introduction | p. 37 |
| Agriculture in Ottoman Crete | p. 41 |
| A Rural Settlement History | p. 46 |
| The Recent System of Cultivation in the Vrokastro Area | p. 54 |
| Metochia | p. 56 |
| Agricultural Infrastructure | p. 60 |
| Conclusions | p. 69 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 72 |
| References | p. 74 |
| The Archaeology of Ottoman Ti'innik: An Interdisciplinary Approach | p. 79 |
| Introduction | p. 79 |
| Why Ottoman Archaeology? | p. 80 |
| Political, Theoretical Implications | p. 81 |
| Use of a Multidisciplinary Database | p. 82 |
| Archaeological Research | p. 84 |
| Breaking New Ground, Problems | p. 85 |
| Conclusion | p. 87 |
| References | p. 88 |
| Dendochronologically Dated Ottoman Monuments | p. 93 |
| Introduction | p. 93 |
| Discussion of Structures and Their Dates | p. 96 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 133 |
| References | p. 134 |
| Entangled Objects from the Palestinian Past: Archaeological Perspectives for the Ottoman Period, 1500-1900 | p. 137 |
| Introduction | p. 137 |
| Charting the Terrain: Ottoman Palestine and the Palestinian Past | p. 138 |
| Artifacts of the Modern World | p. 142 |
| Entangled Objects | p. 147 |
| Uncovering the Habits of Modernity | p. 154 |
| Conclusions | p. 155 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 156 |
| References | p. 156 |
| Toward an Archaeology of Non-elite Consumption in Late Ottoman Anatolia | p. 161 |
| Introduction | p. 161 |
| The Relevance of Historical Archaeology for Ottoman Anatolia | p. 162 |
| Consumption as Economic Process | p. 164 |
| Economic Transformation in the Ottoman Empire | p. 166 |
| Ottoman Ceramic 'Traditions' | p. 170 |
| Conclusions | p. 175 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 176 |
| References | p. 177 |
| Trade, Subsistence, and Ideology in the Ottoman Empire | |
| The Sadana Island Shipwreck: A Mideighteenth-Century Treasure Trove | p. 185 |
| The Shipwreck | p. 185 |
| The Hull | p. 198 |
| Conclusions | p. 199 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 200 |
| References | p. 201 |
| Daily Life in the Shadow of Empire: A Food Systems Approach to the Archaeology of the Ottoman Period | p. 203 |
| Introduction | p. 203 |
| What Is Meant by a Food Systems Approach? | p. 204 |
| Can We Speak of an Imperial Ottoman Food System? | p. 206 |
| Can We Speak of Indigenous Resistance to Imperial Interventions? | p. 209 |
| Human-Environment Interactions | p. 212 |
| The Relevance of Ottoman Archaeology | p. 213 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 215 |
| References | p. 216 |
| Transformations, Readings and Visions of the Ottoman Mosque | p. 219 |
| Introduction | p. 219 |
| Documentation and Study | p. 225 |
| Mosque Forms and Lighting Types: A Vocabulary | p. 225 |
| Conclusion | p. 238 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 239 |
| References | p. 239 |
| Prospects | |
| Sultans, Merchants, and Minorities: The Challenge of Historical Archaeology in the Modern Middle East | p. 243 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 250 |
| References | p. 250 |
| Diverse Approaches to the Ottoman Past: Toward a Globally Conceived, Regionally Specific Historical Archaeology | p. 253 |
| References | p. 260 |
| Chronology for the Ottoman Empire: Some Key Dates in Ottoman History, 1260-1923 | p. 261 |
| Index | p. 265 |
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