2004-2005 Fellows
Peter Vargyas
University of Pecs
Faculty of Humanities
Department of Ancient History and Archaeology
Peter Vargyas is professor of ancient history and presently head of Department of Ancient History and Archaeology at the University of Pecs, Hungary. He has written extensively on economic history of ancient Mesopotamia and Ugarit.
Project Summary
Vargyas' current work examines the role of silver in the ancient Near East, based on both written and archaeological sources, which will be the subject of a forthcoming book with the working title "Before Coinage: A History of Money in the Ancient Near East." A comparison of archaeological and textual materials will result in a new understanding of the role of money and market in Mesopotamia and Egypt and challenges both the substantivist approach of Polanyi and his followers and Rostovtceff's thesis of ancient capitalism.
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Robert Barrick
Fellowship Administrator
rbarrick@stanford.edu
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Gifts
The Humanities Center’s fellowships are made possible by gifts and grants from the following individuals, foundations and divisions within Stanford: The Esther Hayfer Bloom Estate, Theodore H. and Frances K. Geballe, Marta Sutton Weeks, The Mericos Foundation, The National Endowment for the Humanities, The Rockefeller Foundation, as well as from Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences, and the Office of the Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Education.