Archaeology by period / region Books

Book SynopsisThis book deals with the use of archaistic stylistic elements (i.e., those which revive or imitate features of Greek Archaic art) in free standing statuary dating from the second century B.C. to the third century A.C. The main objective of the study is to determine how the archaistic style was used, what prototypes were imitated, what subjects were represented, how the replicas of statue types were distributed, how these statues were displayed, and what prompted such stylistic anachronism. The introductory chapter deals with general problems of archaism in ancient art and the specific questions pertaining to statuary in the round. The body of material, nearly three hundred pieces in all, is organized by type on the basis of pose and garment arrangement. In a concluding chapter, evidence from the body of the study is collected and possible answers are suggested for the questions outlined above. This study contributes to the currently widespread scholarly interest in stylistic revivals (especially classicism and archaism) which occurred not only in Roman times, but in earlier and later periods as well.

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Book SynopsisDas Buch behandelt den Isiskult während der römischen Kaiserzeit, wie er in zahlreichen Darstellungen der ägyptischen Göttin und solcher ihr angeglichener Frauen zum Ausdruck kommt und somit zwei Problemkreise, nämlich die Stellung jener Frauen im Kult sowie die damit verbundene Frage nach Sinn und Bedeutung der für die Angleichung verbindlichen Isisbilder. Das Buch bietet mit einem Katalog und einem volständigen Abbildungsteil zugleich eine ikonographische und ikonologische Untersuchung des Themas. This book treats the cult of Isis in the Roman imperial era, as it comes to expression in the many representations made of the Egyptian goddess, and of the portrayal of mortal women who are made to resemble Isis in features, clothing and attributes. Thus, two issues are dealt with: the position of these women in the cult on the one hand and the related question of the meaning and interpretation of the images of Isis used in such identification with mortals on the other hand. With a catalogue and a complete set of illustrations this book offers also an iconographic and an iconological examination of the theme.Trade Review'Cet ouvrage constitue une importante contribution à l'iconographie isiaque et un précieux recueil de documents.' Michel Malaise, Kernos, 1992. 'His Catalogue and corpus of plates are without doubt of enduring worth...' J. Gwyn Griffiths, The Classical Review, 1992. '...rendra d'indiscutables services.' Jean-Ch. Balty, L'Antiquité Classique, 1993. '...clearly written, well-organized...' Mark T. Gustafson, Religious Studies Review, 1993. '...on ne peut que féliciter l'auteur pour sa recherche méthodique et pour sa remise - très utile - des conceptions...' Tran Tam Tinh, Bonner Jahrbücher, 1993.

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Book SynopsisThe famous Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, ancient Praeneste in central Italy, dating to c. 100 B.C., is one of the earliest large mosaics which have been preserved from the classical world. It presents a unique, comprehensive picture of Egypt and Nubia. The interpretation of the mosaic is disputed, suggestions ranging from an exotic decoration to a topographical picture or a religious allegory. The present study demonstrates that the mosaic depicts rituals connected with Isis and Osiris and the yearly Nile flood. The presence of these Egyptian religious scenes at Praeneste can be explained by the assimilation of isis and Fortuna, the tutelary goddess of Praeneste, and by the interpretation of the mosaic as a symbol of divine providence.Trade Review"Meyboom’s monograph remains an indispensible resource for study of the Nile Mosaic at Praeneste. Students will benefit from the clear manner in which arguments are presented, and scholars familiar with these arguments still have much to gain from sifting through the goldmine of endnotes. It remains highly recommended." Joshua J. Thomas, University of Oxford, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017.06.45

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Book SynopsisThis is a groundbreaking book on the origins of Israel, taking into account the contexts of geography, anthropology, and sociology, and drawing on a careful analysis of archaeological and written evidence. Thompson argues that none of the traditional models for the origin of biblical Israel in terms of conquest, peaceful settlement, or revolution are viable. The ninth and eighth century BC State of Israel is a product of the Mediterranean economy. The development of the ethnic concept of biblical Israel finds its context in history first at the time of the Persian renaissance. The volume presents a clear historical context and an interpretative matrix for the Bible.Trade ReviewFrom reviews of the hardcover edition: 'His book is a work of tremendous scholarship. He has been meticulous in his research, and brave in expressing what many of us have thought intuitively for a long time but have been reticent in saying.' Jonathan Tubb, The Independent on Sunday, 1993. '...a volume to recommend to others.' J. Andrew Dearman, New History of American Jews. 'A stimulating book, bound to provoke much discussion...' Zeitschriftenschau für Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete, 1992/93. 'Thompson gives an extensive and extremely useful survey of the various theories about the origin of Israel… an important book.' SOTS Bl, 1993.

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Book SynopsisThis illustrated book continues themes in Central European cultural history treated elsewhere with the intention of presenting an interdisciplinary study of early medieval socio-cultural developments. A continuation of the preceding books, this volume examines the archeological evidence of the groups who settled Central Europe. It aims to amplify the information recorded during the late Roman Empire about societies, social dynamics and ethnological contexts by examining their material culture. The language of significant objects complements the literature of significant texts. The three parts of the book inform of the historical and archeological evidence; elaborate the socio-cultural conclusions provided by archeology; examine the system of values as reflected in the forms of artistic expression. The study of objects helps clarify the contours of the Germanic populations of pre-Carolingian Central Europe.Trade Review'Professor Schutz' work Tools, Weapons and Ornaments. Germanic Material Culture in Pre-Carolingian Central Europe, 400-750, is the logical extension and conclusion of the author's earlier studies on Late Roman/Early Medieval cultural history of Central Europe. This last volume of his tetralogy places the accent squarely on material objects and artefacts of early Germanic societies. It thereby counterbalances effectively the traditionally document-oriented approach of political historiography. With its convincing thesis and its richness in pictorial evidence, this work will be of great value to the teachers and students of interdisciplinary courses on early European cultural history.' Karl A. Zaenker, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Pt. A History and the Archeological Evidence 7 I Northern Central Europe 7 II Central Germary 23 III Western Central Europe 35 IV Southern Central Europe 54 V Eastern Central Europe 75 VI The archeological evidence 95 Pt. B Archeology and the Socio-Cultural Evidence 115 a The Thuringians 115 b Armaments 118 c The Bavarians 121 d Ornaments 124 e The Alemans 131 f Burial and the sense of property 137 g Christianity 148 h The Franks - princely burials 149 i The Lombards - representations of legitimacy 168 Pt. C Industry and the Portable Arts 171 a Pottery, glass and stone 173 b Personal ornaments 180 Conclusion 241 Selected Bibliography 245 Index 251

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Book SynopsisGandhara, with its wide variety of architectural remains and sculptures, has for many decades perplexed students of South and Central Asia. Kurt Behrendt in this volume for the first time and convincingly offers a description of the development of 2nd century B.C.E. to 8th century C.E. Buddhist sacred centers in ancient Gandhara, today northwest Pakistan. Regional variations in architecture and sculpture in the Peshawar basin, Swat, and Taxila are discussed. At last a chronological framework is given for the architecture and the sculpture of Gandhara, but also light is being shed on how relic structures were utilized through time, as devotional imagery became increasingly significant to Buddhist religious practice. With an important comparative overview of architectural remains, it is indispensable for all those interested in the development of the early Buddhist tradition of south and central Asia and the roots of Buddhism elsewhere in Asia.

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the late antique countryside, looking at social and political life, landscape change, villas, monasteries, pilgrimage sites and the fate of rural temples. A section is devoted to recent survey work in Turkey and a comprehensive bibliographic essay frames the work. With contributions by Alexandra Chavarría, Tamara Lewit, Peter Sarris, Frank R. Trombley, Beatrice Caseau, John Mitchell, Marcus Rautman, Douglas Baird, Hannelore Vanhaverbeke, Femke Martens, Marc Waelkens, Jeroen Poblome, Joanita Vroom, Carla Sfameni, Lynda Mulvin, Joseph Patrich, Beat Brenk, Etienne Louis, Fabio Saggioro and Archie Dunn.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Contributors The Late Antique Countryside: An Introduction William Bowden and Luke Lavan Part One: Bibliographic Essay Archaeological Research on the Late Antique Countryside: A Bibliographic Essay Alexandra CHavarria& Tamara Lewit Part Two: Economic and Social Life Rehabilitating the Great Estate: Aristocratic Property and Economic Growth in the Late Antique East Peter Sarris Epigraphic Data on Village Culture and Social Institutions: an Interregional Comparison (Syria, Phoenice Libanensis and Arabia) Frank R. Trombley Part Three: Sacred Landscapes The Fate of Rural Temples in Late Antiquity and the Christianisation of the Countryside Beatrice Caseau The Archaeology of Pilgrimage in Late Antique Albania: The Basilica of the Forty Martyrs John Mitchell Part Four: Recent Rural Survey in Turkey and Adjacent Regions Valley and Village in Late Roman Cyprus Marcus Rautman Settlement Expansion on the Konya Plain, Anatolia: 5th-7th Centuries A.D. Douglas Baird Late Antiquity in the Territory of Sagalassos Hannelore Vanhaverbeke, Femke Martens, Marc Waelkens& Jeroen Poblome Late Antique Pottery, Settlement and Trade in the East Mediterranean: A Preliminary Comparison of Ceramics from Limyra (Lycia) and Boeotia Joanita Vroom Part Five: Villas in Late Antiquity Residential Villas in Late Antique Italy: Continuity and Change Carla Sfameni Late Roman Villas in Late Antique Italy: Continuity and Change Carla Sfameni Late Roman Villa Plans: The Danube-Balkan Region Lynda Mulvin Part Six: Rural Monasteries Monastic Landscapes Joseph Patrich Monasteries as Rural Settlements: Patron-dependence or Self-sufficiency? Beat Bank Part Seven: Landscape Change from Gaul to the Balkans A de-Romanised Landscape in Northen Gaul: The Scarpe Valley from the 4th to 9th Century AD Etienne Louis Late Antique Settlement on the Plain of Verona Fabio Saggioro Continuity and Change in the Macedonian Countryside, from Gallienus to Justian Archie Dunn Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines a number of themes relating to social and political life in Late Antiquity. The first part of the book considers how the powers of the emperor, state and civic authorities were expressed in the phyiscal environment, and how coinage and material culture were caught up in the political life of the period. The second part investigates the "middle classes" and "the poor", who are often less visible in archaeological, textual and epigraphic records. Other articles consider such topics as long term social evolution and the definition of time in Late Antiquity. Two extensive bibliographic essays provide an overview of published literature relating to social and political life.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of contributors Social and Political Life in Late Antiquity: an Introduction, Adam Gutteridge and Carlos Machado Bibliographic Essays Political Life in Late Antiquity: a Bibliographic Essay, Luke Lavan Social Life in Late Antiquity: a Bibliographic Essay, Lukas Schachner The Roman State: From Identity To Policy Constructing Roman Identities in Late Antiquity? Material Culture on the Western Frontier, Ellen Swift Coins and Politics in the Late Roman World, Richard Reece The Emperor And His Monuments Civil War and Public Dissent: the State Monuments of the Decentralised Roman Empire, Emanuel Mayer Building the Past: Monuments and Memory in the Forum Romanum, Carlos Machado The City: Social And Political Change Fora and Agorai in Mediterranean Cities during the 4th and 5th c. A.D., Luke Lavan The Control of Public Space and the Transformation of an Early Medieval town: a Re-examination of the Case of Brescia, Gian Pietro Brogiolo Churches And Power Architecture and Power: Churches in Northern Italy from the 4th to the 6th c., Gisella Cantino Wataghin Dark Age Rome: Towards an Interactive Topography, Kate Cooper, Julia Hilner and Conrad Leyser A New Temple for Byzantium: Anicia Juliana, King Solomon and the gilded ceiling in the Church of St Polyeuktos in Constantinople, Jonathan Bardill The Middle Class Artisans and Traders in Late Antiquity: Exploring the Limits of Archaeological Evidence, Enrico Zanini Middle Class Houses in Late Antiquity, Simon Ellis The Poor In Texts Constructed and Consumed: Everyday Life of the Poor in 4th c. Cappadocia, Susan Holman Poverty and Society in the World of John Chrysostom, Wendy Mayer The Poor And Archaeology The Urban Poor: Finding the Marginalised, Steve Roskams Rural Impoverishment in Northern Gaul at the End of Antiquity: the Contribution of Archaeology, Paul Van Ossel Socio-Cultural Change Some Aspects of Social and Cultural Time in Late Antiquity, Adam Gutteridge Social Transformation in the 6th-9th c. East, John Haldon

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Book SynopsisCrusader castles have been the subject of academic study for well over a century but the castles constructed by Muslim powers in greater Syria have been comparatively neglected. This series of studies looks at key developments and monuments in the history of Muslim military architecture in Syria from its beginnings under the Umayyads (661-750) down to Ottoman times. These studies range from ground-breaking archaeological studies to wide-ranging analysis of broader trends. The work is fully illustrated with photographs and plans, most of them never published before.Table of ContentsList of Contributors List of Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction 1. Umayyad castles: the Shift from late Antique Military Architecture to early Islamic Palatial Building, D. Genequand 2. Qasr Hallabat (Jordan) Revisited: Reassessment of the Material Evidence, I. Arce 3. Recent Excavations in Early Abbasid Kharab Sayyar, J-W. Meyer 4. The Excavations at Madinat al-Far/ Hisn Maslama on the Balikh Road, C-P. Haase 5. The Walls of early Islamic Ayla: Defence or Symbol?, D. Whitcomb 6. The” Kastrom” of Qal’at Sem’an, J-L. Biscop 7. The Militarization of Taste in Medieval Bilad al-Sham, N. Rabbat 8. The Development of Islamic Military Architecture during the Ayyubid and Mamluk Reconquests of Frankish Syria, B. Michaudel 9. The Citadel of al-Raqqa and Fortifications in the Middle Euphrates Area, S. Heidemann 10. La Citadelle de Damas: les apports d’une etude archéologique, S. Berthier 11. The Citadel of Aleppo: recent studies, J. Gonnella 12. Defending Ayyubid Aleppo: the fortifications of al-Zahir Ghazi (1186-1216), Y. Tabbaa 13. The Citadel of \Harim, S. Gelichi 14. The Castle of Shayzar; the fortification of the access system, C. Tonghini and N. Montevecchi 15. The Tower of Aybak in Ajlun Castle: an example of the spread of an architectural concept in early 13th century Ayyubid fortification, C. Yovitchich 16. Exploratory Mission to Shumaymis, J. Bylinski 17. Mediaeval Cave Fortifications of the Upper Orontes Valley (a preliminary report), B. Major 18. Qal’at al-Rum/Hromgla/Rumkale and the Mamluk Siege of 691AH/1292 CE, A. Stewart 19. Fortifications East and West, J. France 20. Defensive ditches in Ottoman Fortifications in Bilad al-Sham, K. Prag 21. Ottoman Hajj Forts, A. Petersen

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Book SynopsisRevisiting al-Andalus brings together a range of recent scholarship on the material culture of Islamic Iberia, highlighting especially the new directions that have developed in the Anglo-American branch of this field since the 1992 catalogue of the influential exhibition, Al-Andalus: the Art of Islamic Spain. Together with examples of recent Spanish scholarship on medieval architecture and urbanism, the volume’s contributors (historians of art and architecture, archaeologists, and architects) explore topics such as the relationship between Andalusi literature and art; architecture, urbanism, and court culture; domestic architecture; archaeology as a tool for analyzing economic and architectural history; cultural transfer between the Iberian Peninsula and the New World; 19th-century “rediscovery” of al-Andalus; and modern architectural and historiographical attempts to construct an Andalusi cultural identity. Contributors include: Antonio Almagro, Glaire D. Anderson, Rebecca Bridgman, María Judith Feliciano, Kathryn Ferry, Pedro Jiménez, Julio Navarro, Camila Mileto, Antonio Orihuela, Jennifer Roberson, Cynthia Robinson, Mariam Rosser-Owen, Antonio Vallejo Triano, and Fernando Vegas.Trade Review“Es de agradecer… que en el libro se intenten abordar los temas con puntos de vista renovados. Los artículos proponen nuevos enfoques… y algunos lo hacen desde atractivas aproximaciones pluridisciplinares que abren perspectivas inéditas en el estudio de la cultura material de al-Andalus.” Susana Calvo Capilla, Al-Qantara XXX/1 (January-June 2009), pp. 274-9 “Revisiting al-Andalus marque cependant une inflexion d’importance par rapport à son illustre devancier… Les ouvelles perspectives ici ménagées font la part belle à la réflexion archéologique et à l’étude de la culture matérielle... des bonnes surprises contenues dans Revisiting al-Andalus... Destiné avant tout à un public anglo-saxon, l’ouvrage remplit bien son rôle de «produit d’appel» à de nouvelles investigations portant sur al-Andalus. ...Formons l’espoir que Revisiting al-Andalus suscite, en la matière, de nouvelles vocations dans le champ académique anglais et américain, et permette aux remarquables travaux des collègues espagnols et portugais (et plus largement européens) de connaître enfin l’audience et la reconnaissance qu’ils méritent.” Jean-Pierre van Staëvel, Bulletin Critique des Annales Islamologiques (BCAI) 24 (2008), pp. 153-5Table of ContentsList of Illustrations . vii Contributors . xv Introduction . xvii Glaire D. Anderson and Mariam Rosser-Owen Part I 1. Architecture and Urbanism in Umayyad Córdoba Madīnat al-Zahrā: Transformation of a Caliphal City .. 3 Antonio Vallejo Triano 2. The Dwellings of Madīnat al-Zahrā: a Methodological Approach . 27 Antonio Almagro 3. Villa (munya) Architecture in Umayyad Córdoba: Preliminary Considerations .. 53 Glaire D. Anderson Part II 4. Reading the Regency: Poems in Stone: the Iconography of Āmirid Poetry, and Its ‘Petrifi cation’ on Āmirid Marbles .. 83 Mariam Rosser-Owen 5. Love in the Time of Fitna: ‘Courtliness’ and the ‘Pamplona’ Casket . 99 Cynthia Robinson Part III 6. Uncovering Almohad Iberia: Evolution of the Andalusi Urban Landscape: from the Dispersed to the Saturated Medina .. 115 Julio Navarro and Pedro Jiménez 7. Re-Examining Almohad Economies in South-western al-Andalus through Petrological Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics . 143 Rebecca Bridgman Part IV 8. Conquest and Colonisers: al-Andalus and Beyond in the Sixteenth Century The Andalusi House in Granada (Thirteenth to Sixteenth Centuries) . 169 Antonio Orihuela 9. Understanding Architectural Change at the Alhambra: Stratigraphic Analysis of the Western Gallery, Court of the Myrtles . 193 Camilla Mileto and Fernando Vegas 10. Sixteenth-Century Viceregal Ceramics and the Creation of a Mudéjar Myth in New Spain . 207 María Judith Feliciano Part V 11. Myth and Modernity: Constructions of al-Andalus Owen Jones and the Alhambra Court at the Crystal Palace .. 225 Kathryn Ferry 12. Visions of al-Andalus in Twentieth-Century Spanish Mosque Architecture .. 245 Jennifer Roberson Bibliography . 269 Index .

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Book SynopsisThis is the first academic book which concentrates on the discoveries of medieval date (6th- 13th centuries) from the territory of modern Poland. The book covers the principal research questions, such as the origins of the Slavs, societies of the proto-state period and the origins of the Polish state. The volume also includes a discussion of the most interesting, sometimes controversial, archaeological discoveries or issues. These include pagan Slavonic holy places, the monumental mounds of Little Poland, the first traces of medieval writing, exceptional strongholds, the origins of Polish towns, rural landscapes, archaeology of the oldest monastic complexes, and the question of locals and aliens viewed through archaeological evidence and many other topics. The book is meant mainly for students, archaeologists and historians. It can also be useful for a wider audience interested in the history and archaeology of central Europe. In November 2006 "The Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland" received the KLIO Award from the Association of Polish History Publishers.Table of ContentsIntroduction .. xi List of Figures .. xv 1. Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland: beginnings of interest, birth and development .. 1 2. Sources and methods .. 29 3. How did the Slavs get to Polish lands? .. 55 4. Mysteries of the pre-state period .. 75 5. Holy mountains .. 107 6. Pagan cemetery or holy grove? .. 133 7. Monumental mounds in Little Poland .. 143 8. Traces of the earliest script in Poland? .. 167 9. How Poland came into being? .. 175 10. Towns still under investigation .. 223 11. Other central places .. 307 12. Rural landscapes .. 333 13. The earliest monastic complexes .. 351 14. The puzzle of the century: pottery marks 383 15. Locals and migrants .. 395 Appendix 1 Some Notes on the Translation of Andrzej Buko’s ‘The Archaeology of Early Medieval Poland’ (Paul Barford) .. 431 Appendix 2 A brief guide to the pronunciation of Polish words (compiled by Paul Barford) .. 439 Bibliography .. 441 Index

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Book SynopsisThis book promotes the study of material spatiality in late antiquity: not just the study of buildings, but of the people, dress and objects used within them, drawing on all available source material. It seeks to explore the material world as it was lived in late antiquity, in an interpretative inquiry, rather than simply describing the evidence that has survived until today. The volume presents a series of comprehensive bibliographic essays which provide an overview of relevant literature, along with discussions of the nature of the sources, of relevant approaches and field methods. The main section of the book explores domestic space, vessels in context, dress, shops and workshops, religious space, and military space. Synthetic papers drawing on a wide range of archaeological, art-historical and textual sources are complemented by case-studies of context-rich late antique sites in the East Mediterranean and elsewhere, including Pella, Dura-Europos, Scythopolis, and Sagalassos.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements .. ix Material Spatiality in Late Antiquity: Sources, Approaches, and Field Methods .. 1 Luke Lavan, Ellen Swift and Toon Putzeys Bibliographic Essays Material Spatiality in Late Antiquity: An Introduction to the Bibliography .. 45 Luke Lavan and Toon Putzeys Domestic Space in Late Antiquity .. 49 Toon Putzeys Productive Space in Late Antiquity .. 63 Toon Putzeys Commercial Space in Late Antiquity .. 81 Toon Putzeys and Luke Lavan Political Space in Late Antiquity .. 111 Luke Lavan Social Space in Late Antiquity .. 129 Luke Lavan Religious Space in Late Antiquity .. 159 Luke Lavan Domestic Space Contextual Analysis at Sagalassos .. 205 Toon Putzeys, Marc Waelkens, Jeroen Poblome, Wim van Neer, Bea de Cupere, Thijs van Thuyne and Nathalie Kellens Households at Pella, Jordan: Domestic Destruction Deposits of the Mid-8th c. .. 239 Alan Walmsley Keeping the Demons out of the House: the Archaeology of Apotropaic Strategy and Practice in Late Antique Butrint and Antigoneia .. 273 John Mitchell Vessels in Context The Archaeology of Late Antique Dining Habits in the Eastern Mediterranean: A Preliminary Study of the Evidence .. 313 Joanita Vroom The Modena Well-hoards: Rural Domestic Artefact Assemblages in Late Antiquity .. 363 Sauro Gelichi Decorated Vessels: The Function of Decoration in Late Antiquity .. 385 Ellen Swift Shops and Workshops Shopping, Eating and Drinking at Dura Europos: Reconstructing Contexts .. 413 Jennifer Baird The Shops of Scythopolis in Context .. 439 Elias Khamis An Unusual Structure on the Lycian Acropolis at Xanthos .. 473 Anne-Marie Manière Lévêque Dress Defining Personal Space: Dress and Accessories in Late Antiquity .. 497 Maria Parani The Impossible Art of Dressing to Please: Jerome and the Rhetoric of Dress .. 531 Mary Harlow Religious Space Objects in Churches: The Testimony of Inventories .. 551 Béatrice Caseau Furniture, Fixtures, and Fittings in Churches: Archaeological Evidence from Palestine (4th–8th c.) and the Role of the Diakonikon .. 581 Vincent Michel Storing in the Church: Artefacts in Room I of the Petra Church .. 607 Zbigniew Fiema Ordinary Objects in Christian Healing Sanctuaries .. 625 Béatrice Caseau Military Space Soldiers and Spaces: Daily Life in Late Roman Forts .. 657 Andrew Gardner Interpreting Finds in Context: Nicopolis and Dichin Revisited .. 685 Andrew Poulter Grappling with the Granary: Context issues at Dichin .. 707 Pam Grinter

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Book SynopsisThe ceiling paintings in the Hall of Justice of the Alhambra have not received serious scholarly attention for the past thirty years, perhaps due to their difficult incorporation into a discrete program of Christian vs. Islamic art, categories that until recently remained unchallenged themselves. The Alhambra itself continues to elicit the interest of many scholars, and several recent interpretations of the function of the Palace of the Lions, which houses the paintings, have been put forth. This collection brings together art historians, literary critics and historians who suggest new ways of approaching the paintings through their immediate social, historical, architectural and literary contexts, proposing a porous and flexible model for the production of culture in Iberia. Contributors are Jerrylin Dodds, Ana Echevarria, Jennifer Borland, Rosa María Rodríguez Porto, Oscar Martin, Amanda Luyster, Cynthia Robinson and Simone Pinet.Table of ContentsSimone Pinet and Cynthia Robinson, Introduction Cynthia Robinson, Arthur in the Alhambra? Narrative and Nasrid Courtly Self-Fashioning in the Hall of Justice Ceiling Paintings Ana Echevarria, Painting Politics in the Alhambra Rosa María Rodríguez Porto, Courtliness and its Trujumanes: Manufacturing Chivalric Imagery across the Castilian–Grenadine Frontier Jerrilynn D. Dodds, Hunting in the Borderlands Jennifer Borland, The Forested Frontier: Commentary in the Margins of the Alhambra Ceiling Paintings Amanda Luyster, Cross-Cultural Style in the Alhambra: Textiles, Identity and Origins Simone Pinet, Walk on the Wild Side Oscar Martín, Allegories of Love: The Alhambra Ceilings and The Evolution of Sentimental Fiction

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Book SynopsisCaesarea Maritima, the capital of the Roman province of Judaea / Palaestina, was founded in 10/9 BCE by Herod the Great to serve as an administrative and economic center. It was named after his Roman patron Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor. The book, well illustrated, presents the results of the large scale excavations at the site during the 1990’s and early 2000’s in their wider historical and cultural context: the architectural evolution and transformation of the thriving city from its foundation to its decline caused by the Arab conquest (640/41 CE), its conversion to a Roman colony in 71 CE, aspects of provincial administration, commerce and economy, entertainment and religious life of its communities – Jews, Pagans, Christians and Samaritans.Trade Review"up-to-date, well-illustrated, extensively-referenced, and covers a diverse range of material aspects of [Caesarea]. ... a detailed, informative account on one of the most extensively studies cities of the Eastern Mediterranean.[...] good and easily accessible overview on current investigations[...] on Roman-Byzantine Caesarea." – Rick Bonnie, in: Journal for the Study of Judaism 44 (2013) "The book deals, sometimes in meticulous detail, with the civic places where Caesarea’s heterogeneous inhabitants—Jews, Christians of various leaning, and polytheists—interacted. Especially interesting are articles analyzing the many transformations of the city’s material fabric in the wake of political and religious upheavals. [...] This volume is beyond the reach of most individuals, [...] but serious academic libraries should acquire it." – Felipe Rojas, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2012.12.21Table of Contents1. Herodian Caesarea: The Urban Space 2. The Wall Street, the Eastern Stoa, the Location of the Tetrapylon, and the Halakhic Status of Caesarea Maritima (Interpreting Tosefta, Ahilot, 18:13) 3. On the Proclamation of Caesarea as a Roman Colony 4. Urban Space in Caesarea Maritima in the Late Antiquity 5. Several Aspects of Commerce and Economy in Late Antique Caesarea 6. Caesarea in Transition: The Archaeological Evidence from the Southwest Zone (Areas CC, KK, NN) 7. Herod’s Hippodrome/Stadium at Caesarea and the Games Conducted Therein 8. The Praetoria at Caesarea Maritima 9. Warehouses and Granaries in Caesarea Maritima 10. A Chapel of St. Paul at Caesarea Maritima? 11. Four Christian Objects from Caesarea Maritima 12. The Martyrs of Caesarea: The Urban Context Bibliography Index Illustrations

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Book SynopsisThe excavations at el-Ahwat constitute a unique and fascinating archaeological undertaking. The site is the location of a fortified city dated to the early Iron Age (ca. 1220–1150 BCE), hidden in a dense Mediterranean forest in central Israel, near the historic ’Arunah pass. Discovered in 1992 and excavated between 1993 and 2000, the digs revealed an urban “time capsule” erected and inhabited during a short period of time (60–70 years), with no earlier site below or subsequent one above it. This report provides a vivid picture of the site, its buildings, and environmental economy as evinced by the stone artifacts, animal bones, agricultural installations, and iron forge that were uncovered here. The excavators of this site suggest in this work that the settlement was inhabited by the Shardana Sea-Peoples, who arrived in the ancient Near East at the end of the 13th century BCE and settled in northern Canaan. In weighing the physical evidence and the logic of the interpretation presented herein, the reader will be treated to a new and compelling archaeological and historical challenge. “…this final publication of el–Ahwat will hold great value for those studying settlement, architecture, and change in the hill country culture of Iron Age Canaan.” Jeff Emanuel

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Book SynopsisThe emergence of the Bohemian state is a long-discussed topic with many obscure points. Though significant progress has been reached in recent decades, the interpretations proposed are far from satisfactory. Important new information is still awaiting inclusion in explanatory schemes. In addition to that, treatises on the origins of Bohemian state have frequently failed to take account of studies of scholars from abroad. Taking account of all this, the author proposes a fresh look on some of the essential data provided by history, archaeology, art history and cultural or social anthropology. What emerges is a nuanced perspective of the rising of one of central Europe´s first states, attempting to avoid the pitfalls to which traditional research has been falling, with emphasis on a broad scope of vision taking account of research results reached far and wide.Table of ContentsForeword ... vii List of Illustrations ... xi List of Color Illustrations ... xvii Chapter 1. The Seventh-Century: Before The Gates of Europe ...1 Chapter 2. The Eighth-Century: Let This Be Our Homeland ...55 Chapter 3. The Ninth-Century: From Here to Eternity? ...93 Chapter 4. The ‘Long Tenth-Century’: The Point of No Return ...137 Postscript ...207 Reference List of Sources and Literature for Further Study ...209 Register ...229

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Book SynopsisThis volume is the product of an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Texas at Austin. Specialists in the study of inscriptions, architecture, sculpture, coins, tombs, pottery, and texts collaborate to produce new portraits of religion and society in the ancient city of Corinth. The studies focus on groups like the early Roman colonists, the Augustales (priests of Augustus), or the Pauline house churches; on specific cults such as those of Asklepios, Demeter, or the Sacred Spring; on media (e.g., coins, or burial inscriptions); or on the monuments and populations of nearby Kenchreai or Isthmia. The result is a deeper understanding of the religious life of Corinth, contextualized within the socially stratified cultures of the Hellenistic and Roman periods.Trade Review...this is a very valuable collection... Peter Oakes, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 33 (5) ...this volume collects a rich assortment of thoughtful, stimulating and often innovative contributions to the contextual study of religion and society in ancient Corinth. All Corinthian scholars will find material of interest here. Amelia R. Brown, University of Queensland, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2014.08.49 'This volume is highly valuable precisely because it brings archaeology and the study of ancient societies and religions (including Christianity) together, such that the extensive and up-to-date archaeological work can inform (and correct)—and hopefully be informed by—the work undertaken in other fields. It is also notable that a number of chapters make sophisticated use of theoretical resources regarding hybridity, identity, cultural complexity, and so on. [...] Overall, this is a diverse, wide-ranging volume offering a number of important and stimulating studies that scholars will need to consult and take into account. It is richly illustrated and generally well presented. David G. Horrell, University of Exeter, Journal of Theological Studies', October 2013Table of ContentsIntroduction: Context, Comparison Steven J. Friesen IMPERIALS: GREEK & ROMAN The Social and Ethnic Origins of the Colonists in Early Roman Corinth Benjamin Millis Asklepios in Greek and Roman Corinth Bronwen Wickkiser The Emperor in a Roman Town: the Base of the Augustales in the Forum at Corinth Margaret Laird Greek Heritage in Roman Corinth and Ephesos: Hybrid Identities and Strategies of Display in the Material Record of Traditional Mediterranean Religions Christine Thomas SOCIAL STRATA Image and Cult: The Coinage of Roman Corinth Mary E. Hoskins Walbank Ceres, Κόρη, and Cultural Complexity: Divine Personality Definitions and Human Worshippers in Roman Corinth Jorunn Økland The Wrong Erastus: Ideology, Archaeology, and Exegesis Steven J. Friesen Where Have all the Names Gone? The Christian Community in Corinth in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine Eras Michael Walbank Appendix: The Corinthian Census LOCAL RELIGION Seeking Shelter in Roman Corinth: Archaeology and the Placement of Paul’s Communities Daniel Neal Schowalter Paul and the Politics of Meals in Roman Corinth James Walters The Sacred Spring: Landscape and Traditions Guy Sanders Religion and Society at Roman Kenchreai Joseph Rife Religion and Society in the Roman Eastern Corinthia Timothy E. Gregory

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Book SynopsisIn 30 BCE, Egypt became a province of the Roman empire. Alongside unbroken traditions—especially of the indigenous Egyptian population, but also among the Greek elite—major changes and slow processes of transformation can be observed. The multi-ethnical population was situated between new patterns of rule and traditional lifeways. This tension between change and permanence was investigated during the conference. The last decades have seen an increase in the interest in Roman Egypt with new research from different disciplines—Egyptology, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Epigraphy, and Papyrology—providing new insights into the written and archaeological sources, especially into settlement archaeology. Well-known scholars analysed the Egyptian temples, the structure and development of the administration beside archaeological, papyrological, art-historical and cult related questions.Table of Contents1. Stile und Ikonographien im kaiserzeitlichen Agypten M. Bergmann 2. Un recu de rations militaires contre paiement des publica H. Cuvigny 3. Archaeological Research in Roman Soknopaiou Nesos: Results and Perspectives P. Davoli 4. Ein romerzeitliches Pyramidengrab und seine Ausstattung in Tuna el-Gebel. Ein Vorbericht zu den Grabungskampagnen 2007 und 2008 M. Flossmann and A. Schutze 5. Der Exercitus Aegyptiacus - ein provinzialer Heeresverband wie andere auch? R. Haensch 6. Tuna el-Gebel - Fundgruppen, Werkplatze und Ofen. Ein Zwischen bericht J. Helmbold-Doye 7. Lost in Translation? Beobachtungen zum Verhaltnis des lateinischen und griechischen Textes der Gallusstele F. Hoffmann 8. Offentliche Archive und romische Rechtspolitik A. Jordens 9. Galba's Cartouches at Ain Birbiyeh O.E. Kaper 10. Sobek und die Caesaren. Einige Bemerkungen zur Situation der Kroko dil gotterkulte des Fayum unter romischer Herrschaft H. Kockelmann 11. The Petosiris-Necropolis of Tuna el-Gebel K. Lembke 12. Memnon, His Ancient Visitors and Some Related Problems A. Lukaszewicz 13. Establishing Roman Rule in Egypt: The Trilingual Stela of C. Cornelius Gallus from Philae M. Minas-Nerpel and S. Pfeiffer 14. Archaeological Research in Roman Bakchias: Results and Perspectives S. Pernigotti 15. Inhomogenitat von agyptischer Sprache und Schrift in Texten aus dem spaten Agypten J.F. Quack 16. Tradition and Innovation in the Burial Practices in Roman Egypt C. Riggs 17. Tradition und Transformation-Einblicke in die Verwaltung des romischen Agypten nach den demotischen Urkunden M. Schentuleit 18. Il contesto e l'architettura del cosiddetto Antinoeion a Villa Adriana S. Sgalambro 19. Women and Gender in Roman Egypt: The Impact of Roman Rule K. Vandorpe and S. Waebens 20. Archaeology and Papyrology: Digging and Filling Holes? P. van Minnen

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Book SynopsisMedieval Jewelry and Burial Assemblages in Croatia analyzes the Croatian archaeological heritage from the 8th to the 15th century, consisting mostly of jewelry (earrings) findings from cemeteries. Stratigraphy is used to establish horizons and phases of material culture, as well as the structure of the burial chambers. All in comparison with materials from neighboring regions of Europe.Trade Review"[This book] is focused on analysis of so-called 'Old-Croat' medieval cemeteries on the Adriatic coast and deep hinterland, with the author aiming to redefine the existing chronologies of those cemeteries through assessment of grave architecture, cemeteries and grave assemblage - with earrings a particular focus. This is a poorly known field as most of the existing literature is written in Croatian, and so this book, if anything, is important for making this field accessible for a wider reading audience. Sokol offers a meticulous analysis of 16 selected cemeteries, revealing an excellent knowledge of the sites and the existing (Croatian) literature." Danijel Dzino, Macquarie University, in: Medieval Archaeology, 61/1 (2017), pp. 194-195.Table of ContentsContents Abbreviations x Introduction 1 part 1 Graves and Material Culture 1 A History of Research 5 The Beginning of Excavations—The First Finds 5 First Classification of Artefacts 5 Modern Research 7 Recent Research (1989–2012) 13 2 Cemeteries and Material Culture 17 Spatial, Temporal and Cultural Characteristics 17 Key Cemeteries 17 3 Cemetery Stratigraphy and the Classification of Material Culture 30 Methodology 30 Cemetery Analysis 31 Relative Chronology and the Interpretation of Groups 82 4 Cemetery Horizons and Material Culture Phases 88 Cemetery Horizons 89 First or Early (Pagan) Horizon (±795–850/855) 89 Second or Middle (Christian) Horizon (}850/855–1090/1110) 93 Third or Late Horizon (±1090/1110–1450) 95 5 The Development of Material Culture: Earrings and Their Evolution 99 PHASE I: Early or Pagan—±?795–850/855 99 PHASE II: Classical—± 850/855–1000 102 PHASE III: Interim ±1000–1090/1110 107 PHASE IV: Late (ca. 1110–1450) 110 6 Grave Architecture 114 General Remarks 114 Interpretation and General Remarks 1 Croat Burial Rites and Belief System 123 Material Culture and Non-Christian Spirituality among Croats—Its Duration and Cessation 124 2 Stone Cists: Late Antique or Early Medieval? 126 3 Burial Customs 129 4 Burial Horizons and Churches 132 5 Cemeteries between the Mountains and the River Sava 136 part 2 Earrings 1 Earrings as Grave Goods 141 List Sites with Earring Finds 142 2 Medieval Earrings in Croatia 144 Omega-shaped Earrings (no. “1”) 144 Plain Links 144 Plain Links with Pseudo S-loop and Clasp (no. “2”) 144 Plain Links with Thinner Hoop and Spiral Cone Ending (no. “3”) 145 Links with Three Interlaced Pendants on the Lower Part of the Hoop and Spiral Hoops on the Links (no. “4”) 152 Earrings with Grape-shaped Pendant with Filigree Ornament (no. “5”) 153 Earrings with Stylized Ear-of-wheat Spike (no. “6”) 158 Plain Links with Thinner Hoop, with Loop and Clasp (no. “7”) 159 Ancient-looking Earrings with Oppositely Placed Buds (no. “8”) 159 Ancient-looking Temple Pendants with Three Rings on the Link and Filigree Ornament (no. “9”) 166 Ancient-looking Earrings with Floral, Omega-shaped Ornaments (no. “10”) 167 Triple-beaded Earrings or Temple Pendants with Bell-shaped Calotte (no. “11”) 167 Finely Cast Grape-shaped Earrings (no. “12”) 174 Filigree Earrings with Almond-shaped Pendant (no. “13”) 174 Earrings with Single, Smooth Beads (no. “14”) 175 Tetra-beaded Temple Pendants with Filigree Ornament (no. “15”) 175 Earrings or Temple Pendants with Single Beads with Filigree Ornament (no. “16”) 186 Earrings or Temple Pendants with Intricately Fashioned, Single Beads with Filigree Ornament (no. “17”) 186 Earrings or Temple Pendants with Single, Smooth Beads (no. “18”) 187 Earrings or Temple Pendants with Twin Beads Decorated with Filigree Ornament (no. “19”) 187 Plain Links with Straight Open Ends (no. “20”) 193 Earrings with Single, Round Beads (no. “21”) 193 Earrings with Three Round Beads (no. “22”) 202 Temple Pendants with Single, Bi-conical Beads between Two Loops (no. “23”) 202 Temple Pendants with Three, Bi-conical Beads Arranged in a Y-shaped Pattern (no. “24”) 202 Earrings Made of Thin Interwoven Wire (no. “25”) 203 Earrings with Thicker Links and S-shaped Ends (no. “26”) 212 Earrings or Temple Pendants with Three Joints (no. “27”) 212 Earrings with Three Joints Decorated with Filigree (no. “28”) 213 Earrings with Filigree and Granulated Ornament (no. “29”) 213 Earrings with Three, Equally Sized, Round Beads Decorated with Filigree (no. “30”) 222 Triple-beaded Earrings with a Larger Central Bead and Filigree Decoration (no. “31”) 223 Table of Absolute Chronology for Earrings—31 Basic Types 229 Conclusion 232 List of Cited References 237 Index of Proper Names 251 Index of Geographical Names 253

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Book SynopsisUntil recently much of the discussion regarding the A-Group has emphasised the influence of Egypt in the region. Egyptian material found in A-Group contexts has pointed to some type of exchange system between the two regions but the lack of A-Group manufactured objects in Egyptian contexts has led to the argument that the relationship was somewhat one-sided. Yet was it and how different were Egyptians and Lower Nubians during the 4th millennium BC? Re-examining the material evidence from three major archaeological salvage campaigns, and using anthropological and economic theories this book takes a fresh look at exchange patterns between Egypt and Lower Nubia. The changes and developments in these relationships potentially impacted the development towards the Egyptian state and the fate of the A-Group.Table of ContentsContents Introduction Chapter 1: Nubia and Egypt Chapter 2: Egypt in Nubia Chapter 3: Nubia in Egypt Chapter 4: Inscriptional, Pictorial, and Glyptic Evidence Chapter 5: Commodities Exchanged Chapter 6: The Nature of the Beast

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Book SynopsisDrawing on the latest archaeology, epigraphy and historical interpretation, this major volume presents a survey of ancient Macedon, important parts of which are published by their excavators for the first time, including the palace of King Philip II. Archaeologists and historians of the ancient Greek worlds will welcome this milestone in the study of this rapidly changing filed, packed with new information, interpretations and essential bibliography.Trade Review"This is a superb and hard-hitting volume that brings together the very best archaeologists and historians of ancient Macedonia - packed with exciting new material, handsomely illustrated, as well as strong arguments and important new perspectives." – R.R.R. Smith, Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, Oxford University "..the book is very much up-to-date, [...] it lays out the current state of knowledge and understanding about ancient Macedon. Both the archaeological chapters and the historical ones aim to offer a reliable basis of knowledge on which, presumably, other scholars can build their own theories. It will be especially valuable in raising the profile of Macedon in studies of the Aegean world in the Classical period. [...] production values are high. What this volume does, it does very well." – Hugh Bowden, King's College London, in: Scripta Classica Israelica 31 (2012)Table of ContentsContributors Polyxeni Adam-Veleni, Ioannis M. Akamatis, Stella Drougou, Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos, Georgia Karamitrou-Mentessidi, Angeliki Kottaridi, Chaiido Koukouli-Chrysanthaki, Sophia Kremydi, Dimitris J. Kyrtatas, Robin Lane Fox, Louisa D. Loukopoulou, John Ma, Manuela Mari, Olga Palagia, Selene Psoma, Chryssoula Saatsoglou-Paliadeli, Stavros Paspalas, Thea Stefanidou-Tiveriou, Bettina Tsigarida

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates Hellenistic popular religion through an interdisciplinary study of terracotta figurines of Egyptian deities, mostly from domestic contexts, from the trading port of Delos. A comparison of the figurines’ iconography to parallels in Egyptian religious texts, temple reliefs, and ritual objects suggests that many figurines depict deities or rituals associated with Egyptian festivals. An analysis of the objects’ clay fabrics and manufacturing techniques indicates that most were made on Delos. Additionally, archival research on unpublished notes from early excavations reveals new data on many figurines’ archaeological contexts, illuminating their roles in both domestic and temple cults. The results offer a new perspective on Hellenistic reinterpretations of Egyptian religion, as well as the relationship between “popular” and “official” cults.Table of ContentsFront Matter List of Tables List of Plates Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction: Egyptianizing Cult at a Crossroads of Hellenistic Trade 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Ptolemaic Activity on Delos 1.3. “Egyptian Cult” or “Egyptian Cults”? 1.4. Contextual Analysis 1.5. Fabric Analysis 1.6. Technological Style 1.7. Organization of the Text 1.8. Religious Syncretism and Hybridity Chapter 2. Fabric Analysis: Evidence for the Local Origins of the Majority of Egyptianizing Figurines on Delos 2.1. Introduction: Local Production versus Imports 2.2. Methodology 2.2.1. Research Methods: Tools and Terminology 2.2.2. Selection of Comparanda from the Cairo Museum and the Athenian Agora 2.2.3. Presentation of Fabric Groups 2.3. Egyptian Coroplastic Fabrics: Greco-Roman-Era Terracottas from the Cairo Museum 2.3.1. Introduction to the Cairo Museum Corpus 2.3.2. Categorization of Egyptian Pottery Types 2.3.3. Fabrics of the Greco-Roman-Era Terracotta Figurines in the Cairo Museum 2.4. Greek Coroplastic Fabrics: Hellenistic Terracottas from the Athenian Agora 2.4.1. Introduction to the Athenian Corpus 2.4.2. Reddish Attic Fabrics 2.4.3. Blond “Aeginetan” Fabrics 2.4.4. Other Imported Fabrics 2.5. Coroplastic Fabrics from Hellenistic Delos 2.5.1. Introduction 2.5.2. Sampling Methodology 2.5.3. Reddish “Cycladic” Fabrics Associated with Local Production 2.5.4. Imported Fabrics on Delos 2.6. Fabric Analysis: Conclusions Chapter 3. Manufacturing Techniques, Technological Style, and the Question of Egyptian Coroplasts on Delos 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Methodology 3.3. Establishing the Unique Characteristics of Egyptian Coroplastic Techniques: A Comparison of Technological Style in Figurines from the Cairo Museum and the Athenian Agora 3.3.1. Fabric Preparation: Selection of Tempering Material 3.3.2. Shaping of the Figurine: Molding and Appliqués 3.3.3. Reworking: Trimming, Retouch, and Retooling 3.3.4. Removal of Surface Irregularities: Smoothing and Application of Slip 3.3.5. Post-Firing Manufacturing Techniques: Limewash, Painting, and Repair 3.3.6. Conclusions: Distinguishing Egyptian from Greek (Athenian) Manufacturing Techniques 3.4. Coroplastic Manufacturing Techniques on Delos 3.4.1. Fabric Preparation: Selection of Tempering Material 3.4.2. Shaping of the Figurine: Molding and Appliqués 3.4.3. Reworking: Trimming, Retouch, and Retooling 3.4.4. Removal of Surface Irregularities: Smoothing and Application of Slip 3.4.5. Post-firing Manufacturing Techniques: Limewash, Painting, and Repair 3.5. Conclusions Chapter 4. The Eye of the Sun and the Inundation of the Nile: Iconographic Evidence for Egyptian Theology on Delos 4.1. Introduction 4.1.1. A New Perspective on Religious Syncretism within the Household 4.1.2. Inundation Festivals in Egypt 4.1.3. Textual and Architectural Evidence for “Nile Water” on Delos 4.2. Depictions of Deities Identified with the Returning Goddess 4.2.1. Depictions of deities identified with the returning goddess (1): Isis 4.2.1.1. Isis and the Solar Eye 4.2.1.2. Heads with Isiac Crowns 4.2.1.3. Figurines with Isiac Costume 4.2.1.4. Figurines with Corkscrew Curls 4.2.2. Depictions of Deities Identified with the Returning Goddess (2): “Oriental Aphrodite” 4.2.2.1. “Oriental Aphrodite” figurines 4.2.2.2. “Oriental Aphrodite” Heads with Elaborate Coiffures, Often Incorporating Vegetal Elements 4.2.2.3. Clothed “Oriental Aphrodite” Bodies with Central Medallion on Chest 4.2.2.4. Nude Female Figurines Wearing Crossed Chains and Central Medallions 4.2.2.5. Male Figurines with Crossed Chains and Central Medallion 4.2.2.6. Higgins’ First Subgroup of “Oriental Aphrodite” Figurines: An Argument for Eliminating Them from the “Oriental Aphrodite” Category 4.2.3. Depictions of Deities Identified with the Returning Goddess (3): Sothic Dogs 4.2.4. Depictions of Deities Identified with the Returning Goddess (4): Arsinoe II 4.2.4.1. Ptolemaic Queens, Ptolemaic Royal Cult, and the Solar Eye 4.2.4.2. Double Cornucopiae 4.2.4.3. Figurines with the Portrait Features of Arsinoe II 4.2.5. Depictions of Deities Identified with the Returning Goddess: Summary 4.3. Sexual Imagery and the Inundation as Hieros Gamos 4.3.1. Sexual Imagery and Inundation Festivals in Egypt 4.3.2. Ithyphallic Harpocrates 4.3.3. Figurines of So-Called “Baubo” Type 4.3.3.1. The Isiac/Hathoric Symbolism of the So-Called “Baubo” Figurines 4.3.3.2. So-Called “Baubo” (Isiac/Hathoric) Standard Type 4.3.3.3. Male Variant of the “Baubo” Type 4.3.4. Divine Pair with Cornucopiae (Perhaps Agathos Daimon and Agathe Tyche/Shai and Renenutet) 4.3.4.1. Egyptian Parallels for A5622 4.3.4.2. Paired Deities with Cornucopiae in Greek Art 4.3.4.3. Egyptian Images of Anguiform Paired Deities 4.3.4.4. Agathos Daimon in Greek Iconography 4.3.4.5. Agathos Daimon and Shai 4.3.4.6. Agathe Tyche and Renenutet 4.3.4.7. Political Implications of Paired Serpentine Deities 4.3.4.8. Paired Serpentine Deities and the Hieros Gamos of the New Year 4.3.4.9. A5622 and the Delian Cult of Agathe Tyche and Agathos Daimon 4.3.5. Sexual Imagery and Hieros Gamos: Summary 4.4. Birth of the New Solar Child: Figurines of Harpocrates 4.4.1. The Birth of the Solar Child 4.4.2. Harpocrates with Double Crown 4.4.3. Harpocrates with Sidelock, Imported, Perhaps Archaic or Based on an Archaic Patrix 4.4.4. Solarized Harpocrates Figurines: Harpocrates Seated in a Flower or Wearing a Radiate Crown 4.4.5. Heads of Pataikoi and Nubians with Harpocratic Lotus Buds 4.4.6. Figurines of Harpocrates: Summary 4.5. Nubians and the Entourage of the Returning Goddess 4.5.1. Representations of Nubians in the Greco-Roman World 4.5.2. Dancing or Singing Nubians with Festival Wreaths, and a General Discussion of Nubian Terracottas on Delos 4.5.3. Head of a Possible Nubian Cultic Functionary of Harpocrates 4.5.4. Nubians, Possibly Dwarfs, Adopting a Bes-like Posture 4.5.5. Images of Nubians: Summary 4.6. Bes and Related Dwarf Deities (Ptah-Pataikos) 4.6.1. Representations of Bes 4.6.1.1. Bes and the Hathoric Sphere 4.6.1.2. Armed Bes 4.6.1.3. Bes-Silenos 4.6.2. Representations of Ptah-Pataikos 4.6.3. Dwarf Deities: Summary 4.7. Plastic Vases and Depictions of Water or Wine Vessels 4.7.1. Figurines Holding or Leaning on Vessels 4.7.2. Plastic Vases 4.7.2.1. Plastic Vases as Containers for Water or Wine 4.7.2.2. Plastic Vases Possibly Designed to Hold Perfume 4.7.3. Figurines Carrying or Taking the Form of Vessels: Summary 4.8. Dionysos Botrys 4.9. Herms Representing Hermes-Thoth 4.10. Flowers and Floral Wreaths 4.11. Pharaonic Predecessors for Ptolemaic and Roman-Period Egyptian Terracottas 4.11.1. Hathoric Figurines 4.11.2. Prunkgefässe 4.11.3. Faience Figurines 4.11.4. Textual References to Clay Figurines 4.11.5. Summary: Pharaonic Precedents 4.11.6. Excursus: Parallels in Two-Dimensional Greco-Roman Art (“Nilotic Scenes”) 4.12. Conclusions Chapter 5. A Contextual Analysis of the Findspots of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Terracotta Figurines on Delos 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Methodology 5.2.1. Sampling Methodology 5.2.2. Conventions for the Citation of Unpublished Material 5.3. Figurines from Private Houses 5.3.1. Figurines from Private Houses: Introduction 5.3.2. Egyptianizing Terracottas from the Theater Quarter 5.3.3. An Egyptianizing Terracotta from the Stadium Quarter 5.3.4. An Egyptianizing Terracotta from the Inopos Quarter 5.3.5. An Egyptianizing Terracotta from a House near the Port 5.3.6. An Egyptianizing Terracotta from the Lake Quarter 5.3.7. An Egyptianizing terracotta from the Post-Hellenistic Houses at the Northwest of the Hypostyle Hall 5.3.8. Household Ritual and the Possibility of Domestic Shrines 5.3.9. Figurines from Private Houses: Summary 5.4. Figurines from Streets in Residential Areas 5.4.1. Egyptianizing Figurines from Streets in the Lake Quarter 5.4.2. Egyptianizing Figurines from Streets in the Theater Quarter 5.4.3. An Egyptianizing Figurine from the “Street of the East” 5.4.4. Figurines from Streets: a General Discussion 5.4.4.1. The Possible Origins of Figurines from Streets 5.4.4.2. Ancient Looters, the Evidence for Repair of Figurines, and the Valuation of Terracotta Objects 5.5. Figurines from Ambiguous Contexts within Residential Districts 5.6. Figurines from Coroplastic Workshops 5.6.1. Introduction: Coroplastic Workshops on Delos 5.6.2. Local Production of Egyptianizing Figurines: Imported Patrices versus Locally- Made Patrices 5.6.3. Dating of the Coroplastic Workshops 5.6.4. Distribution of Mold Siblings of Figurines from the Delian Workshops 5.6.5. Presence of Egyptianizing and Non-Egyptianizing Figurines in the Same Workshops 5.6.5.1. Greek, Egyptian, and Anatolian Imagery in the Workshops 5.6.5.2. Greek, Egyptian, and Anatolian Coroplastic Imagery in the Overall Coroplastic Corpus from Delos 5.7. Figurines from Other Commercial Establishments: Shops in the Agora of the Italians and Elsewhere 5.7.1. Egyptianizing Figurines from Non-Coroplastic Shops in the Agora of the Italians 5.7.2. Egyptianizing Figurines from Shops in the Inopos Quarter 5.7.3. Figurines from Streets: The Possibility that Some May Have Originated in Shops as Well as Domestic Contexts 5.8. Egyptian Figurines from Graves on Rheneia 5.9. Egyptianizing Figurines from Non-Egyptianizing Sanctuaries 5.9.1. Introduction: Sanctuary Contexts 5.9.2. An Egyptianizing Figurine Possibly Originating from a Dionysiac Chapel 5.9.3. Egyptianizing Terracottas from the Kabirion/Samothrakeion 5.9.3.1. The Delian Sanctuary, the Kabeiroi, and the Great Gods of Samothrace 5.9.3.2. Egyptianizing Dwarf-Gods in the Kabirion/Samothrakeion 5.9.3.3. Evidence for A1758’s Having Been in Situ 5.9.3.4. Religious Syncretism between Egyptian Dwarf-Gods and the Kabeiroi 5.9.4. An Egyptianizing Terracotta from the Synagogue 5.9.5. An Egyptianizing Terracotta from the Archegesion 5.9.6. Egyptianizing Figurines from the Sanctuary of Apollo 5.10. Figurines from Ambiguous or Unknown Contexts 5.10.1. Egyptianizing Figurines with No Contextual Information 5.10.2. An Egyptianizing Figurine from a Clearly Secondary Context (Cistern) 5.10.3. Egyptianizing Figurines with Ambiguous or Imprecise Findspots 5.11. Figurines from Fill or Discard Contexts 5.12. Figurines from the Sarapeia 5.12.1. Figurines from the Sarapeia: An Introduction to the Data 5.12.2. Catalog of Figurines from Sarapeion A and Sarapeion C 5.12.3. Non-Egyptianizing Nature of the Figurines’ Iconography 5.12.4. Henotheism and Syncretism in the Sarapeia 5.12.5. A1983 and the Apparent Absence of Sarapis from the Delian Coroplastic Corpus 5.13. Conclusions Chapter 6. Conclusions: Syncretic Theology in Household Cult 6.1. Greco-Egyptian Religious Syncretism as a Meaningful Exchange of Ideas 6.2. “Personal Piety” 6.3. Egyptian Religious Festivals: Between Temple Ritual and Popular Cult 6.4. Hathor in Pharaonic Egypt, Isis in the Late Period, and the Role of Inundation Imagery on Delos 6.5. Producers, Consumers, and Differing Degrees of Religious Knowledge 6.5.1. Producers, Consumers, and the Reinterpretation of Meaning 6.5.2. Who Designed the Figurines’ Iconography? 6.6. Top-Down and Bottom-Up Influences on Egyptianizing Cult on Delos 6.6.1. Egyptianizing Figurines and the Ptolemaic State 6.6.2. Trade and the Isis Cult 6.7. Delos in Context 6.8. Cosmopolitanism in the Household Appendix A. Timeline of Delian History Appendix B. Catalog of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Terracotta Figurines and Plastic Vases from Hellenistic Delos Appendix C. List of Unpublished Field Notes Cited Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAmong the hundred or so tombs of post-Alexander date excavated by Roman Ghirshman between 1947 and 1952 on the mound of the “Ville des Artisans” at Susa, six are remarkable for their construction and burial contents. Shortly before his death in 1979, Ghirshman, director of the French “Mission de Suse” from 1946 until 1968, had started to write up his final report. Based on his notes, the authors have engaged to publish these tombs, together with the original plans, drawings and photographs of the burial goods. The grave contents consisted mainly of pottery, but also included glass vessels, figurines, metal objects and other small finds. The study of the material from these large vaulted subterranean structures indicates that they were most likely intended as family tombs, thus remaining in use for several decades and should be dated in the first or second century AD. Similar tombs are known at other sites in the region of Susa, and even in Mesopotamia, e.g. at Seleucia on the Tigris. A synthesis of the evolution in tomb architecture and typology, as well as the burial practices, for the whole site of Susa between the Seleucid and early Sasanian periods (third century BC to third century AD), is also presented, based on the short reports and unpublished excavation notes of Ghirshman, in addition to unpublished reports by his predecessors at the site.

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Book SynopsisOver the past 20 years, Boeotia has been the focus of intensive archaeological investigation that has resulted in some extraordinary epigraphical finds. The most spectacular discoveries are presented for the first time in this volume: dozens of inscribed sherds from the Theban shrine of Heracles; Archaic temple accounts; numerous Classical, Hellenistic and Roman epitaphs; a Plataean casualty list; a dedication by the legendary king Croesus. Other essays revisit older epigraphical finds from Aulis, Chaironeia, Lebadeia, Thisbe, and Megara, radically reassessing their chronology and political and legal implications. The integration of old and new evidence allows for a thorough reconsideration of wider historical questions, such as ethnic identities, and the emergence, rise, dissolution, and resuscitation of the famous Boeotian koinon. Contributors include: Vassilios Aravantinos, Hans Beck, Margherita Bonanno, Claire Grenet, Yannis Kalliontzis, Denis Knoepfler, Angelos P. Matthaiou, Emily Mackil, Christel Müller, Nikolaos Papazarkadas, Isabelle Pernin, Robert Pitt, Adrian Robu, and Albert Schachter.Trade Review"The volume stands out for two reasons. First, it accumulates insights, arguments and viewpoints on a major historical phenomenon ("federalism") in a region of major importance (Boiotia) with a complex history across the archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods. Second, the volume includes sensational, drop-everything-and-read-this findings, in separate (coyly, unrevealingly titled) papers by Y. Kalliontzis and N. Papazarkadas." John Ma, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2016.07.11. ''Compétence, méthode, rigueur, perspicacité, clarté sont les mots qui viennent à l’esprit pour qualifier ce travail qui ouvre des pistes nouvelles, défend des positions originales et est digne, à bien des égards, de servir comme modèle à de semblables enquêtes.'' Andé Motte, L'Antiquité Classique 86, 2017.Table of ContentsContents Preface Abbreviations List of Contributors Introduction Section I: Boeotian History: New Interpretations 1. Hans Beck: “Ethnic Identity and Integration in Boeotia: the Evidence of the Inscriptions (6th and 5th Centuries BC)” 2. Emily Mackil: “Creating a Common Polity in Boeotia” 3. Denis Knoepfler: “ΕΧΘΟΝΔΕ ΤΑΣ ΒΟΙΩΤΙΑΣ: The Expansion of the Boeotian Koinon towards Central Euboia in the Early Third Century BC” 4. Adrian Robu: “Between Macedon, Achaea and Boeotia: The Epigraphy of Hellenistic Megara Revisited” 5. Christel Müller: “A Koinon after 146? Reflections on the Political and Institutional Situation of Boeotia in the Second Half of the Second Century BC” Section II: The New Epigraphy of Thebes 6. Vassilios L. Aravantinos: “The Inscriptions from the Sanctuary of Herakles at Thebes: An Overview” 7. Angelos P. Matthaiou: “Four Inscribed Bronze Tablets from Thebes: Preliminary Notes.” 8. Nikolaos Papazarkadas: “Two New Epigrams from Thebes” 9. Margherita Bonanno-Aravantinos: “New Inscribed Funerary Monuments from Thebes” Section III: Boeotian Epigraphy: Beyond Thebes 10. Albert Schachter: “Tlepolemos in Boeotia” 11. Yannis Kalliontzis: “Digging in Storerooms for Inscriptions: An Unpublished Casualty List from Plataia in the Museum of Thebes and the Memory of War in Boeotia” 12. Robert Pitt: “Just As It Has Been Written: Inscribing Building Contracts at Lebadeia” 13. Claire Grenet: “Manumission in Hellenistic Boeotia: New Considerations on the Chronology of the Inscriptions” 14. Isabelle Pernin: “Land Administration and Property Law in the Proconsular Edict from Thisbe (Syll.3 884)” Index Locorum General Index

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2017 Verbruggen prize Montfort Castle, the principal fortress of the Crusader Teutonic Order, was built in the 1220s and occupied and dismantled by the Mamluk army in 1271. This volume includes discussions on the castle’s history, architecture, material culture, and the archaeological work carried out at Montfort.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2017 Verbruggen prize, awarded annually by the De Re Militari society for the best book on medieval military history. The awarding committee stated that the volume offers ‘a through exploration of all the sources, archaeological and literary, relating to an important site. A model for future work.’ "The last couple of decades have been marked by a series of major advances in our understanding of the archaeological remains surviving from the crusader period, particularly those pertaining to the kingdom of Jerusalem... This present work on Montfort Castle expands upon this trend and is, in essence, a survey and summary of the achievements of the Montfort Castle Project (MCP), which was originally started in 2006 by scholars working at the University of Haifa. This project is still underway, so this book provides an interim report on progress so far... Overall, this work stands as testimony to the diligence, inter-disciplinary skill and methodological originality both of the project team as a whole and of Boas and Khamisy (who authored many of these articles) in particular. This is a very impressive piece of work and I feel sure that the team will continue to produce further thought-provoking results in the years to come." Nicholas Morton, in Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations 28.2 (2017), 237-8. "Boas' fundamental collection offers a lot of new material and fresh views and will stimulate upcoming discussions in the scientific community." Thomas Wozniak, in H-Soz-Kult, https://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/rezbuecher-27936Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements xi List of Plates xii List of Tables xxiii Note on Names xxiv List of Contributors xxv Introduction 1 Adrian J. Boas Section 1 The History of Montfort Castle 1 Montfort Castle and the Order of the Teutonic Knights in the Latin East 15 Kristjan Toomaspoeg 2 The Region of Montfort and Land Ownership in the Frankish Period 24 Rabei G. Khamisy 3 Montfort Castle (Qalʿat Al-Qurayn) in Mamluk Sources 28 Rabei G. Khamisy 4 Archaeological Evidence for the Mamluk Sieges and Dismantling of Montfort: A Preliminary Discussion 41 Adrian J. Boas Section 2 Montfort Castle after the Crusader Period 5 Montfort Castle in Travellers’ Descriptions and Illustrations 59 Rabei G. Khamisy 6 The Survey of Western Palestine Report on Montfort (1877) 73 Adrian J. Boas 7 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Expedition to Montfort (1926) 75 Adrian J. Boas Section 3 Architecture, Function, Design and Construction of Montfort Castle 8 Initial Thoughts on the Architectural Development of the Castle 95 Adrian J Boas and Rabei G. Khamisy 9 Interpretation of the Parts 102 Adrian J. Boas 10 The Building Below the Castle 120 Laura Aiello and Cecilia Luschi 11 History and Archaeology of the Frankish Village of Tarphile 128 Rabei G. Khamisy 12 The Stones of Montfort: Sources of Stone for Montfort Castle 137 Vardit Shotten-Hallel, Dorit Korngreen and Lydia Perelis Grossowicz 13 Masonry and Masons’ Marks 150 Rabei G. Khamisy Section 4 Finds from the 1926 Metropolitan Museum of New York Expedition to Montfort 14 Introduction to the Finds 160 Adrian J. Boas 15 Ceramic Finds 163 Adrian J. Boas 16 The Winepress at Montfort 168 Rafael Frankel 17 Glass Finds in the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the 1926 Expedition 176 David Whitehouse†, Timothy B. Husband, Lisa Pilosi, Mary B. Shepard and Mark T. Wypysk 18 Stone, Metal, Wood and Worked Bone Finds from the 1926 Expedition 195 Adrian J. Boas 19 A Roman Imperial Wine Vessel? 221 Tamar Backner Section 5 New Research 20 The Montfort Castle Project (Mcp): A Summary of the Surveys and the First Six Excavation Seasons (2011–2015) 227 Adrian J. Boas 21 Coin Finds (1926–2012) and the Use of Money at Montfort 242 Robert Kool 22 Dendroarchaeological Investigations of Finds from Montfort Castle: Analysis of Finds from 1926 and 2011–2012 256 Nili Liphschitz 23 Tree Wormwood (Artemisia Arborescens) at Montfort Castle: The Possible Introduction of a Medicinal Plant from Western Europe to the Latin East in the Crusader Period 258 Nativ Dudai and Zohar Amar 24 The Stone Matrices from Montfort: About Moulds, Tin Relief and the Polychromy of Shields in the Thirteenth Century 266 Andrea Wähning 25 The Architectural Sculpture of Montfort Castle Revisited 273 Nurith Kenaan-Kedar 26 How Strong was Strong Mountain? Preliminary Remarks on the Possible Location of the Mamluk Siege Position at Montfort Castle 282 Rafael Lewis 27 Two Board Games and Some Graffiti from Montfort 287 Adrian J. Boas 28 Brief Preliminary Remarks on the Sampling and Analysis of Mortars Used in the Construction and Conservation of Montfort Castle 289 Jonathan J. Gottlieb Summary and Conclusions 302 Adrian J. Boas Appendix I Find Lists and the Division of Finds 305 Adrian J. Boas Appendix II Compositional Analyses of Vessels and Window Glasses from Montfort (Weight Percent) 309 David Whitehouse†, Timothy B. Husband, Lisa Pilosi, Mary B. Shepard and Mark T. Wypyski Bibliography Abbreviations 311 Primary Sources 311 Secondary Sources 313 Index 327

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Book SynopsisThe Levant: Crossroads of Late Antiquity. History, Religion, and Archaeology / Le Levant: Carrefour de l'Antiquité tardive explores the monumental, religious, and social developments that took place in the Roman province of Syria during the 3rd through 6th centuries CE. Ellen Bradshaw Aitken and John M. Fossey bring together the work of twenty scholars of archaeology, art history, religious studies, and ancient history to examine this dynamic period of change in social, cultural, and religious life. Close attention to texts and material culture, including palaeo-Christian mosaics and churches, highlights the encounters of peoples and religions, as well as the rich exchange of ideas, practices, and traditions in the Levant. The essays bring fresh perspectives on “East” and “West” in antiquity and the diversity of ancient religious movements.Table of ContentsContents / Table des matières List of Figures / Liste des illustrations Preface / Préface Section I - Literature and Theology / Litérature et théologie 1. Hearing God’s Silence: Ignatius of Antiokheia and the Music of the Spheres (Jeffrey Keiser) 2. The Beauty of Jesus and His Twin: Redirected Erotics in the Acts of Thomas (Catherine Playoust) 3. The Varieties of Religious Communication in the Rhetoric of Loukianos of Samosata (Ian H. Henderson) 4. “One Drop of Salvation from the House of Majesty”: Universal Revelation, Human Mission and Mythical Geography in the Syriac Revelation of the Magi (Brent Landau) 5. On Recycling Texts and Traditions: The Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions and Religious Life in Fourth-Century Syria (Nicole Kelley) 6. The Apostolic Constitutions and the Law (Marcie Lenk) 7. Space and Ritual Action: Divinization and the Construction of Sacred Place According to Dionysios Areopagites (Rebecca Coughlin) 8. The Rhetorical Topography of Prayer in the Mystical Theology of Pseudo-Dionysios, Rachel Smith Section ii - History and Archaeology / Histoire et archéologie 9. La christianisation de l’Antiochène dans l’Antiquité tardive (Pierre-Louis Gatier) 10. Was Edessa or Adiabene the Gateway for the Christianization of Mesopotamia? (Amir Harrak) 11. From Kastron to Qasṛ: Nessana between Byzantium and the Umayyad Caliphate ca. 602–689. Demographic and Microeconomic Aspects of Palaestina III in Interregional Perspective (Frank R. Trombley) 12. Palmyre, de la ville—centre commercial international—à la ville—centre militaire et chrétien (Christiane Delplace) 13. Ras el Bassit and the Late Antique Archaeological Landscape of Coastal North Syria (Nicolas Beaudry) 14. Rome and the Ghassānids: Comparative Perspectives on Conversion, Boundaries and Power in Near Eastern Borderlands (Greg Fisher) 15. Crossroads in the Desert (John Wortley) 16. Unity and Individuality: Reflections on Images of Animals from South Syria in the Roman Imperial Period (Felicia Meynersen) Section iii - The Mosaics / Les mosaïques 17. Management and Preservation of Mosaics in Syria: Between Theory and Practice (Amr Al-Azm) 18. Barrer la route au Malin: une typologie des stratégies utilisées. Images et signes à fonctionnement sécuritaire sur support fixe dans l’Antiquité tardive (Pauline Donceel-Voûte) 19. Contribution de la mosaïque syrienne à l’iconographie chrétienne (Rafah Jwejati) 20. Thoughts on the Meaning of a “Decorative” Early Christian Mosaic (George Kellaris) Summation / Conclusion Indices / Registres 1. Personal Names / Noms de personnes 2. Place Names / Toponymes 3. Ancient Texts / Textes anciens

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Book SynopsisThe The Olsztyn Group in the Early Medieval Archaeology of the Baltic Region: The Cemetry at Leleszki deals with a much neglected problem of the archaeology of the early Middle Ages. Between the 5th and the 7th century, the region of the Mazurian Lakes in northeastern Poland witnessed the rise of communities engaged in long-distant contacts with both Western and Eastern Europe. Known as the Olsztyn Group, the archaeological remains of those communities have revealed a remarkable wealth and diversity, which has attracted scholarly attention for more than 130 years. Besides offering a survey of the current state of research on the Olsztyn Group, Mirosław Rudnicki introduces the monographic study of the Leleszki cemetery (district of Szczytno, Poland) as one of the most representative sites. The prosperity and long-distance contact revealed by the examination of this cemetery shows that the West Baltic tribes had considerable influence in early medieval Europe, much more than scholars had been ready to admit until now.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures, Plates and Tables 1 Selected Aspects of Physical and Nature Geography 2 The History and Current State of Research on the Olsztyn Group 3 Burial Customs 4 The Olsztyn Group Connections during the Late Migration Period 5 The Cemetery in Leleszki 6 The Olsztyn Group and the Galindians Plates Appendix 1: List of Archaeological Sites of the Olsztyn Group Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHistorical and Archaeological Aspects of Egyptian Funerary Culture, a thoroughly reworked translation of Les textes des sarcophages et la démocratie published in 2008, challenges the widespread idea that the “royal” Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom after a process of “democratisation” became, in the Middle Kingdom, accessible even to the average Egyptian in the form of the Coffin Texts. Rather they remained an element of elite funerary culture, and particularly so in the Upper Egyptian nomes. The author traces the emergence here of the so-called “nomarchs” and their survival in the Middle Kingdom. The site of Dayr al-Barshā, currently under excavation, shows how nomarch cemeteries could even develop into large-scale processional landscapes intended for the cult of the local ruler. This book also provides an updated list of the hundreds of (mostly unpublished) Middle Kingdom coffins and proposes a new reference system for these.Table of ContentsPreface Note to the Reader Introduction Chapter I. Nomarchal Culture: Political, Administrative, Social, and Religious Aspects Chapter II. A Middle Kingdom Nomarchal Cemetery: Dayr al-Barshā Chapter III. The Coffin Texts and Democracy Concordance to the Sigla of Coffin Texts Manuscripts and Middle Kingdom Coffins Bibliography

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Book SynopsisA unique variety of approaches to all aspects of urban culture in the ancient world can be found in Urban Dreams and Realities in Antiquity, a collection of 19 essays addressing ancient cities from an interdisciplinary perspective. As the title indicates, the volume considers both how ancient people lived in their cities as physical structures and how they thought with them as ideas and symbols. Essays in this volume deal with texts and sites from Spain to South India, but there is a particular focus on the archaeology and epigraphy of Roman-era Italy, civic identity in the Roman provinces, the Hebrew Bible and Early Christian literature, Vergil and other imperial Latin authors.Trade Review"The volume’s structure mirrors its theme, as the groupings themselves reflect qualities of a city—cohesive and planned, yet organic and sprawling. (...) The volume as a whole functions as an extended meditation on the epistemological and theoretical problem referenced in the title—the relationship between urban 'dreams' and urban 'realities.' Although each author displays preferences for certain types of evidence (remains or representations), no one takes the 'dreams' either more or less seriously than the 'realities.' Indeed, central to the volume are two implicit acknowledgements: 1) that the ancient urban 'realities' are inaccessible to the modern scholar except by means of imaginative approaches, and 2) that urban 'dreams' no less 'real' than their material counterparts." Jordan Conley (Boston University)Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction Adam M. Kemezis Part 1 - City as Space i: Remains on the Ground 1 In Defense of Arkadia: The City as a Fortress Matthew Maher 2 The Mundus of Caere and Early Etruscan Urbanization Fabio Colivicchi 3 “Fighting Over a Shadow?”: Hellenistic Greek Cities and Greco-Roman Cities as Fora and Media for Multi-Level Social Signaling LuAnn Wandsnider 4 Constructing an Oscan Cityscape: Pompeii and the Eítuns Inscriptions Tanya K. Henderson 5 Unraveling the Reality of a ‘City’ on the Deccan Plateau Aloka Parasher-Sen 6 Monumentalising the Ephemeral in Ancient Rome Steven Hijmans Part 2 - City as Space ii: Landscapes in Literature 7 Future City in the Heroic Past: Rome, Romans and Roman Landscapes in Aeneid 6–8 Eric J. Kondratieff 8 Reading the Civic Landscape of Augustan Rome: Aeneid 1.421–429 and the Building Program of Augustus Darryl A. Phillips 9 The Predatory Palace: Seneca’s Thyestes and the Architecture of Tyranny Daniel B. Unruh 10 Imperial Roman Cities as Places of Memory in Augustine’s Confessions Owen M. Ewald Part 3 - City as Identity i: Cultures in Stone 11 Sacred Exchange: The Religious Institutions of Emporia in the Mediterranean World of the Later Iron Age Megan Daniels 12 Greek Poleis in the Near East and Their Parthian Overlords Josef Wiesehöfer 13 Civic Identity in Roman Ostia: Some Evidence from Dedications (Inaugurations) Christer Bruun 14 Chariot Racing in Hispania Tarraconensis: Urban Romanization and Provincial Identity Raymond L. Capra Part 4 - City as Identity ii: Communities on Paper 15 The Seat of Kingship: (Re)Constructing the City in Isaiah 24–27 Ian Douglas Wilson 16 Remembering Pre-Israelite Jerusalem in Late Persian Yehud: Mnemonic Preferences, Memories and Social Imagination Ehud Ben Zvi 17 Memory and the Greek City in Strabo’s Geography Edward Dandrow 18 The Ekklēsia of Early Christ-Followers in Asia Minor as the Eschatological New Jerusalem: Counter-Imperial Rhetoric? Ralph J. Korner 19 From Kinship to State: The Family and the Ancient City in Nineteenth-Century Ethnology Emily Varto Index

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Book SynopsisBodzia is one of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries of the post-war period in Poland. It is one of the few cemeteries in Poland from the time of the origins of the Polish state. The unique character of this discovery is mainly due to the fact that a small, elite population was buried there. The burials there included people whose origins were connected with the Slavic, Nomadic-Khazarian and Scandinavian milieus. For the first time the evidence from this area is given prominence. This book is designed mainly for readers outside Poland. The reader is offered a collection of chapters, combining analyses and syntheses of the source material, and a discussion of its etno-cultural and political significance. The authors formulate new hypotheses and ideas, which put the discoveries in a broader European context. Contributors are Wiesław Bogdanowicz, Mateusz Bogucki, Andrzej Buko, Magdalena M. Buś, Maria Dekówna, Alicja Drozd-Lipińska, Władysław Duczko, Karin Margarita Frei, Tomasz Goslar, Tomasz Grzybowski, Zdzisław Hensel, Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke, Michał Kara, Joanna Koszałka, Anna B. Kowalska, Tomasz Kozłowski, Marek Krąpiec, Roman Michałowski, Michael Müller-Wille, T. Douglas Price, Tomasz Purowski, Tomasz Sawicki, Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka, Stanisław Suchodolski and Kinga Zamelska-Monczak.Trade Review"A cemetery at Bodzia was fully excavated during the years 2004 and 2007–9. This book, produced for international readers by an interdisciplinary team of twenty-five authors, presents the material from most possible perspectives. It is welcome to have so comprehensive a book accessible in English so soon. The book is richly illustrated, consists of twenty-five chapters... To sum up, this cemetery provides important evidence, and the book makes an interesting contribution to international research on burial customs, communication, and politics in northwestern Europe from approximately the mid-tenth to the mid-twelfth century." Sæbjørg Walaker Nordeide, Speculum 92.4 (2017).Table of ContentsList of Illustrations...ix List of Tables...xxvii List of Contributors ...xxix Looking Towards Bodzia: An Introduction...1 Andrzej Buko Part 1: The Area of the Middle and Lower Vistula River Valley between the 10th–11th Centuries: Archaeology and History 1 The Archaeological Context of the Bodzia Cemetery and the Trade Route along the Middle and the Lower Vistula during the Middle and Late Viking Period...9 Mateusz Bogucki 2 The Historical Context of the Discoveries at Bodzia...34 Roman Michałowski Part 2: The Bodzia Cemetery: Site Location, Environmental Data, Graves and their Contents 3 Bodzia: Site Location and History of Research...47 Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka 4 The Effect of Depositional and Post-Depositional Processes on the Preservation of Skeletal Remains in the Bodzia Cemetery...54 Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke 5 The Inventory of the Burials and their Contents...63 Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka Appendix: Wood and Plant Macro-remains Analysis...139 Joanna Koszałka 6 Analysis of the Skeletal Population from the Cemetery of Bodzia...143 Alicja Drozd-Lipińska and Tomasz Kozłowski Part 3: Grave Goods and their Context 7 Overview of the Finds from the Bodzia Cemetery...163 Andrzej Buko 8 Merchants’ Implements (the Folding Balance)...166 Michał Kara 9 Weapons...177 Michał Kara Appendix: Metallographic Analyses of Selected Finds from a Young Warrior’s Grave (E864/I)...197 Zdzisław Hensel 10 Status and Magic. Ornaments Used by the Bodzia Elites...202 Władysław Duczko 11 Glass Beads...222 Maria Dekówna and Tomasz Purowski 12 Iron Artifacts...262 Tomasz Sawicki 13 Costume Elements of Leather...272 Anna B. Kowalska 14 Ceramic and Wooden Containers...288 Kinga Zamelska-Monczak 15 Objects Made of Antler and Stone...304 Kinga Zamelska-Monczak 16 The Obol of the Dead...313 Stanisław Suchodolski Part 4: Funeral Rites 17 Description of the Cemetery, Organization of the Burial Space, the Burial Rites in the Light of the Cultural and Historical Determinants...343 Michał Kara 18 Tentative Reconstruction of Coffins...412 Tomasz Sawicki 19 Symbolic Aspects of the Remains of Wood from the Cemetery...421 Joanna Koszałka Part 5: Chronology of the Cemetery 20 Chronology of the Cemetery...427 Andrzej Buko and Michał Kara Appendix 1: AMS Radiocarbon Dating of Samples from the Cemetery at Bodzia...438 Tomasz Goslar Appendix 2: Radiometric Radiocarbon Dating of Samples from the Cemetery at Bodzia...442 Marek Krąpiec Part 6: Locals or Aliens? 21 Isotopic Proveniencing of the Bodzia Burials...447 T. Douglas Price and Karin Margarita Frei 22 Genetic Analysis of Selected Graves from the Cemetery...465 Wiesław Bogdanowicz, Tomasz Grzybowski and Magdalena M. Buś Part 7: European Contexts of the Bodzia Cemetery 23 The Cemetery at Bodzia in a Broader European Context...481 Michael Müller-Wille 24 The Cemetery at Bodzia in the Context of the Funerary Practices in the Polish Lands in the Late 10th–11th Century...513 Michał Kara Part 8: The Bodzia Cemetery in Light of the Interdisciplinary Research 25 The Bodzia Cemetery in Light of the Interdisciplinary Research...525 Andrzej Buko Bibliography...557 Index...602

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Book SynopsisThe dry climate of Egypt has preserved about 130,000 Arabic documents, mostly on papyrus and paper, covering the period from the 640s to 1517. Up to now, historical research has mostly relied on literary sources; yet, as in study of the history of the Ancient World and medieval Europe, using original documents will radically challenge what literary sources tell us about the Islamic world. The renaissance of Arabic papyrology has become obvious by the founding of the International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP) at the Cairo conference (2002), and by its subsequent conferences in Granada (2004), Alexandria (2006), Vienna (2009), and Tunis (2012). This volume collects papers given at the Vienna conference, including editions of previously unpublished Coptic and Arabic documents, as well as historical and linguistic studies based on documentary evidence from Early Islamic Egypt. With contributions by: Anne Boud’hors; Florence Calament; Alain Delattre; Werner Diem; Alia Hanafi; Wadād al-Qāḍī; Ayman A. Shahin; Johannes Thomann and Jacques van der Vliet. For more titles about Papyrology, please click here.Trade Review"More than a book on astronomy, calligraphy, herbs, on the economy of the monasteries, or the administation of the Umayyad era - all this valuable information discovered in papyri found, lost and re-discovered, unearthed, decodified, studied and treasured at various museums of the world, this volume is testimony of the toilsome on-going process of researching the fascinating field of papyrology and the need to perceive it withing the wider field of the history of culture." Stavros NikolaidisTable of ContentsContents Preface vii Contributors x Quoted Editions xiii Plates xvii 1 Three Remarkable Arabic Documents from the Heidelberg Papyrus Collection (First-Third/Seventh-Ninth Centuries) 1 Werner Diem 2 Pour une étude des archives coptes de Medinet el-Fayoum (P.Louvre inv.e 10253, e 6893, e 6867 et e 7395) 23 Florence Calament and Anne Boud’hors 3 Death Dates in Umayyad Stipends Registers (Dīwān al-ʿAṭāʾ)? The Testimony of the Papyri and the Literary Sources 59 Wadād al-Qāḍī 4 Remarques sur la taxation au monastère de Baouît au début de l’époque arabe 83 Alain Delattre 5 Schreibübung und Schriftübungszettel zwischen Theorie und Praxis 95 Ayman A. Shahin 6 An Arabic Ephemeris for the Year 931–932ce 115 Johannes Thomann 7 Nekloni (al-Naqlūn) and the Coptic Account Book British Library Or.13885 153 Jacques van der Vliet 8 Two Arabic Documents from Cairo and Copenhagen 168 Alia Hanafi Index

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Book SynopsisOne of the earliest and most ambitious projects carried out by the Society of Jesus was the mission to the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia, which ran from 1557 to 1632. In about 1621, crucial figures in the Ethiopian Solomonid monarchy, including King Susenyos, were converted to Catholicism and up to 1632 imposing missionary churches, residences, and royal structures were built. This book studies for the first time in a comprehensive manner the missionary architecture built by the joint work of Jesuit padres, Ethiopian and Indian masons, and royal Ethiopian patrons. The work gives ample archaeological, architectonic, and historical descriptions of the ten extant sites known to date and includes hypotheses on hitherto unexplored or lesser known structures.Trade Review“This is a first-rate and comprehensive study, richly illustrated and (as one would expect with Brill) well presented […]. It sets the standard for historical archaeological work in eastern Africa and will hopefully encourage other archaeologists, working with Ethiopian heritage professionals, scholars and communities, to engage with some of the more recent sites, all places that have much to reveal about the complex and rich history of imperial Ethiopia and its engagement with the outside world over the last six hundred or so years.” Niall Finneran, University of Winchester. In: Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, Vol. 53, No. 1 (2018), pp. 123–125. A “monumental volume”. […] “It is of the highest quality and will reward any and all who consult it.” Steven Kaplan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 70, No. 1 (January 2019), pp. 191–192. “This substantial, well-produced book has raised the state of knowledge of this field, as well as our understanding of historical archaeology as applied to an African context, to a whole new level. […] It should remain a major reference work for archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians for many years to come.” Tania Tribe, SOAS University of London. In: Journal of Early Modern History, Vol. 24, N. 3 (2020), pp. 293–295.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors 1 Introduction: The Fieldwork and the Team Víctor M. Fernández 2 The Infrastructure of the Mission: Convents, Palaces, and Temples Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner 2.1 The Jesuit Mission: From Oviedo to Mendes 2.2 Pedro Páez: The Experimental Phase, 1614–21 2.3 João Martins and the Indian Builders: The Patriarchal Phase, 1626–32 2.4 The Mughal Hypothesis 3 The Mission Sites Víctor M. Fernández, Jorge de Torres, Carlos Cañete, and Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Fǝremona 3.2.1 Introduction and Historical Data 3.2.2 The Ruins 3.3 The Royal-Missionary Complex of Azäzo-Gännätä Iyäsus 3.3.1 Introduction 3.3.2 The Jesuit Church 3.3.3 The Fortified Enclosure 3.3.4 The Palace-Residence 3.3.5 The Hydraulic Systems 3.3.6 Gännätä Iyäsus after the Jesuits’ Departure 3.3.7 The Material Culture 3.4 Gorgora, the “Phoenix of Ethiopia” 3.4.1 Gorgora in the History of the Jesuit Mission 3.4.2 Locating the Different “Gorgoras” 3.4.3 The Remains of Gorgora Nova 3.4.4 The Church of Gorgora Iyäsus 3.4.5 The Residence 3.4.6 The Material Culture 3.4.7 An Oral History about Gorgora Nova 3.5 Dänqäz 3.5.1 Introduction and Historical Data 3.5.2 The Palace 3.5.3 The Cistern 3.5.4 The Church 3.6 Däbsan 3.6.1 Introduction and Historical Data 3.6.2 The Ruins 3.7 Särka 3.7.1 Introduction and Historical Data 3.7.2 The Church of Virgin Mary 3.7.3 The Fortified Compound 3.7.4 The Main Building or “Palace” 3.7.5 The Subterranean Room or “Prison” 3.8 Ǝnnäbǝse—Märṭulä Maryam 3.8.1 Introduction and Historical Data 3.8.2 The Ruins 3.9 Abba Gǝš Fasil (Lǝǧǧä Nǝguś?) 3.9.1 The Historical Data 3.9.2 The Ruins 3.10 Qwälläla 3.10.1 The Historical Data 3.10.2 The Ruins 3.11 Hadaša 3.12 The “Lost” Missions 3.12.1 Tanḵa 3.12.2 Näfaša 3.12.3 Ankaša 3.12.4 Atḵäna 3.12.5 Märäba 3.12.6 Gäbärma 3.12.7 Dǝbarwa 3.12.8 Adegada 4 The Politics of Domination in Missionary and Royal Architecture Carlos Cañete and Jorge de Torres 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Main Traits and Exceptions 4.3 Particular Interests, Global Consequences 4.4 The Material Accommodation of Power 4.5 The Regulation of Manners 4.6 From Materiality to Society 5 Conclusions Victor M. Fernández 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Before the Mission 5.3 Before the Chunambo 5.4 After the Chunambo 5.5 After the Mission: The Origins of Gondärine Architecture 5.6 After the Mission: The “Closure” and Transformation of Jesuit Structures 5.7 A Troubled Legacy 5.8 Conclusions Appendixes 1 The Topography of the Mission Sites Eduardo Martín Agúndez and Víctor del Arco Sanz 2 Three-Dimensional Laser-Scanner Reconstructions Christian Dietz and Gianluca Catanzariti 3 3D Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Survey at the Azäzo—Gännätä Iyäsus Jesuit Mission Gianluca Catanzariti and Christian Dietz 4 Technical Report on the Construction Materials, State of Conservation, and Restoration Proposals Jorge A. Durán 5 Public Archaeology in Azäzo Jaime Almansa Bibliography Manuscript Sources Printed Sources Secondary Literature Index

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