{"product_id":"the-nabataean-temple-at-khirbet-ettannur-jordan-volume-1-architecture-and-religion-final-report-on-nelson-gluecks-1937-excavation-annual-of-on-nelson-gluecks-1937-excavation-aasor-67-9780897570350","title":"The Nabataean Temple at Khirbet EtTannur Jordan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKhirbet et-Tannur is a Nabataean site dating from the second century B.C. to the fourth to sixth centuries A.D. In 1937, Nelson Glueck excavated the site on behalf of the American Schools of Oriental Research but died before completing a report. Now, in two extensively illustrated volumes, the results of Glueck's excavations are finally published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This final report on an excavation carried out decades ago is a fine achievement. McKenzie and her team should be congratulated for this important contribution to Nabataean history, architecture and art, and religious practice.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Patrich\u003c\/strong\u003e, Journal of Roman Archaeology, Vol 30, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Rarely has this reviewer seen so useful and attractive an excavation report.  This is all the more impressive because of the viscissitudes of attempting to integrate the evidence for an excavation of 80 years ago, performed under the strictures of that era and whose records and material cultuire are widely dispersed, with teh present state of the site - an immense task admirably performed by the principla investigator and her colleagues. The hundreds of plans and illustrations, both contemporary and historic and many in color, enhance the report. The nbarrative is clear, concise and informative, and the cataloges are useuful but not intrusive. This is a model publication about a little-known yet essential part of teh ancinet world, revealing a aite whose interpretation has languished for half a century.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDuane W. Roller\u003c\/strong\u003e, American Journal of Archaeology, Vol 120 No 3 (July 2016)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'All these studies are extremely useful because they make an enormous amount of old and often unknown material available to scholars, not only those interested in the Nabataeans but also those interested in the ancient Middle East in general, in religion and rituals, in technology and in various sorts of archaeological material.\u003cbr\u003e 'The enormous number of documents studied by the authors, their nature (an archive), and the fact that the excavation took place more than seventy years ago added to the complexity of the project and made this publication a real \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e.' (\u003cstrong\u003eLaila Nehme\u003c\/strong\u003e, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, June 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/strong\u003e  Judith S. McKenzie\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePART 1:  ARCHITECTURE AND RELIGION\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Chapter 1.  Introduction  \u003c\/strong\u003eJudith S. McKenzie\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Discovery of Khirbet et-Tannur\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGlueck’s Methodology\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePublication of Khirbet et-Tannur\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Present Study\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1.1: List of Workmen at Khirbet et-Tannur\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1.2: The Tell el-Kheleifeh Division and Shipping\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.  Architecture and Phases  \u003c\/strong\u003eJudith S. McKenzie\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Site\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKhirbet edh-Dharih\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEarly Phases\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMain Construction Phase (Period 2): Altar Platform 2, Cult Statues, Zodiac, Inner Temenos Enclosure, Temenos, and Triclinia\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRepairs ofPeriod 3: Altar Platform 3, Pair of Niches, and Colonnades\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUnplaced Architectural and Sculptural Fragments of Periods 2 and 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLater Worship and Destruction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2.1: List of Sculptural and Architectural Fragments in Cincinnati Art Museum by Judith S. McKenzie and Joseph A. Greene\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.  Iconographic Program  \u003c\/strong\u003eJudith S. McKenzie and Andres T. Reyes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Epigraphic Evidence for Qos, and the La'aban Spring\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIconography of the Qos Stele\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Cult Statues\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVegetation Goddess Panel\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTyche\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLight at Night: the Moon and Figures with Torches\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNike Caryatid Supporting the Zodiac\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Zodiac\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBusts on the Inner Temenos Enclosure Frieze\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFree-standing Animals\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePeriod 3 Iconographic Additions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall Interpretation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3.1: A Note on Attempts to Date the Zodiac by Owen Gingerich\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3.2: A Note on the Zodiac Lamp from Petra by Kate da Costa\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.  Religious Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e  Judith S. McKenzie and Andres T. Reyes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHigh Place and Pilgrimage Centre: Summary of Local Context and Chronology\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFood for the Gods\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOffertory Boxes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNorth-east and West Altars\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePersonal Dedications: Incense Altars and Stelai \/ Betyls\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFeeding the Worshippers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLamps\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Lack of Terracotta Figurines\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEdomite Heritage: Offerings and Sanctuary Design\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFestival Occasions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom How Far Did the Worshippers Come?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Designs of the Temples at Khirbet edh-Dharih and Khirbet et-Tannur Compared with Other Nabataean Temples\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInternal Podia, Platforms, and Adyta\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDeities in the Temples of Petra\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePositions of Altars\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWorshipping Standing Stones: Cult Statues, Altars, and Podia \/ Thrones\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Nabataean Legacy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 4.1: Note on a Hand-modeled Terracotta Animal Figurine by Andres T. Reyes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.  Iconoclasm at Khirbet et-Tannur and Petra\u003c\/strong\u003e  Judith S. McKenzie\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDamage to Relief Sculptures at Petra and Medain Saleh\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDamage at Khirbet edh-Dharih\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDamage at Khirbet et-Tannur\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Nabataean Legacy in Early Islamic Art\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBibliographical Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSources of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American Society of Overseas Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884984774999,"sku":"9780897570350","price":20.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-nabataean-temple-at-khirbet-ettannur-jordan-volume-1-architecture-and-religion-final-report-on-nelson-gluecks-1937-excavation-annual-of-on-nelson-gluecks-1937-excavation-aasor-67-9780897570350","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}