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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The famous oasis city of Palmyra, located in the Syrian Desert, has long been the subject of scholarly research, and over the last decade, it has been the focus of three key projects based at Aarhus University in Denmark. Together, these projects have yielded results that have both shed new…light on Palmyra and profoundly changed what we know about the city itself and its place in the wider Roman Empire, through a focus on sculptural production, the sustainability and economy that underpinned this, urban development, excavation history, and legacy data. This volume, based on a conference organized under the auspices of the Palmyra research projects in Aarhus, draws together papers that reflect on our understanding of Palmyra up to now, and pave the way for new lines of enquiry. Experts in the field engage with discussions of best practice, offer new perspectives on the city, its society, and its environs, and outline approaches that will allow research to continue to break new ground in our understanding of Palmyra. This volume, based on a conference organized under the auspices of the Palmyra research projects in Aarhus, draws together papers that reflect on our understanding of Palmyra up to now, and pave the way for new lines of inquiry. Experts in the field engage with discussions of best practice, offer new perspectives on the city, its soc Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The famous oasis city of Palmyra, located in the Syrian Desert, has long been the subject of scholarly research, and over the last decade, it has been the focus of three key projects based at Aarhus University in Denmark. Together, these projects have yielded results that have both shed new…light on Palmyra and profoundly changed what we know about the city itself and its place in the wider Roman Empire, through a focus on sculptural production, the sustainability and economy that underpinned this, urban development, excavation history, and legacy data. This volume, based on a conference organized under the auspices of the Palmyra research projects in Aarhus, draws together papers that reflect on our understanding of Palmyra up to now, and pave the way for new lines of enquiry. Experts in the field engage with discussions of best practice, offer new perspectives on the city, its society, and its environs, and outline approaches that will allow research to continue to break new ground in our understanding of Palmyra. This volume, based on a conference organized under the auspices of the Palmyra research projects in Aarhus, draws together papers that reflect on our understanding of Palmyra up to now, and pave the way for new lines of inquiry. Experts in the field engage with discussions of best practice, offer new perspectives on the city, its soc Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Condition: gut. Palmyra in Perspective In deutscher Sprache. pages.
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Add to basketPaperback, xvi + 270 pages, Size:216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:118 b/w, 95 col., 3 tables b/w., 1 maps color, Language(s):English, French. ISBN 9782503610320. Summary The famous oasis city of Palmyra, located in the Syrian Desert, has long been the subject of scholarly research; and over the last decade, it has been the focus of t…hree key projects based at Aarhus University in Denmark. Together, these projects have yielded results that have shed new light on Palmyra and have profoundly changed what we know about both the city itself, and its place in the wider Roman Empire, through a focus on sculptural production and the sustainability and economy that underpinned this, urban development, excavation history, and legacy data. This volume, based on a conference organized under the auspices of the Palmyra research projects in Aarhus, draws together papers that reflect on our understanding of Palmyra up to now, and pave the way for new lines of enquiry. Experts in the field engage with discussions of best practice, offer new perspectives on the city, its society, and its environs, and outline approaches that will allow research to continue to break new ground in our understanding of Palmyra. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Abbreviations 1. Palmyra in Perspective: A Decade of Research in Retrospective Rubina Raja 2. Harald Ingholt on Palmyra in his Own Words: Audience, Language and Contexts in Ingholt's Archaeological Reports, Newspaper Articles, and Field Diaries Olympia Bobou, Rubina Raja, and Julia Steding 3. Shifting our Perspective on the Female Portraits Maura K. Heyn 4. Perspectives on the Palmyrene Religious Epigraphy: Cultural Context and Organization of Religious Life Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider 5. Revisiting the Palmyrene Pantheon: Methodological Considerations on the Many and the Few - The Nature of the Evidence Rubina Raja 6. The Contribution of the Palmyra Portrait Project to Research on the Epigraphy of Palmyra Jean-Baptiste Yon 7. Perspectives on Palmyrene Long-Distance Trade Eivind Heldaas Seland 8. Small Coins, Big Implications? Kevin Butcher 9. Palmyra and the Problem of Parthian Art Henry P. Colburn 10. Late Antique and Early Islamic Palmyra in Perspective: The Potential and Limits of Incomplete Datasets Emanuele E. Intagliata and Alberto Bacchetta 11. Documents pour l'histoire de l'archéologie au temps du mandat français en Syrie : IV. Le « Service des Antiquités » de la République Française au Levant durant ses premières phases : « Histoire d'une réussite archéologique » Michel Al-Maqdissi 12. The Sanctuary of Bel in Perspective: Selective Destructions, Selective Memories, Selective Realities Jen A. Baird, Zena Kamash, and Rubina Raja 13. The Hauran Needs Palmyra Maurice Sartre 14. Does Palmyra Still Have a Future? Annie Sartre-Fauriat Index 0 g.
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Contact seller5-star sellerBrossura. Condition: nuovo. Rubina Raja (ed). Pages: xvi + 270 p. Illustrations:118 b/w, 95 col., 3 tables b/w., 1 maps color. Language(s):English, French. Publication Year:2024. Brepols. ISBN: 978-2-503-61032-0. Paperback --- SUMMARY The famous oasis city of Palmyra, located in the Syrian Desert, has long been the subject of sc…holarly research; and over the last decade, it has been the focus of three key projects based at Aarhus University in Denmark. Together, these projects have yielded results that have shed new light on Palmyra and have profoundly changed what we know about both the city itself, and its place in the wider Roman Empire, through a focus on sculptural production and the sustainability and economy that underpinned this, urban development, excavation history, and legacy data. This volume, based on a conference organized under the auspices of the Palmyra research projects in Aarhus, draws together papers that reflect on our understanding of Palmyra up to now, and pave the way for new lines of enquiry. Experts in the field engage with discussions of best practice, offer new perspectives on the city, its society, and its environs, and outline approaches that will allow research to continue to break new ground in our understanding of Palmyra. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Abbreviations 1. Palmyra in Perspective: A Decade of Research in Retrospective Rubina Raja 2. Harald Ingholt on Palmyra in his Own Words: Audience, Language and Contexts in Ingholt's Archaeological Reports, Newspaper Articles, and Field Diaries Olympia Bobou, Rubina Raja, and Julia Steding 3. Shifting our Perspective on the Female Portraits Maura K. Heyn 4. Perspectives on the Palmyrene Religious Epigraphy: Cultural Context and Organization of Religious Life Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider 5. Revisiting the Palmyrene Pantheon: Methodological Considerations on the Many and the Few The Nature of the Evidence Rubina Raja 6. The Contribution of the Palmyra Portrait Project to Research on the Epigraphy of Palmyra Jean-Baptiste Yon 7. Perspectives on Palmyrene Long-Distance Trade Eivind Heldaas Seland 8. Small Coins, Big Implications? Kevin Butcher 9. Palmyra and the Problem of Parthian Art Henry P. Colburn 10. Late Antique and Early Islamic Palmyra in Perspective: The Potential and Limits of Incomplete Datasets Emanuele E. Intagliata and Alberto Bacchetta 11. Documents pour l'histoire de l'archéologie au temps du mandat français en Syrie : IV. Le « Service des Antiquités » de la République Française au Levant durant ses premières phases : « Histoire d'une réussite archéologique » Michel Al-Maqdissi 12. The Sanctuary of Bel in Perspective: Selective Destructions, Selective Memories, Selective Realities Jen A. Baird, Zena Kamash, and Rubina Raja 13. The Hauran Needs Palmyra Maurice Sartre 14. Does Palmyra Still Have a Future? Annie Sartre-Fauriat Index.
