Tuesday, April 26, 2022

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Classical Archaeology and Art History Commons

[First posted in AWOL 3 August 2017, updated 26 April 2022]

Classical Archaeology and Art History Commons

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A Psychological And Philosophical Understanding Of Death: An Analysis Of Platonic And Epicurean Philosophy In Modern America, Alexina Hupp Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

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Living with Seismic Phenomena in the Mediterranean and Beyond between Antiquity and the Middle Ages

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The first two sections of this book explore different ways of understanding seismic phenomena and present strategies for post-disaster management. Later sections present palaeoseimological and archaeological data (for the most part previously unpublished) on various sites in the Italian peninsula and the wider Mediterranean world and its frontiers.

In a Mediterranean area characterised by strong seismic activity, the earthquake that struck central Italy in 2016 caused considerable damage to the archaeological and historical heritage. This catastrophic event, as well as recent archaeological fieldwork and palaeoseimological research in the same area, led to the organisation in 2019 of the first International Conference Living with seismic phenomena in the Mediterranean from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Cascia (Italy). In 2021, a second Conference, devoted to the same topic, was held at Le Mans University (France).

The articles collected in this work constitute a selection of the oral presentations or posters presented during the two Conferences. In the first two sections of the book, the reader will find contributions ranging from different ways of understanding seismic phenomena to strategies of post-disaster management, adaptation and resilience employed by societies and political authorities. From the third part onwards, palaeoseimological and archaeological data (for the most part previously unpublished) are presented on various sites in the Italian peninsula and the wider Mediterranean world and its frontiers. The final section is devoted to the emerging field of multidisciplinary studies on the specific characteristics of reconstruction and post-seismic building techniques.

As a whole, using a multidisciplinary approach, the contents of the book aim to push forward knowledge on human/environment relations in the longue durée, contribute to the protection of the architectural and cultural heritage, and promote a culture of risk management in territories exposed to potential seismic activity.

H 290 x W 205 mm

436 pages

121 figures, 8 tables (colour throughout)

Published Apr 2022

Archaeopress Archaeology

ISBN

Paperback: 9781803272351

Digital: 9781803272368

 

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The Safaitic scripts: palaeography of an ancient nomadic writing culture

 

Doctoral Thesis
 
This dissertation is the first systematic investigation of the materiality of Safaitic inscriptions, which were carved by ancient nomads in the Ḥarrah, a basaltic desert stretching from southern Syria, through north-eastern Jordan, into northern Saudi Arabia. The thesis focuses on graphic variation and palaeographic development in the Safaitic inscriptions, seeking to analyse different levels and patterns of variation in the Safaitic script(s). By using the long genealogies of several texts by members of the lineage of Ḍf as chronological framework, it describes and measures the palaeographic development from the ‘common’ to the ‘fine’ script across generations. In addition, the information from the Ḍf lineage-tree and the attested generations is combined with the dated texts by members of the same lineage in order to provide a working chronological framework for Safaitic writing among the Ḍf. The thesis also deals with other aspects of the materiality of Safaitic texts which have never been treated systematically, such as carving techniques, text layout, writing styles, and disruptive practices towards the texts, that is, their effacement and modification.
Supervisor
Akkermans, P.M.M.G.
Co-supervisor
Kossman, M.G.
Committee
Kaper, O.E.; Kolen, J.C.A.; Macdonald, M.C.A.; Putten, M. van; Vroom, J.A.C.
Qualification
Doctor (dr.)
Awarding Institution
Faculty of Archaoleogy , Leiden University
Date
2022-04-21

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Monday, April 25, 2022

The Rediscovery and Reception of Gandhāran Art

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Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop of the Gandhāra Connections Project, University of Oxford, 24th-26th March, 2021

The ancient Buddhist art of Gandhāra was rediscovered from the 1830s and 1840s onwards in what would become the North-West Frontier of British India. By the end of the century an abundance of sculptures had been accumulated by European soldiers and officials, which constituted the foundations for a new field of scholarship and internationally celebrated museum collections. Both then and since, the understanding of Gandhāran art has been impeded by gaps in documentation, haphazard excavation, forgery, and smuggling of antiquities. Consequently, the study of Gandhāran archaeology often involves the evaluation and piecing together of fragmentary clues. In more subtle ways, however, the modern view of Gandhāran art has been shaped by the significance accorded to it by different observers over the past century and a half. Conceived in the imperial context of the late nineteenth century as ‘Graeco-Buddhist’ art – a hybrid of Asian religion and Mediterranean artistic form – Gandhāran art has been invested with various meanings since then, both in and beyond the academic sphere. Its puzzling links to the classical world of Greece and Rome have been explained from different perspectives, informed both by evolving perceptions of the evidence and by modern circumstances.

From the archaeologists and smugglers of the Raj to the museums of post-partition Pakistan and India, from coin-forgers and contraband to modern Buddhism and contemporary art, this fourth volume of the Classical Art Research Centre’s Gandhāra Connections project presents the most recent research on the factors that mediate our encounter with Gandhāran art.

H 203 x W 276 mm

230 pages

190 figures, 3 tables (colour throughout)

Published Mar 2022

Archaeopress Archaeology

ISBN

Paperback: 9781803272337

Digital: 9781803272344

DOI 10.32028/9781803272337

 

Contents

Preface – Wannaporn Rienjang and Peter Stewart ;

Part 1 Archaeology and Collecting History ;
Reconstructing Jamālgarhī and Appendix B: the archaeological record 1848-1923 – Elizabeth Errington ;
Gandhāran stucco sculptures from Sultan Khel (former Khyber Agency) in the collection of Peshawar Museum: a study in three parts – Zarawar Khan, Fawad Khan, and Ghayyur Shahab ;
A unique collection of confiscated material of Gandhāra (Pakistan) – Muhammad Ashraf Khan and Tahir Saeed ;

Part 2 Receptions ;
Gandhāran imagery as remembered by Buddhist communities across Asia – Kurt A. Behrendt ;
Archaeology of Buddhism in post-partition Punjab: the disputed legacy of Gandhāra – Himanshu Prabha Ray ;
From colonial Greece to postcolonial Rome? Re-orienting ancient Pakistan in museum guides in the 1950s and 1960s – Andrew Amstutz ;
Stories of Gandhāra: antiquity, art and idol – Shaila Bhatti ;
The art of deception: perspectives on the problem of fakery in Gandhāran numismatics – Shailendra Bhandare ;
Gandhāra in the news: rediscovering Gandhāra in The Times and other media – Helen Wang

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Antonine Wall – A World Heritage Site

Grenzen des Römischen Reiches: Der Antoninus Wall
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The Antonine Wall lay at the very extremity of the Roman world. For a generation, in the middle of the second century AD, it was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire. Furthermore, it was one of only three “artificial” frontiers along the European boundaries of the empire: the other two are Hadrian’s Wall and the German Limes.

Although the Antonine Wall fits into the general pattern of Roman frontiers, in many ways it was the most developed frontier in Europe, with certain distinct characteristics. Perhaps of greatest significance is the survival of the collection of Roman military sculpture, the Distance Slabs. These record the lengths constructed by each legion and their relationship to the labour camps allow further conclusions to be made about the work of constructing the Antonine Wall.

H 248 x W 185 mm

76 pages

Illustrated in full colour throughout

Published Apr 2022

Archaeopress Archaeology

ISBN

Paperback: 9781789699951

Digital: 9781789699968

Contents

Foreword by Francesco Bandarin, Director, World Heritage Centre, UNESCO ;
Preface by David J. Breeze ;

FRONTIERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ;
Common cultural heritage of the Roman empire ;
The Roman empire ;
Frontiers and trade ;
The World Heritage Site “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” ;
The definition of a World Heritage Site ;
The task ahead ;
History and extent of frontiers ;
Rome´s foreign policy ;
The location of frontiers ;
The army and frontiers ;
The purpose of frontiers ;
Soldiers and civilians ;
Military administration ;
Research on Roman frontiers ;
Inscriptions and documents ;
Survey and excavation ;
Aerial survey ;
Protection and presentation of frontiers ;

THE ANTONINE WALL ;
Historical Background ;
The Antonine Wall ;
Research on the Antonine Wall ;
Protection of the Antonine Wall ;
Where to see the Antonine Wall ;
Further Reading ;
Illustration Acknowledgements

 

 

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Ortsangaben der Bibel (odb)

Herausgeber

Prof. Dr. Jan Christian Gertz, Theologische Fakultät der Universität Heidelberg
 http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/theologie/personen/gertz.html

Prof. Dr. Erasmus Gaß, Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät der Universität Augsburg
 https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/fakultaet/kthf/lehrstuhle-professuren/altes-testament/personen/erasmus-gass/

Redaktion

Dr. Detlef Jericke
 https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/fakultaeten/theologie/personen/jericke.html

Technische Konzeption

datalino (Christoph Forster) https://www.datalino.de

 

Über odb

odb ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte, kostenlos zugängliche Datenbank. Ziel ist es, zu allen biblischen Ortsangaben möglichst umfangreiche philologische, historische, archäologische, bibliographische und kartographische Informationen bereitzustellen.

Die Datenbank wurde in einem von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderten Projekt zu den Ortsangaben im Buch Genesis grundlegend erstellt.

Die Datenbank odb unterscheidet sich von vergleichbaren Projekten in mehreren Punkten:

  • Die Arbeit an der Datenbank wird kontinuierlich weitergeführt. Dabei werden neue Datensätze eingestellt, die neu erscheinende Fachliteratur wird laufend nachgetragen, die kartographische Darstellung wird den jeweils neuesten Erkenntnissen angepasst.
  • Alle Artikel wurden im Rahmen von Forschungsprojekten erstellt, die nach Grundsätzen wissenschaftlicher Arbeit durchgeführt und von Fachgutachtern begleitetet wurden. Dies gewährleistet die Zuverlässigkeit und Qualität der Artikel.
  • Elektronische Querverweise führen zu allen wichtigen Informationsquellen. Dies ermöglicht die gleichzeitige Arbeit mit einem dreisprachigen Text (hebräisch, griechisch, deutsch), wichtigen Literaturangaben und einer kartographischen Darstellung.
  • Das Werk ist als Ganzes und in seinen einzelnen Artikeln urheberrechtlich geschützt. Die Rechte an den einzelnen Artikeln liegen bei den Autorinnen und Autoren. Jede Verwertung außerhalb der engen Grenzen des Urheberrechtes ist ohne Genehmigung der jeweiligen Autorin / des jeweiligen Autors unzulässig und strafbar.

 

Zitierweise

1. Zitieren der Datenbank

Gertz, Jan Christian / Gaß, Erasmus (ed.), Ortsangaben der Bibel (odb) https://www.odb.bibelwissenschaft.de

2. Zitieren eines Artikels

Jericke, Detlef, Art. Beerscheba, in: Ortsangaben der Bibel (odb), 2015
 https://www.odb.bibelwissenschaft.de/ortsnamen/ortsname.php?n=15

 

 

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