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UNINA9910779014303321 |
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Autore |
Mousavi Ali |
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Titolo |
Persepolis [[electronic resource] ] : discovery and afterlife of a world wonder / / by Ali Mousavi |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Boston : , : De Gruyter, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-56911-5 |
9786613598714 |
1-61451-033-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Persepolis (Iran) Antiquities |
Persepolis (Iran) History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-231) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES AND PLATES -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS -- FOREWORD BY DAVID STRONACH -- INTRODUCTION -- I. PERSEPOLIS: A SURVEY OF THE SITE, ITS CHRONOLOGY AND FUNCTION -- II. PERSEPOLIS IN FLAMES -- III. FROM PARSA TO SAD-SOTUN: THE AFTERLIFE OF PERSEPOLIS BEGINS -- IV. TAKHT-E JAMSHID: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A HISTORICAL SITE INTO A MYTHICAL SYMBOL -- V. IN SEARCH OF PERSEPOLIS: WESTERN TRAVELLERS’ EXPLORATIONS IN PERSIA -- VI. PERSEPOLIS AND THE PUZZLE OF THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS -- VII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND THE EMERGENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGY -- VIII. PERSEPOLIS AT THE DAWN OF SCIENTIFIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRAN -- IX. FORTY YEARS OF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION AT TAKHT-E JAMSHID: 1939-1979 -- AFTERWORD -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- PLATES |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder presents the first full study of the history of archaeological exploration at Persepolis after its destruction in 330 BC. Based in part on archival evidence, anecdotal information, and unpublished documents, this book describes in detail the history of archaeological exploration, visual documentation, and excavations at one of the most celebrated sites of the ancient world. |
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