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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823462503321

Autore

Brijder H. A. G.

Titolo

Nemrud Daği : recent archaeological research and conservation activities in the tomb sanctuary on Mount Nemrud / / Herman A.G. Brijder ; with contributions by Hans Garlich [and nineteen others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-61451-905-6

1-61451-622-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (696 p.)

Disciplina

939/.36

Soggetti

Tombs - Conservation and restoration - Turkey

Tombs - Research - Turkey

Excavations (Archaeology) - Turkey

Nemrut Dağı Mound (Turkey)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introductory remarks, foreword and acknowledgements / Herman A.G. Brijder -- Tanitici Bilgiler, Onsoz ve Tesekkurler / Herman A.G. Brijder -- Part I. A survey of the topography and history of the Kingdom of Commagene, and King Antiochus I's religious & cultural programme and divine-ruler cult -- Part II. A survey of previous explorations and archaeological activities on Nemrud Dagi and in other Commagenian sanctuaries and sites : the sites revisited and reviewed -- Part III. Nemrud Dagi, a survey of the activities on the mountain in the second half of the 20th century : a critical review -- Part IV. The International Nemrud Dagi Project, 2001-2003 : documentation, stone deterioration research & archaeological preserving activities -- Part V. Further research on Mount Nemrud by members of the International Nemrud dagi Project and others -- Sources of photographs and figures (besides those mentioned in the captions).

Sommario/riassunto

This richly illustrated book presents in detail the sanctuaries built during the reign of Antiochus I of Commagene (ca. 75-36 BCE), including the three large tombs and ten cult places, and discusses



Antiochus' rule in the context of his religious program and cult of the divine ruler. This book is the final publication of the results of the International Nemrud Da?i Project 2001-2003.