The archaeology of Jerusalem : from the origins to the Ottomans / / Katharina Galor and Hanswulf Bloedhorn

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825558003321
• Autore: Galor Katharina
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven : , : Yale University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 0-300-19899-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (365 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BloedhornHanswulf
• Disciplina: 956.94/42
• Soggetti: Excavations (Archaeology) - Jerusalem - History; Jerusalem Antiquities
• 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: Introduction: history of the research -- Natural and man-made city limits -- The Chalcolithic period and the Bronze Age -- The Iron Age -- The Babylonian and Persian periods -- The Hellenistic period -- The Roman period -- The Byzantine period -- The early Islamic period -- The crusader and Ayyubid periods -- The Mamluk period -- The Ottoman period.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this sweeping and lavishly illustrated history, Katharina Galor and Hanswulf Bloedhorn survey nearly four thousand years of human settlement and building activity in Jerusalem, from prehistoric times through the Ottoman period. The study is structured chronologically, exploring the city’s material culture, including fortifications and water systems as well as key sacred, civic, and domestic architecture. Distinctive finds such as paintings, mosaics, pottery, and coins highlight each period. Their book provides a unique perspective on the emergence and development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the relationship among the three religions and their cultures into the modern period.