LEADER 03347nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910452064603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-56911-5 010 $a9786613598714 010 $a1-61451-033-4 024 7 $a10.1515/9781614510338 035 $a(CKB)2550000000101332 035 $a(EBL)912869 035 $a(OCoLC)794411417 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000657911 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12245238 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657911 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10680984 035 $a(PQKB)11600467 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC912869 035 $a(DE-B1597)174096 035 $a(OCoLC)811316962 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781614510338 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL912869 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10562592 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL359871 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000101332 100 $a20110929d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPersepolis$b[electronic resource] $ediscovery and afterlife of a world wonder /$fby Ali Mousavi 210 $aBoston $cDe Gruyter$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61451-028-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [221]-231) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- $tCONTENTS -- $tLIST OF FIGURES AND PLATES -- $tBIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS -- $tFOREWORD BY DAVID STRONACH -- $tINTRODUCTION -- $tI. PERSEPOLIS: A SURVEY OF THE SITE, ITS CHRONOLOGY AND FUNCTION -- $tII. PERSEPOLIS IN FLAMES -- $tIII. FROM PARSA TO SAD-SOTUN: THE AFTERLIFE OF PERSEPOLIS BEGINS -- $tIV. TAKHT-E JAMSHID: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A HISTORICAL SITE INTO A MYTHICAL SYMBOL -- $tV. IN SEARCH OF PERSEPOLIS: WESTERN TRAVELLERS? EXPLORATIONS IN PERSIA -- $tVI. PERSEPOLIS AND THE PUZZLE OF THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS -- $tVII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND THE EMERGENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGY -- $tVIII. PERSEPOLIS AT THE DAWN OF SCIENTIFIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRAN -- $tIX. FORTY YEARS OF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION AT TAKHT-E JAMSHID: 1939-1979 -- $tAFTERWORD -- $tBIBLIOGRAPHY -- $tINDEX -- $tPLATES 330 $aPersepolis: 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 Based in part on archival evidence, anecdotal information, and unpublished documents, this book describes in detail the history of archaeological exploration, visual documentation, and excavations at one of the most celebrated sites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. The book addresses a broad audience of readers ranging from students of the archaeology, history, and art history of ancient, medieval, and modern Iran to scholars in Classical Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies. 606 $aHISTORY / Ancient / General$2bisacsh 607 $aPersepolis (Iran)$xAntiquities 607 $aPersepolis (Iran)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aHISTORY / Ancient / General. 676 $a935.7/72 700 $aMousavi$b Ali$0710706 701 $aStronach$b David$0641824 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452064603321 996 $aPersepolis$92476852 997 $aUNINA