LEADER 04932oam 22006854a 450 001 9910816903503321 005 20211004152634.0 010 $a1-57506-659-9 024 7 $a10.1515/9781575066592 035 $a(CKB)2550000000063687 035 $a(EBL)3155634 035 $a(OCoLC)922991913 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000542240 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12250190 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542240 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10510282 035 $a(PQKB)11453062 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3155634 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10513556 035 $a(OCoLC)768411353 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_79430 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3155634 035 $a(DE-B1597)584116 035 $a(OCoLC)1266227871 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781575066592 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000063687 100 $a20111003d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aUnearthing Jerusalem$e150 Years of Archaeological Research in the Holy City /$fedited by Katharina Galor and Gideon Avni 210 1$aWinona Lake, Ind. :$cEisenbrauns,$d2011. 210 4$d©2011. 215 $a1 online resource (511 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57506-223-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPt. 1. The history of research -- pt. 2. From early humans to the Iron Age -- pt. 3. The Roman Period -- pt. 4. The Byzantine Period -- pt. 5. The Early Islamic and Medieval Periods. 330 $aOn a cold winter morning in January of 1851, a small group of people approached the monumental façade of an ancient rock-cut burial cave located north of the Old City of Jerusalem. The team, consisting of two Europeans and a number of local workers, was led by Louis-Félicien Caignart de Saulcy-descendant of a noble Flemish family who later was to become a distinguished member of the French parliament. As an amateur archaeologist and a devout Catholic, de Saulcy was attracted to the Holy Land and Jerusalem in particular and was obsessed by his desire to uncover some tangible evidence for the city's glorious past. However, unlike numerous other European pilgrims, researchers and adventurers before him, de Saulcy was determined to expose the evidence by physically excavating ancient sites. His first object of investigation constitutes one of the most attractive and mysterious monumental burial caves within the vicinity of the Old City, from then onward to be referred to as the "Tomb of the Kings" (Kubur al-Muluk). By conducting an archaeological investigation, de Saulcy tried to prove that this complex represented no less than the monumental sepulcher of the biblical Davidic Dynasty. His brief exploration of the burial complex in 1851 led to the discovery of several ancient artifacts, including sizeable marble fragments of one or several sarcophagi. It would take him another 13 years to raise the funds for a more comprehensive investigation of the site. On November 17, 1863, de Saulcy returned to Jerusalem with a larger team to initiate what would later be referred to as the first archaeological excavation to be conducted in the city.-(from the "Preface")In 2006, some two dozen contemporary archaeologists and historians met at Brown University, in Providence RI, to present papers and illustrations marking the 150th anniversary of modern archaeological exploration of the Holy City. The papers from that conference are published here, presented in 5 major sections: (1) The History of Research, (2) From Early Humans to the Iron Age, (3) The Roman Period, (4) The Byzantine Period, and (5) The Early Islamic and Medieval Periods. The volume is heavily illustrated with materials from historical archives as well as from contemporary excavations. It provides a helpful and informative introduction to the history of the various national and religious organizations that have sponsored excavations in the Holy Land and Jerusalem in particular, as well as a summary of the current status of excavations in Jerusalem. 606 $aAntiquities, Prehistoric$zJerusalem$vCongresses 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zWest Bank$xHistory$vCongresses 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zJerusalem$xHistory$vCongresses 607 $aJerusalem$xAntiquities, Byzantine$vCongresses 607 $aJerusalem$xAntiquities, Roman$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAntiquities, Prehistoric 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology)$xHistory 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology)$xHistory 676 $a956.94/42 701 $aAvni$b Gideon$0635051 701 $aGalor$b Katharina$0925933 712 02$aProQuest (Firm) 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816903503321 996 $aUnearthing Jerusalem$94119243 997 $aUNINA