Archaeological Survey And The City

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781842175095
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Survey and the City written by Paul Johnson and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 7 Tinkering with Urban Survey Data: How Many Sagalassos-es do we Have?8 Amara West: Remote Ssensing at a Pharaonic Town in Northern Sudan; 9 Long-term Integrated Archaeological Prospection at the Roman Town of Carnuntum/Austria; 10 Integrating Aerial Photography, Historical Cartography, Archaeological Excavations and Geophysical Survey on the Roman Colony of Mariana (Corsica, France); 11 Fluxgate Gradiometer and GPR Survey to Locate and Characterize the Perimeter, Early Imperial Centre and Street Network of the Roman Town Mariana (Corsica); 12 Surveying the Townscape of Roman Trea (Picenum)

Author : Katharina Galor
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1575066599
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unearthing Jerusalem written by Katharina Galor and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2011-06-23 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 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.

Author : Thomas F. King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archeological Survey written by Thomas F. King and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : E.B. Banning
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780306473487
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Survey written by E.B. Banning and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical volume, the first book in the Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique series, examines in detail the factors that affect archaeological detectability in surveys whose methods range from visual to remote sensing in land, underwater, and intertidal zones - furnishing a comprehensive treatment of prospection, parameter estimation, model building, and detection of spatial structure.

Author : Erwin Roemer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Survey and Testing at the City of Live Oak Park, Bexar County, Texas written by Erwin Roemer and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Leigh Molyneaux
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759116229
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Survey written by Brian Leigh Molyneaux and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2003-04-16 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two longtime fieldworkers offer mentors' advice on finding and mapping archaeological sites. They outline the logic behind field surveying and the various designs used for survey projects. Recognizing that logistical issues—like schedule, budget, and equipment—are equally important to complete the job, particularly in a cultural resource management context, the authors also guide new professionals through the practical details of their work. The volume also ranges through the legal and ethical context of fieldwork and the various geophysical methods available for non-intrusive surveying. As a handy guide for novices, or a text for students and field schools, Collins and Molyneaux's book will be the place to start.

Author : Ronald W. Burkett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeological Survey of Bandera City Park, Bandera County, Texas written by Ronald W. Burkett and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Olivia C. Navarro-Farr
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816532419
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology at El Perú-Waka' written by Olivia C. Navarro-Farr and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeology at El Perú-Waka’ is the first book to summarize long-term research at this major Maya site. The results of fieldwork and subsequent analyses conducted by members of the El Perú-Waka’ Regional Archaeological Project are coupled with theoretical approaches treating the topics of ritual, memory, and power as deciphered through material remains discovered at Waka’. The book is site-centered, yet the fifteen wide-ranging contributions offer readers greater insight to the richness and complexity of Classic-period Maya culture, as well as to the ways in which archaeologists believe ancient peoples negotiated their ritual lives and comprehended their own pasts. El Perú-Waka’ is an ancient Maya city located in present-day northwestern Petén, Guatemala. Rediscovered by petroleum exploration workers in the mid-1960s, it is the largest known archaeological site in the Laguna del Tigre National Park in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve. The El Perú-Waka’ Regional Archaeological Project initiated scientific investigations in 2003, and through excavation and survey, researchers established that Waka’ was a key political and economic center well integrated into Classic-period lowland Maya civilization, and reconstructed many aspects of Maya life and ritual activity in this ancient community. The research detailed in this volume provides a wealth of new, substantive, and scientifically excavated data, which contributors approach with fresh theoretical insights. In the process, they lay out sound strategies for understanding the ritual manipulation of monuments, landscapes, buildings, objects, and memories, as well as related topics encompassing the performance and negotiation of power throughout the city’s extensive sociopolitical history.

Author : Thomas E. Emerson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781930487550
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revealing Greater Cahokia, North America's First Native City written by Thomas E. Emerson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Timothy R. Pauketat
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143117475
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cahokia written by Timothy R. Pauketat and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of a lost city and an unprecedented American civilization located in modern day Illinois near St. Louis While Mayan and Aztec civilizations are widely known and documented, relatively few people are familiar with the largest prehistoric Native American city north of Mexico-a site that expert Timothy Pauketat brings vividly to life in this groundbreaking book. Almost a thousand years ago, a city flourished along the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Built around a sprawling central plaza and known as Cahokia, the site has drawn the attention of generations of archaeologists, whose work produced evidence of complex celestial timepieces, feasts big enough to feed thousands, and disturbing signs of human sacrifice. Drawing on these fascinating finds, Cahokia presents a lively and astonishing narrative of prehistoric America.