The Archaeology Of Jerusalem

Author : Katharina Galor,Hanswulf Bloedhorn
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300198997

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The Archaeology of Jerusalem by Katharina Galor,Hanswulf Bloedhorn Pdf

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.

Author : Katharina Galor,Hanswulf Bloedhorn
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300111958

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The Archaeology of Jerusalem by Katharina Galor,Hanswulf Bloedhorn Pdf

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.

Author : Katharina Galor,Gideon Avni
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575066592

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Unearthing Jerusalem by Katharina Galor,Gideon Avni Pdf

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 : Katharina Galor
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520295254

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Finding Jerusalem by Katharina Galor Pdf

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s open access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Archaeological discoveries in Jerusalem capture worldwide attention in various media outlets. The continuing quest to discover the city’s physical remains is not simply an attempt to define Israel’s past or determine its historical legacy. In the context of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is also an attempt to legitimate—or undercut—national claims to sovereignty. Bridging the ever-widening gap between popular coverage and specialized literature, Finding Jerusalem provides a comprehensive tour of the politics of archaeology in the city. Through a wide-ranging discussion of the material evidence, Katharina Galor illuminates the complex legal contexts and ethical precepts that underlie archaeological activity and the discourse of "cultural heritage" in Jerusalem. This book addresses the pressing need to disentangle historical documentation from the religious aspirations, social ambitions, and political commitments that shape its interpretation.

Author : Hershel Shanks
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015034897192

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Jerusalem by Hershel Shanks Pdf

Traces the turbulent history of the Holy City on the 3,000th anniversary of its establishment by King David as the capital of Israel.

Author : Raz Kletter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429631979

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Archaeology, Heritage and Ethics in the Western Wall Plaza, Jerusalem by Raz Kletter Pdf

This volume is a critical study of recent archaeology in the Western Wall Plaza area, Jerusalem. Considered one of the holiest places on Earth for Jews and Muslims, it is also a place of controversy, where the State marks ‘our’ remains for preservation and adoration and ‘theirs’ for silencing. Based on thousands of documents from the Israel Antiquities Authority and other sources, such as protocols of planning committees, readers can explore for the first time this archaeological ‘heart of darkness’ in East Jerusalem. The book follows a series of unique discoveries, reviewing the approval and execution of development plans and excavations, and the use of the areas once excavation has finished. Who decides what and how to excavate, what to preserve – or ‘remove’? Who pays for the archaeology, for what aims? The professional, scientific archaeology of the past happens now: it modifies the present and is modified by it. This book ‘excavates’ the archaeology of East Jerusalem to reveal its social and political contexts, power structures and ethics. Readers interested in the history, archaeology and politics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will find this book useful, as well as scholars and students of the history and ethics of Archaeology, Jerusalem, conservation, nationalism, and heritage.

Author : Andrew G. Vaughn,Ann E. Killebrew
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9781589830660

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Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology by Andrew G. Vaughn,Ann E. Killebrew Pdf

What are archaeologists and biblical scholars saying about Jerusalem? This volume includes the most up-to-date cross-disciplinary assessment of Biblical Jerusalem (ca. 2000-586 B.C.E.) that represents the views of biblical historians, archaeologists, Assyriologists, and Egyptologists. The archaeological articles both summarize and critique previous theories as well as present previously unpublished archaeological data regarding the highly contested interpretations of First Temple Period Jerusalem. The interpretative essays ask the question, "Can there be any dialogue between archaeologists and biblical scholars in the absence of consensus?" The essays give a clear "yes" to this question, and provide suggestions for how archaeology and biblical studies can and should be in conversation. This book will appeal to advanced scholars, nonspecialists in biblical studies, and lay audiences who are interested in the most recent theories on Jerusalem. The volume will be especially useful as a supplemental textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses on biblical history.

Author : Andrew Lawler
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780593311769

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Under Jerusalem by Andrew Lawler Pdf

A spellbinding history of the hidden world below the Holy City—a saga of biblical treasures, intrepid explorers, and political upheaval “A sweeping tale of archaeological exploits and their cultural and political consequences told with a historian’s penchant for detail and a journalist’s flair for narration.” —Washington Post In 1863, a French senator arrived in Jerusalem hoping to unearth relics dating to biblical times. Digging deep underground, he discovered an ancient grave that, he claimed, belonged to an Old Testament queen. News of his find ricocheted around the world, evoking awe and envy alike, and inspiring others to explore Jerusalem’s storied past. In the century and a half since the Frenchman broke ground, Jerusalem has drawn a global cast of fortune seekers and missionaries, archaeologists and zealots, all of them eager to extract the biblical past from beneath the city’s streets and shrines. Their efforts have had profound effects, not only on our understanding of Jerusalem’s history, but on its hotly disputed present. The quest to retrieve ancient Jewish heritage has sparked bloody riots and thwarted international peace agreements. It has served as a cudgel, a way to stake a claim to the most contested city on the planet. Today, the earth below Jerusalem remains a battleground in the struggle to control the city above. Under Jerusalem takes readers into the tombs, tunnels, and trenches of the Holy City. It brings to life the indelible characters who have investigated this subterranean landscape. With clarity and verve, acclaimed journalist Andrew Lawler reveals how their pursuit has not only defined the conflict over modern Jerusalem, but could provide a map for two peoples and three faiths to peacefully coexist.

Author : W. Harold Mare
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579109707

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The Archaeology of the Jerusalem Area by W. Harold Mare Pdf

The importance of Jerusalem in biblical times as well as subsequent areas cannot be challenged, rendering a reliable and understandable textbook on its archaeology and history a virtual necessity. 'The Archaeology of the Jerusalem Area' is such a book. The approach of this study,Ó writes the author, is basically chronological, covering the archaeological history of the Jerusalem area from earliest times to our modern day. While the archaeological evidence is stressed, care is taken to fill in the picture with historical details gathered from the Bible and other literary sources.Ó After an historical overview of the city, chapters expand on the Jerusalem area in pre-Davidic times, Davidic Jerusalem, Solomonic Jerusalem, the city during the kingdom of Judah, after the exile, from 100 B.C. to A.D. 100, in the Roman period, in the Byzantine period, in the early Islamic periods, and during the Crusader, Mamluk, and Turkish periods. Plentiful maps, photographs, and sketches illustrate the archaeological data. Footnotes and a select bibliography guide the student to additional information available on various aspects of the subject. Jerusalem has always gained her strength and renown from the moral and religious precepts taught within her walls.,Ó the author writes. This has been true from the times of the Old Testament prophets into the time of Jesus... and on through the period of Islam.Ó So he addresses such questions as these: What was the nature of the struggles waged over her by pagan, Jew, Christian, and Muslim? What archaeological evidence is there of religious practices? What was the lifestyle of the people who inhabited Jerusalem over the centuries?Ó

Author : Ronny Reich,Eli Shukron
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781646021765

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Excavations in the City of David, Jerusalem (1995-2010) by Ronny Reich,Eli Shukron Pdf

The City of David, more specifically the southeastern hill of first- and second-millennium BCE Jerusalem, has long captivated the imagination of the world. Archaeologists and historians, biblical scholars and clergy, Christians, Muslims, and Jews, and tourists and armchair travelers from every corner of the globe, to say nothing of politicians of all stripes, look to this small stretch of land in awe, amazement, and anticipation. In the City of David, in the ridge leading down from the Temple Mount, hardly a stone has remained unturned. Archaeologists have worked at a dizzying pace digging and analyzing. But while preliminary articles abound, there is a grievous lack of final publications of the excavations—a regrettable limitation on the ability to fully integrate vital and critical results into the archaeological reconstruction of ancient Jerusalem. Excavations of the City of David are conducted under the auspices of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The Authority has now partnered with the Center for the Study of Ancient Jerusalem and its publication arm, the Ancient Jerusalem Publication Series, for the publication of reports that are written and designed for the scholar as well as for the general reader. Excavations in the City of David (APJ 1), is the first volume in this series.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:992202705

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Archaeology in Jerusalem by Anonim Pdf

Author : Drs. Leen and Kathleen Ritmeyer
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426720154

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Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus by Drs. Leen and Kathleen Ritmeyer Pdf

See Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. These artistic restorations and photographs will transport you back 2,000 years. Marvel at the remains and walk through the streets of the city in the time of Jesus with detailed drawings. The result of years of study and research, this book combines text, photographs, and reconstructions to present the archaeology of Jerusalem, whose remains survive even today. Full-color, richly illustrated, with maps and archaeological drawings. See the Pool of Siloam where Jesus healed the blind; the Bethesda Pools where Jesus healed the man paralyzed for thirty-eight years; and the Palatial Mansion where Jesus was interrogated by the Sanhedrin while Peter waited in the courtyard. Possible routes for the "Via Dolorosa" and two sites identified as Golgotha are also shown.

Author : John Wilkinson
Publisher : London : Thames and Hudson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0500050317

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Jerusalem as Jesus Knew it by John Wilkinson Pdf

Author : Yigael Yadin
Publisher : Jerusalem : Israel Exploration Society
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Bible
ISBN : UOM:39015046356039

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Jerusalem Revealed by Yigael Yadin Pdf

Author : Jodi Magness
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521124133

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The Archaeology of the Holy Land by Jodi Magness Pdf

An introduction to the archaeology and history of ancient Palestine, from the destruction of Solomon's temple to the Muslim conquest.