Humayma Excavation Project, 1: Resources, History and the Water-Supply System - Couverture rigide

Oleson, John Peter

 
9780897570831: Humayma Excavation Project, 1: Resources, History and the Water-Supply System
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0897570839 ISBN 13 : 9780897570831
Editeur : American Society of Overseas Research, 2010

Synopsis

Includes 397 b/w figures and 31 tables. Humayma, ancient Hawara, was the only significant settlement in the Hisma, the desert between Petra and Aqaba. Founded by a Nabataean king in the late first century B.C., the site flourished for 750 years as a Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine, and Early Islamic settlement. In 25 years of survey and excavation, the author has recovered unique architectural and artifactual remains of all these cultures. In this final report volume, the first of four, he presents the topography and ecology of the region, the history of the site, and a detailed examination of the integrated water-supply system that made the settlement possible. A long synthetic chapter evaluates this system in the context of the water-supply technology of the ancient Near East. This book will be of interest to both students and scholars concerned with ancient hydraulic technology, the Nabataeans, the Romans in the Near East, early Byzantine culture, and the origins of the Abbasid family.

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À propos de l?auteur

John Peter Oleson is a Canadian classical archaeologist and historian of ancient technology. His main interests are the Roman Near East, maritime archaeology, and ancient technology, especially hydraulic technology, water-lifting devices, and Roman concrete construction. Currently, Oleson is Professor in the Deptartment of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria in Canada, at which he has taught since 1976.

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Éditeur
American Society of Overseas Research
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0897570839
ISBN 13 
9780897570831
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
560
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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