The World of the Nabataeans. Vol. 2
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The World of the Nabataeans. Vol. 2

Volume 2 of the International Conference The World of the Herods and the Nabataeans held at the British Museum, 17–19 April, 2001

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The World of the Nabataeans. Vol. 2

Volume 2 of the International Conference The World of the Herods and the Nabataeans held at the British Museum, 17–19 April, 2001

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Contents

Konstantinos D. Politis: Prologue
Norman Lewis: The Rediscovery of Petra, 1807-1818
Robert Wenning: The Nabataeans in History (Before AD 106)
John F. Healey: Nabataeans Inscriptions: Language and Script
John R. Bartlett: Nabataean Religion
Joseph Patrich: Nabataean Art between East and West: A methodical Assessment
Laurent Tholbecq: Nabataean Monumental Architecture
Bernhard Kolb: Nabataean Dwellings: Domestic Architecture and Interior Decoration
David Graf: Nabataeans under Roman Rule (After AD 106)
Konstantinos D. Politis: Nabataean Cultural Continuity into the Byzantine Period
Fazwi Zayadine: The Spice Trade from South Arabia and India to Nabataea and Palestine
John P. Oleson: Nabataean Water Supply, Irrigation and Agriculture
Jacqueline Studer: Animal Exploitation in the Nabataean World
Peter J. Parr: The Urban Development of Petra
Hero Granger-Taylor: Textiles of the Graeco-Roman Period from the Dead Sea Region
Stephan G. Schmid: Nabataean Fine-ware Pottery
James R. B. Mason: Experimenting the Manufacture of Nabataean Fine-ware Pottery
Julian M. C. Bowsher: Monetary Interchange in Nabataean Petra
Steven Rosen: The Nabataeans as Pastoral Nomads. An Archaeological Perspective
Zaki Aslan: The Cultural and Heritage Management of Petra p Glen W. Bowersock: Conclusion

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Information

Publisher
Franz Steiner Verlag GmbH
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9783515111102
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
History Reference
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Prologue
  3. The Rediscovery of Petra, 1807–1818 – Norman N. Lewis
  4. The Nabataeans in History – Robert Wenning
  5. Nabataean Inscriptions: Language and Script – John F. Healey
  6. Nabataean Religion – John R. Bartlett
  7. Nabataean Art Between East and West: A methodical assessment – Joseph Patrich
  8. Nabataean Monumental architecture – Laurent Tholbecq
  9. Nabataean Private Architecture – Bernhard Kolb
  10. The Nabataeans under Roman Rule (after AD 106) – David F. Graf
  11. Nabataean Cultural Continuity into the Byzantine Period – Konstantinos D. Politis
  12. The Spice Trade from South Arabia and India to Nabataea and Palestine – Fawzi Zayadine
  13. Nabataean Water Supply, Irrigation, and Agriculture: An Overview – John Peter Oleson
  14. Animal Exploitation in the Nabataean World – Jacqueline Studer
  15. The Urban Development of Petra – Peter J. Parr
  16. Textiles of the Herodian, Nabataean and Roman periods from the Dead Sea area – Hero Granger-Taylor
  17. Nabataean Pottery – Stephan G. Schmid
  18. Experimenting the Manufacture of Nabataean Fine-ware Pottery – James R. B. Mason
  19. Monetary Interchange in Nabataean Petra – Julian M.C.Bowsher
  20. The Nabateans as Pastoral Nomads: An Archaeological Perspective – Steven A. Rosen
  21. The Cultural and Heritage Management of Petra – Zaki Aslan
  22. Epilogue
  23. Contributors’ Addresses