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Unearthing Jerusalem

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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.

Near Eastern Archaeology
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ISBN: 1575062348 1575065479 9781575065472 1575060833 9781575060835 Year: 2003 Publisher: University Park, PA

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More than 60 essays by major scholars in the field have been gathered to create the most up-to-date and complete book available on Levantine and Near Eastern archaeology. -- Publisher description.

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Archaeology --- Archeology --- Anthropology --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History --- Antiquities --- History. --- Middle East --- Antiquities. --- Archäologie. --- Oudheid. --- Prehistorie. --- Archeologie. --- Weapons, Ancient. --- Underwater archaeology. --- Synagogues. --- Semitic languages. --- Scarabs. --- Samaritans. --- Numismatics. --- Mosaics. --- Metal-work. --- Jewish art. --- Jewelry. --- Iron age. --- Hieroglyphics. --- Funeral rites and ceremonies. --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Church buildings. --- Ceramics. --- Canaanites --- Burial. --- Bronze age. --- Architecture, Ancient. --- Archaeology and religion. --- Archaeology. --- Archeologie --- Metal-work --- Weapons, Ancient --- Ceramics --- Jewelry --- Mosaics --- Scarabs --- Synagogues --- Samaritans --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Burial --- Church buildings --- Iron age --- Bronze age --- Jewish art --- Hieroglyphics --- Semitic languages --- Underwater archaeology --- Numismatics --- Architecture, Ancient --- Religion. --- Technological innovations. --- Histoire. --- Religion --- Bible. --- Bible --- Alter Orient. --- Middle East. --- Mediterranean Sea. --- Israel. --- Moyen-Orient --- Israel --- Antiquites. --- Funerals --- Mortuary ceremonies --- Obsequies --- Manners and customs --- Rites and ceremonies --- Cremation --- Cryomation --- Dead --- Mourning customs --- Samaritan religion --- Samaritanism --- Jews --- Jewish architecture --- Religious institutions --- Temples --- Ethnology --- Semites --- Amulets, Egyptian --- Insect forms in art and archaeology --- Decoration and ornament --- Decorative arts --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay --- Ancient weapons --- Arms and armor, Ancient --- Metalwork --- Manufacturing processes --- Metals --- Archaeological specimens --- Artefacts (Antiquities) --- Artifacts (Antiquities) --- Specimens, Archaeological --- Material culture --- Religion and archaeology --- History, Ancient --- Archaeology, Submarine --- Marine archaeology --- Maritime archaeology --- Nautical archaeology --- Submarine archaeology --- Underwater exploration --- Marine archaeologists --- Afroasiatic languages --- Ideography --- Inscriptions --- Paleography --- Writing --- Picture-writing --- Art, Jewish --- Hebrew art --- Judaism and art --- Art --- Civilization --- Burial customs --- Burying-grounds --- Graves --- Interment --- Public health --- Coffins --- Grave digging --- Churches --- Buildings --- Church facilities --- Church architecture --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Jewellery --- Jewelry, Primitive --- Jewels --- Dress accessories --- Coloring --- Religious aspects --- Palestine --- Dawlat Isrāʼīl --- Država Izrael --- Dzi︠a︡rz︠h︡ava Izrailʹ --- Gosudarstvo Izrailʹ --- I-se-lieh --- Israele --- Isrāʼīl --- Isŭrael --- Isuraeru --- Izrael --- Izrailʹ --- Medinat Israel --- Medinat Yiśraʼel --- Stát Izrael --- State of Israel --- Yiselie --- Yiśraʼel --- Ισραήλ --- Израиль --- Государство Израиль --- Дзяржава Ізраіль --- Ізраіль --- מדינת ישראל --- ישראל --- إسرائيل --- دولة إسرائيل --- イスラエル --- 以色列 --- Mare Nostrum --- Orient --- Asia, South West --- Asia, Southwest --- Asia, West --- Asia, Western --- East (Middle East) --- Eastern Mediterranean --- Fertile Crescent --- Levant --- Mediterranean Region, Eastern --- Mideast --- Near East --- Northern Tier (Middle East) --- South West Asia --- Southwest Asia --- West Asia --- Western Asia --- Dzi͡arz͡hava Izrailʹ --- Eastern Mediterranean Region --- South West --- Asia --- Archaeology - Middle East - History. --- Middle East - Antiquities.

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