Reviving Palmyra in multiple dimensions : images, ruins and cultural memory / Minna Silver, Gabriele Fangi and Ahmet Denker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silver, Minna, author.

Fangi, Gabriele, author.

Denker, Ahmet, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Technological innovations.

Archaeology.

Tadmur (Syria)--Antiquities.

Tadmur (Syria).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, England : Whittles Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

This book provides a visual reconstruction of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site situated in Syria, which flourished in Greco-Roman times. Palmyra is situated in a desert oasis and served as a vibrant caravan station on the Silk Road connecting the Roman world with the East. It has been called 'the Queen of the Desert' and 'Venice of the Sands'.In 2015-2017 the city was conquered by ISIS who destroyed its monuments and museum, also killing several of its inhabitants. Their aim was to erase the memory and identity of the place, its people and our common heritage. However, through the use of modern technology including photogrammetry, digital imagery and 3D modelling, it has been possible to recreate the documented monuments, thus overcoming to some extent the trauma, cultural destruction and loss.The book unveils the rediscovery of the site by the West and revives and reconstructs the ancient city through images and history. The reader is taken through the spectacular city and its past by providing the information to follow the roots and development of the site, its monuments and its people through the ages, including rulers such as Queen Zenobia. The combination of visualization and written accounts interlink the environment and its people, the monuments and archaeological small finds by using ancient written sources, old photographs, new imagery, 3D models and 3D printing. Thus this ancient site and its past is revived in multiple dimensions.Monuments are visualized as digitally reconstructed ruins or as complete virtual models. This text is therefore the perfect guide for readers who wish to immerse themselves visually in the history of the area and to discover more about the archaeology and its preservation using diverse methods employing modern technology.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introducing the memory of the place

Approac hing Palmyra from air, space, and by land

Revealing cities buried beneath cities

Tribes, families, and individuals in inscriptions and images

Palmyra's destiny between Rome and Persia

the temple of bel as the core of palmyra

The Triumphal Arch and the Grand Colonnade

Sacred and public spaces along the Grand Colonnade

The tombs for the eternal souls of Palmyrenes

The camp of Diocletian, the Christian basilicas and the Arab citadel

Epilogue

APPENDIX

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781849954105

1849954100

OCLC:

1110483395