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Byblos : A Legacy Unearthed.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- of, National Museum.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology.
- Trade routes.
- Byblos (Extinct city)--History.
- Byblos (Extinct city).
- Lebanon--Byblos (Extinct city).
- Lebanon--Jubayl.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- Byblos has played an extraordinary role in the history of the Mediterranean. From c. 3200 BC, it developed into the preeminent port of the region due to its strategic location at the foothills of the cedar forests of Mount Lebanon and its unique ties with the pharaohs of Egypt. An important religious center, Byblos was referred to as a Holy City in Hellenistic and Roman times. The city is synonymous with writing, a legacy that lives on through the Greek word for book. With a history that reaches back nearly 8900 years, this Lebanese coastal city is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.Byblos: A Legacy Unearthed is the first anthology to be published on this remarkable city. This lavishly illustrated volume encompasses an extensive range of scholarly research, from the earliest archaeological expeditions to the latest discoveries. Its 43 chapters written by leading international experts, examine the city's history from its Neolithic origins to the Medieval era. This book is a coproduction between the National Museum of Antiquities (The Netherlands) and the Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon).
- Contents:
- Intro
- Byblos Excavations, Yesterday and Today
- Julien Chanteau and Tania Zaven
- 1.
- The Archive of Maurice Dunand: An Itinerary from Geneva to Byblos
- Patrick M. Michel
- 2.
- Quarrying the Sea
- Jeanine Abdul Massih
- 3.
- Byblos World Heritage Site: A Refuge for Floral Diversity
- Moustapha Itani, Nivine Nasralla, Maryam Sedaghatpour, Michele Citton, Tania Zaven, Salma Talhouk
- 4.
- Rescue Excavations and Their Contributions to the History of Byblos
- Tania Zaven and Georges Doumet
- 5.
- The Neolithic of Byblos
- Corine Yazbeck
- 6.
- Byblos during the Chalcolithic Period
- Kamal Badreshany
- 7.
- The Chalcolithic Jar Burials from Byblos
- Gassia Artin
- 8.
- Byblos during the Early Bronze Age
- Michel de Vreeze
- 9.
- The First Defensive Systems at Byblos
- Ziad Jalbout
- 10.
- Tell Fadous-Kfarabida: A Regional Perspective on Byblos
- Hermann Genz
- 11.
- Byblos and the Early Egyptian State
- Karin Sowada
- The Connections between Byblos and Mesopotamia during the Early Bronze Age as Seen from the Ebla Archives
- Maria Giovanna Biga
- 13.
- Byblos during the Middle Bronze Age
- Yasmine Makaroun
- 14.
- The Bronze Age Harbour of Byblos
- Martine Francis-Allouche
- 15.
- The Relations between Byblos and Egypt during the Middle Bronze Age
- Hanan Charaf
- 16.
- Byblos: Egypt's Gateway to the Levant and beyond during the Bronze Age
- Alexander Ahrens
- 17.
- The Tale of Sinuhe: A Glimpse of Byblos from Middle Kingdom Egypt
- Richard Bruce Parkinson
- 18.
- Byblos and the Mediterranean in the Middle Bronze Age I as Seen from the Mari Archives
- Nele Ziegler
- 19.
- A New Middle Bronze Age Necropolis on the Byblos Acropolis
- 20.
- The Early and Middle Bronze Age Deposits at Byblos
- 21.
- The Metal Figurines from Byblos.
- Camilla Saler and Gianluca Miniaci
- 22.
- Weapons, Metals and Identities in Middle Bronze Age I Byblos
- Ziad el Morr
- 23.
- Faience Animals from the Obelisk Temple
- Layla Abi Zeid
- 24.
- Byblos and the Seals of the Green Jasper Workshop
- Vanessa Boschloos
- 25.
- The Scarabs from Byblos
- 26.
- The Byblos Script
- Ben Haring
- 27.
- The History of Byblos during the Late Bronze Age
- Marwan Kilani
- 28.
- Byblos and its Architecture during the Late Bronze Age
- 29.
- Relations between Sidon and Byblos during the Bronze Ages
- Claude Doumet-Serhal
- 30.
- Byblos: The Transition between the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age
- Marc Abou-Abdallah
- 31.
- Byblos during the Iron Age
- Eric Gubel
- 32.
- The History of the Phoenician Inscriptions in Byblos
- Hélène Sader
- 33.
- Byblos during the Persian Period
- Josette Elayi
- 34.
- Byblos during the Hellenistic period
- Jean-Baptiste Yon
- 35.
- The Colonnaded Street of Byblos: A Roman Symbol of Monumentality
- Rola A. Saadi
- 36.
- Haghia Byblos: Gods and Heroes between Rain, Waves and Waterfalls
- Zeina Fani Alpi
- 37.
- Byblos and the Tree of the Gods, the Cedar
- Anne-Sophie Dalix
- 38.
- The Myth of Adonis and Astarte in Byblos and its Hinterland during the Roman Period
- Wissam Khalil
- 39.
- A Roman and Byzantine Necropolis in Byblos (BYB 418)
- Byblos during the Byzantine Period
- Frédéric Alpi
- 41.
- Ğbayl in Medieval Times
- Hassan el-Akra
- 42.
- The Fortifications of Medieval Ğbayl/Byblos
- Anis Chaaya†
- 43.
- Bibliography
- Blank Page.
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- ISBN:
- 9789464262223
- 9464262222
- OCLC:
- 1477219292
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