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Hellenistic and Roman Gerasa: The Archaeology and History of a Decapolis City (Jerash Papers) (Jerash Papers, 5) (English and French Edition) by Achim Lichtenberger; Rubina Raja; Aarhus universitet Centre for Urban Network Evolutions; Ceramics in Context Workshop is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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"The Graeco-Roman Decapolis city of Gerasa was a flourishing centre of population from the Late Hellenistic up to the Early Islamic period. It was also home to a vibrant ceramics industry. Kilns found throughout the city, with a concentration in the Hippodrome, suggest that Gerasa was in fact a mass-production centre in the Decapolis region over a number of centuries, manufacturing a vast array of material to suit the changing needs of daily life. Drawing on finds yielded during excavations by the Danish-German Northwest Quarter Project and other archaeological projects, as well as the research undertaken within the Ceramics in Context project, this volume evaluates the pottery from Gerasa produced in the Late Hellenistic and Roman periods. Typology, development over time, and variations in the Gerasene pottery are explored, and rare examples of imported material are analysed in order to shed light both on the inner workings of the city, and on the networks that extended beyond Gerasa's walls. The contributions gathered here examine the archaeology and history of Gerasa and assess ceramic remains alongside other finds from both the city and neighbouring urban centres. In doing so,
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- Author
- Achim Lichtenberger; Rubina Raja; Aarhus universitet Centre for Urban Network Evolutions; Ceramics in Context Workshop
- Publisher
- Brepols Publishers
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9782503585048
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Art, Archaeology
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