Byblos

Gateway to the World

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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 foot of the cedar forests of Mount Lebanon and its unique connections with the pharaohs of Egypt. An important religious centre, 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 8500 years, this Lebanese coastal city is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Byblos, Gateway to the World is the first scholarly companion to be published on this remarkable city. This lavishly illustrated volume presents the newest archaeological discoveries and a thorough assessment of previous scholarship. Its 43 chapters, written by leading international experts, examine the city’s history from its beginnings through to the Medieval period. These present the current state of scholarship to readers interested in the history of the Mediterranean world, as well as to scholars and students. This book is a coproduction between the National Museum of Antiquities, The Netherlands, and the Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities, Lebanon. It is published to accompany a major exhibition in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities on the city of Byblos.

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ISBN/EAN 9789464261349
Auteur David Kertai
Uitgever Sidestone Press
Taal Engels
Uitvoering Paperback / gebrocheerd
Pagina's 272
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Foreword by Sarkis el-Khoury & Wim Weijland Foreword by David Kertai & Tania Zaven Part I: Exploring Byblos 1. Byblos Excavations, Yesterday and Today Julien Chanteau and Tania Zaven 2. The Archive of Maurice Dunand: An Itinerary from Geneva to Byblos Patrick M. Michel 3. Quarrying the Sea Jeanine Abdul Massih 4. Byblos World Heritage Site: A Refuge for Floral Diversity Moustapha Itani, Nivine Nasralla, Maryam Sedaghatpour, Michele Citton, Tania Zaven and Salma Talhouk 5. Rescue Excavations and Their Contributions to the History of Byblos Tania Zaven and Georges Doumet Part II: The origins of a harbour city 6. The Neolithic of Byblos Corinne Yazbeck 7. Byblos during the Chalcolithic Period Kamal Badreshany 8. The Chalcolithic Jar Burials from Byblos Gassia Artin 9. Byblos during the Early Bronze Age Michel de Vreeze 10. The First Defensive Systems at Byblos Ziad Jalbout 11. Tell Fadous-Kfarabida: A Regional Perspective on Byblos Hermann Genz 12. Byblos and the Early Egyptian State Karin Sowada 13. The Connections between Byblos and Mesopotamia during the Early Bronze Age as Seen from the Ebla Archives Maria Giovanna Biga Part III: The focal point of the Mediterranean Sea 14. Byblos during the Middle Bronze Age Yasmine Makaroun 15. The Bronze Age Harbour of Byblos Martine Francis-Allouche 16. The Relations between Byblos and Egypt during the Middle Bronze Age Hanan Charaf 17. Byblos: Egypt´s Gateway to the Levant and beyond during the Bronze Age Alex Ahrends 18. The Tale of Sinuhe: A Glimpse of Byblos from Middle Kingdom Egypt Richard Parkinson 19. Byblos and the Mediterranean during the Middle Bronze Age I as Seen from the Mari Archives Néle Ziegler 20. A New Middle Bronze Age Necropolis on the Byblos Acropolis Julien Chanteau and Tania Zaven 21. The Early and Middle Bronze Age Deposits at Byblos Michel de Vreeze 22. The Metal Figurines from Byblos Camilla Saler and Gianluca Miniaci 23. Weapons, Metals and Identities in Middle Bronze Age I Byblos Ziad El Morr 24. Faience Animals from the Obelisk Temple Layla abi Zeid 25. Byblos and the Seals of the Green Jasper Workshop Vanessa Boschloos 26. The Scarabs from Byblos Vanessa Boschloos 27. The Byblos Script Ben Haring 28. The History of Byblos during the Late Bronze Age Marvan Kilani 29. Byblos and its Architecture during the Late Bronze Age Marvan Kilani 30. Relations between Sidon and Byblos during the Bronze Ages Claude Doumet-Serhal Part IV: Prospering in the shadows 31. Byblos: The Transition between the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age Marc Abi Abdallah 32. Byblos during the Iron Age Eric Gubel 33. The History of the Phoenician Inscriptions in Byblos Helene Sader 34. Byblos during the Persian Period Josette Elayi 35. Byblos during the Hellenistic period Jean-Baptiste Yon 36. The Colonnaded Street of Byblos: A Roman Symbol of Monumentality Rola A. Saadi 37. Haghia Byblos: Gods and Heroes between Rain, Waves and Waterfalls Zeina Fani Alpi 38. Byblos and the Tree of the Gods, the Cedar Anne-Sophie Dalix 39. The Myth of Adonis and Astarte in Byblos and its Hinterland during the Roman Period Wissam Khalil 40. A Roman and Byzantine Necropolis in Byblos (BYB 418) Tania Zaven and Georges Doumet 41. Byblos during the Byzantine Period Frédéric Alpi 42. ?bayl during the Medieval Period Hassan el-Akra 43. The Fortifications of Medieval ?bayl/Byblos Anis Chaaya Bibliography

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