Afterlives of ancient rock-cut monuments in the Near East: carvings in and out of time
This book concerns the ancient rock-cut monuments carved throughout the Near East, paying particular attention to the fate of these monuments in the centuries after their initial production. As parts of the landscapes in which they were carved, they acquired new meanings in the cultural memory of th...
| Published in: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2021]
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| In: |
Culture and history of the ancient Near East (volume 123)
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Afterlives of ancient rock-cut monuments in the Near East : carvings in and out of time] (2023) (Bilgin, Tayfun)
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| Series/Journal: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East
volume 123 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Near East
/ Rock painting
/ Rock painting
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| Further subjects: | B
Historiography Cross-cultural studies
B Antiquities in literature B Middle East Historiography B Cultural landscapes (Middle East) History To 1500 B Middle East Antiquities B Conference program 2017 (Providence, RI) B Inscriptions Middle East B Monuments Middle East |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | This book concerns the ancient rock-cut monuments carved throughout the Near East, paying particular attention to the fate of these monuments in the centuries after their initial production. As parts of the landscapes in which they were carved, they acquired new meanings in the cultural memory of the people living around them. The volume joins numerous recent studies on the reception of historical texts and artefacts, exploring the peculiar affordances of these long-lasting and often salient monuments. The volume gathers articles by archeologists, art historians, and philologists, covering the entire Near East, from Iran to Lebanon and from Turkey to Egypt. It also analyzes long-lasting textual traditions that aim to explain the origins and meaning of rock-cut monuments and other related carvings |
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| Item Description: | "Most of the chapters gathered here were presented at a conference entitled "Carvings in and out of Time: Afterlives of Rock-cut Monuments in the Ancient Near East," which was held at the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University on February 15 and February 16, 2017" (Preface) |
| ISBN: | 9004462074 |