Die Ehrenbögen in Pompeji

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Fünf Bogenbauten zieren als Ehrenmonumente zentral gelegene Plätze Pompejis. Seit langem sind sie bekannt und finden sich auch in Rekonstruktionsdarstellungen der vergangenen zwei Jahrhunderte mehrfach und oft phantasievoll in Szene gesetzt. Ihr Baubestand wurde bis heute noch nicht näher untersucht. …

Egypt 1350 BC to AD 1800

Art Historical and Archeological Studies for Gawdat Gabra

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This tribute by a baker’s dozen of women to the esteemed Coptologist Gawdat Gabra comprises articles dealing with subjects reflecting his scholarly interests in the art and archaeology of Egypt which span more than three millennia. Following on Martin Krause’s …

Frühbyzantinische textile Kopfbedeckungen

Typologie, Verbreitung, Chronologie und soziologischer Kontext nach Originalfunden

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The analysis of archaeological textiles in order to write their ancient cultural history is still in its infancy. This study contributes to this process by cataloging more than 600 original pieces of headwear from the late Roman and early Byzantine …

Feinkeramik aus Knidos vom mittleren Hellenismus bis in die mittlere Kaiserzeit (ca. 200 v.Chr. bis 150 n.Chr.)

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During the time of Hellenism and of the Empire, the ancient city of Knidos was one of the most important manufacturing centers of fine tableware in the eastern Mediterranean. To date, Cnidian ceramics have only been partially researched. With the …

Selinus II

Die punische Stadt auf der Akropolis

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In 409 BC, the Greek colonial town Selinous in Sicily was conquered by the Carthaginians and fell under Punic governance. Having primarily functioned as a military base during the decades following the conquest, Selinunt began to flourish once again towards …

Etruskisch-italische und römisch-republikanische Häuser

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In contrast to the tombs and shrines, the pre-Roman houses of Italy have been poorly studied. Although Etruscan studies have for some time been concerned with living quarters of the early Iron Age and the Archaic period, the findings from …

Die Waffen aus dem Oppidum von Manching

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The approximately 800 weapons fragments from the oppidum of Manching, which covers over 300 years of settlement history, found their way into the ground for many different reasons. Partly it was through conscious deposits, partly simply due to loss. They …

Die »ägyptische Grotte« von Vulci

Zum Beginn der Archäologie als wissenschaftliche Disziplin

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The Egyptian grotto, as the Isis-Tomb of Vulci was called when it was discovered in the nineteenth century, is one of the most prominent tombs of the orientalising period in Etruria. Friederike Bubenheimer-Erhart presents in this volume many important documents …

La Grotte d’Ifri n’Ammar

Tome 2. Le Paléolithique Moyen

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Under a German-Moroccan cooperation, research into the early settlement history of eastern Morocco is taking place. One focus of this project is the archaeological excavations in the Ifri n'Ammar cave. The interaction of different disciplines in the processing of the …

Die Akropolis von Athen im Hellenismus und in der römischen Kaiserzeit

Internationales Kolloquium vom 16. bis 17. Juni 2006 in Bonn

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In the Hellenistic and particularly the Roman Imperial period the Acropolis of Athens embodied the greatness of the “polis” in Classical times and must to an extent have attained a museum-like status. This volume represents the results of an International …

Das Poseidonheiligtum bei Akovitika in Messenien

Struktur und Entwicklungszusammenhang eines regionalen Zentrums. Ergebnisse einer Notgrabung 1969 und einer Nachuntersuchung mit Prospektion 2005

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Named after a suburb of the present city of Kalamata, the Poseidon sanctuary of Akovitika achieved considerable importance in the early Iron Age, even though it was surrounded by coastal swamps, which made staying there difficult. In light of this …

Zwischen Euphrat und Rhein

Ergebnisse des Graduierten-Kollegs »Archäologische Analytik« an der Johann Wolfgang von Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

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Aus dem Inhalt:
A. Fülling/A. Fengler: Böden und Kolluvien als landschaftsgeschichtliche Archive in der Geoarchäologie am Beispiel der neolithischen Zentralsiedlung Nieder-Weisel

B. Ramminger: Mahlsteinbedarf und Rohmaterialversorgung zur Zeit der Bandkeramik am Beispiel der Mörlener Bucht

J.-W. Meyer: Zur Entstehung urbaner …

Rollenbilder in der athenischen Demokratie

Medien, Gruppen, Räume im politischen und sozialen System. Beiträge zu einem interdisziplinären Kolloqium in Freiburg i.Br., 24. bis 25. November 2006

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This volume contains eight papers under a common focus: the complexity of image- and role- construction in classical Athens. The development of democracy came along with a growing importance of the political order; equality among all citizens was the most …

Grabbauten des 2. und 3. Jahrhunderts in den gallischen und germanischen Provinzen

Akten des Internationalen Kolloquiums Köln 22. bis 23. Februar 2007

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The present volume is based on an international colloquium held by the Institute of Archaeology of the University Cologne and the “Centre for Mediterranean Cultures”. Their aim was not only the review but also the completion of the research results …

Der mittelalterliche Burgstall Turenberc/Druisheim

Archäologische Untersuchungen 2001 bis 2007 am römischen Militärplatz Submuntorium/Burghöfe an der oberen Donau

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The archaeological site of Burghöfe is known mainly for the Roman fort and not for its medieval castle. Excavations from 2001 to 2007 established a first picture of the medieval history of the site. By the 9th or 10th century …

Brunnen in den Städten des westlichen Römischen Reiches

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The abundance of water in Roman cities was celebrated already in antiquity and became manifest in numerous different buildings. The present study discusses public and private fountains, important waterworks, which ensured most of the drinking and service water supply in …

Mensch und Tier in der Antike

Grenzziehung und Grenzüberschreitung

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These conference proceedings explore the encounter of human and animal nature from a philological, historical and archaeological perspective in areas such as the body, myth, religion and cult, politics and philosophy. Ancient texts and images present a broad variety of …

Der imaginierte Nomade

Formel und Realitätsbezug bei antiken, mittelalterlichen und arabischen Autoren

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When a pre-modern author writes about nomads, his writing is immediately suspected of being soaked with literary formulae. This suspicion, which is no doubt justified, is for the historian linked to the question: what kind of reality can be seen …

Die figürlichen Terrakotten von Priene

Fundkontexte, Ikonographie und Funktion in Wohnhäusern und Heiligtümern im Licht antiker Parallelbefunde

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Über 400 hellenistische Tonfiguren aus Priene werden hier erstmals vollständig und mit zahlreichen Abbildungen dokumentiert sowie ikonographisch analysiert. Im Gegensatz zu anderen antiken Terrakotten ist ihre Herkunft bekannt, sie sind häufig hervorragend gearbeitet und können in vielen Fällen genau datiert …

Arms and Armour as Indicators of Cultural Transfer

The Steppes and the Ancient World from Hellenistic Times to the Early Middle Ages

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The contributions in this volume give an impression of contemporary archaeological, art historical, and historical research in military equipment of and under the influence of nomadic peoples in Eurasian history. The studies cover a considerably long time span and a …