Villa und christlicher Kult auf der Iberischen Halbinsel in Spätantike und Westgotenzeit

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This volume examines important complexes of late antique and Visigothic villas in rural areas throughout the Iberian peninsula with regard to the process of Christianization, apart from the urban centres that have been the main subject of research so far. …

Westcar on the Nile

A journey through Egypt in the 1820s

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On November 6, 1823, four Englishmen disembarked in the harbour of Alexandria. In the succeeding ten months, they traveled up the Nile as far as the Second Cataract and, in the course of their travels, witnessed the turmoils of a …

Fibeln und Gürtelzubehör der späten römischen Kaiserzeit aus Augusta Vindelicum/Augsburg

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For the first time ever is the large, manifold collection of late Roman brooches and belt fittings from the late third until the first half of the fifth century AD from the provincial capital Augusta Vindelicum/Augsburg documented and typologically analysed. …

Die Basilica Aemilia am Forum Romanum

Der kaiserzeitliche Bau und seine Ornamentik

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The Basilica Aemilia in the Forum Romanum is one of the most important buildings of ancient Rome due to its location, size and architecture. It is also especially well preserved in comparison with many other ancient buildings, and yet it …

Krise und Wandel

Süditalien im 4. und 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Internationaler Kongress anlässlich des 65. Geburtstages von Dieter Mertens

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During the fourth and third centuries BC, Sicily and South Italy were the site of almost incessant conflicts between their indigenous peoples, Greek settlers, Punic colonists, and Roman conquerors. Their cities and villages offer great opportunity for the study of …

Madrider Mitteilungen

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S. SANZ GONZÁLEZ DE LEMA
Clima y cambio cultural en el Valle del Ebro y Levante español. Paisajes de la neolitización, mit 14 Textabbildungen
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F. ARNOLD und M. KUNST
Zur Rekonstruktion kupferzeitlicher Befestigungsanlagen auf der Iberischen Halbinsel. Turm B von Zambujal (Torres Vedras, …

Christliche Archäologie compact

Ein topographischer Überblick. Europa – Asien – Afrika

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“Christian archaeology compact” is the first overview of the whole of the archaeological places and certifications of this discipline. The framework extends geographically from the British islands to Ethiopia and from Morocco to China and temporally from 1. to the …

Ornamentale Purpurwirkereien

De variis purpureis segmentis, paragaudis, clavis et ceteris ornamentis cum ornamento

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The textile finds from Egypt provide a special quantitative and qualitative value to the ornamental purple textiles. They can be counted as a chief representative of ornamental work in “Coptic” art.
In some respects, this three-volume work attempts to lay the …

Die Baugeschichte der Sophienkirche in Sofia

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The unique architecture of the Hagia Sophia Church in Sofia, Bulgaria, gives it a prominent role not only in the history of the city, which assumed the name of the church, but also in the architectural history of the Balkan …

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 …

Seals, Sealings and Tokens from Gandhara

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Ancient seals say much about people, their names, preferred styles and self-esteem. Over many decades Aman ur Rahman has built a large collection of seals from North-Western Pakistan, which were produced during Hellenistic times up to the Guptas. He classifies …

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 …

Die Baubefunde des frühmittelalterlichen Seehandelsplatzes von Groß Strömkendorf, Lkr. Nordwestmecklenburg

Forschungen zu Groß Strömkendorf IV

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Mit diesem Band wird die Veröffentlichung der umfangreichen Ausgrabungen an dem frühmittelalterlichen Seehandelsplatz mit Gräberfeld fortgesetzt. Im Mittelpunkt des Werkes stehen die zahlreichen Baubefunde, die durch Ausgrabungen freigelegt und dokumentiert wurden: Grubenhäuser, Brunnen, Gruben, Feuerstellen und Gräben. Das Aussehen der …

Frühchristliche Reliquiare im Kontext von Kultstrategien, Heilserwartung und sozialer Selbstdarstellung

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This study for the first time provides a comprehensive analysis of early Christian reliquaries in the context of their meaning and various uses. Taking into account all documented provenances and written sources on the cult of relics, basic conditions of …

Dawn of Japan

Emperor Jimmu with his Gods and Warriors on Third-Century Bronze Mirrors

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In a richly illustrated study, the authors trace Jimmu Tenno, Japan’s legendary first emperor, on bronze mirrors of his own time.The mirrors, while steeped in mythology, tell the emperor’s historic deeds almost exactly as do the eighth-century legends in the …

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 …