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Persepolis : Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder / Ali Mousavi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (253 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781614510284
  • 9781614510338
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 935.05
LOC classification:
  • DS262.P4
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES AND PLATES -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS -- FOREWORD BY DAVID STRONACH -- INTRODUCTION -- I. PERSEPOLIS: A SURVEY OF THE SITE, ITS CHRONOLOGY AND FUNCTION -- II. PERSEPOLIS IN FLAMES -- III. FROM PARSA TO SAD-SOTUN: THE AFTERLIFE OF PERSEPOLIS BEGINS -- IV. TAKHT-E JAMSHID: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A HISTORICAL SITE INTO A MYTHICAL SYMBOL -- V. IN SEARCH OF PERSEPOLIS: WESTERN TRAVELLERS’ EXPLORATIONS IN PERSIA -- VI. PERSEPOLIS AND THE PUZZLE OF THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS -- VII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND THE EMERGENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGY -- VIII. PERSEPOLIS AT THE DAWN OF SCIENTIFIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRAN -- IX. FORTY YEARS OF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION AT TAKHT-E JAMSHID: 1939-1979 -- AFTERWORD -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- PLATES
Summary: Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder presents the first full study of the history of archaeological exploration at Persepolis after its destruction in 330 BC. Based in part on archival evidence, anecdotal information, and unpublished documents, this book describes in detail the history of archaeological exploration, visual documentation, and excavations at one of the most celebrated sites of the ancient world. The book addresses a broad audience of readers ranging from students of the archaeology, history, and art history of ancient, medieval, and modern Iran to scholars in Classical Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies.
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Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES AND PLATES -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS -- FOREWORD BY DAVID STRONACH -- INTRODUCTION -- I. PERSEPOLIS: A SURVEY OF THE SITE, ITS CHRONOLOGY AND FUNCTION -- II. PERSEPOLIS IN FLAMES -- III. FROM PARSA TO SAD-SOTUN: THE AFTERLIFE OF PERSEPOLIS BEGINS -- IV. TAKHT-E JAMSHID: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A HISTORICAL SITE INTO A MYTHICAL SYMBOL -- V. IN SEARCH OF PERSEPOLIS: WESTERN TRAVELLERS’ EXPLORATIONS IN PERSIA -- VI. PERSEPOLIS AND THE PUZZLE OF THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS -- VII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND THE EMERGENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGY -- VIII. PERSEPOLIS AT THE DAWN OF SCIENTIFIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRAN -- IX. FORTY YEARS OF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION AT TAKHT-E JAMSHID: 1939-1979 -- AFTERWORD -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- PLATES

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Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder presents the first full study of the history of archaeological exploration at Persepolis after its destruction in 330 BC. Based in part on archival evidence, anecdotal information, and unpublished documents, this book describes in detail the history of archaeological exploration, visual documentation, and excavations at one of the most celebrated sites of the ancient world. The book addresses a broad audience of readers ranging from students of the archaeology, history, and art history of ancient, medieval, and modern Iran to scholars in Classical Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Nov 2021)