A Sidonian Province It was only in the Persian period that Apollonia-Arsuf emerged for the first ... more A Sidonian Province It was only in the Persian period that Apollonia-Arsuf emerged for the first time as a coastal urban center (Tal 1999: 20514). At this point in its history, the site was under Sidonian hegemony. A funerary inscription of Eshmun'azor II, king of Sidon in the ...
Very few cities are defined as much by their antiquities as Jerusalem: religiously, culturally, p... more Very few cities are defined as much by their antiquities as Jerusalem: religiously, culturally, politically, and economically. Erasing the Old City, or at least part of it, as suggested variously by Theodor Herzl and David Ben-Gurion, would have been an act difficult to reverse. The ruins of the past are now recognized and protected as the city's most distinct physical and visual attribute, in which past and present landscapes mingle to project the deceitful image of harmony. That said, this paper is not concerned with the usual questions of how certain monuments or artifacts inform us about past accomplishments or lost cultures. It in fact distances itself from the material and visual dimensions of Jerusalem's antiquities and addresses instead the human aspects exclusively, questioning the interaction between those who explore Jerusalem's antiquities and those who dwell amongst the surviving remnants. This polarized encounter between archaeologists and residents has def...
Résumé/Abstract The duty of the archaeologist goes far beyond the clearance and exposure of ancie... more Résumé/Abstract The duty of the archaeologist goes far beyond the clearance and exposure of ancient remains. All archaeologists know the importance of recording meticulously everything that is found, eliminated or left in place. The mostimportant task, however, is to ...
A Sidonian Province It was only in the Persian period that Apollonia-Arsuf emerged for the first ... more A Sidonian Province It was only in the Persian period that Apollonia-Arsuf emerged for the first time as a coastal urban center (Tal 1999: 20514). At this point in its history, the site was under Sidonian hegemony. A funerary inscription of Eshmun'azor II, king of Sidon in the ...
Very few cities are defined as much by their antiquities as Jerusalem: religiously, culturally, p... more Very few cities are defined as much by their antiquities as Jerusalem: religiously, culturally, politically, and economically. Erasing the Old City, or at least part of it, as suggested variously by Theodor Herzl and David Ben-Gurion, would have been an act difficult to reverse. The ruins of the past are now recognized and protected as the city's most distinct physical and visual attribute, in which past and present landscapes mingle to project the deceitful image of harmony. That said, this paper is not concerned with the usual questions of how certain monuments or artifacts inform us about past accomplishments or lost cultures. It in fact distances itself from the material and visual dimensions of Jerusalem's antiquities and addresses instead the human aspects exclusively, questioning the interaction between those who explore Jerusalem's antiquities and those who dwell amongst the surviving remnants. This polarized encounter between archaeologists and residents has def...
Résumé/Abstract The duty of the archaeologist goes far beyond the clearance and exposure of ancie... more Résumé/Abstract The duty of the archaeologist goes far beyond the clearance and exposure of ancient remains. All archaeologists know the importance of recording meticulously everything that is found, eliminated or left in place. The mostimportant task, however, is to ...
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