Late Antique Archaeology
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New work over the last thirty years on the archaeology of Syria-Palestine in the later sixth and seventh centuries has significantly questioned the once-accepted view of an economy in decline, seen in part as a contributory factor to the... more
Research on early medieval Cyprus has focused on the late antique " golden age " (late fourth/early fifth to seventh century) and the so-called Byzantine " Reconquista " (post-AD 965) while overlooking the intervening period. This phase... more
This dissertation examines ancient anchoring practice in the Mediterranean through ca. 1500 CE, as well as the history and technological developments of iron anchors, which are among the most important tools inherited from the ancient... more
Preface; I. Introduction: I.1 Prelude "To Imitate the Bees"; I.2 Towards an Interpretation of Spolia: Delimitations and Methods; I.3 Reuse The Development of a New Architectural Practice; II. Translatio of Materials: II.1 Fragments and... more
Gymnic Agones in Late Antiquity. Battle and victor representations until the end of antiquity.
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The recent salvage excavations in Slovenia have brought to light a number of early medieval settlements. One of the most important is Nova Tabla, near Murska Sobota. A relatively large number of radiocarbon dates obtained from charcoal... more
In this book I endeavour to offer a concise account of Islamic archaeology as it has developed and is today in the region of geographical Syria-Palestine. The region offers the archaeologist particular attractions in dealing with an... more
Late Roman or late antique archaeology in Hungary has a long history which starts in 1777, the time of the first recorded excavation in Óbuda (Budapest). The later evolution of late antique archaeology in Hungary is tied to two of its... more
A historical survey of the regions of Judaea and surrounding territories in the Graeco-Roman period.
1 Ringrazio gli organizzatori del convegno all'Accademia Belgica, in particolare Thomas Morard, per avermi invitato a tenere una conferenza e per aver incluso il mio contributo nel presente volume. Vorrei ringraziare anche la... more
The method of facet-cutting was invented in the 1 st century AD. The glass cutters began to create zoned facet-cut decoration to arrange the facets in horizontal zones divided by linear grooves mostly in Isings 96 bowl in the second half... more
Conquista visigoda de Spania y pleito entre Ilici y Eio.
Asturius vivas! Pictorial Programme and Function of a Late Roman Belt Buckle A Late Roman brass belt buckle in the collection of the RGZM is decorated with the portrait medallion of a man between victories and two persons likely to... more
The early Christian archaeology of Asia Minor has recently developed into a discipline devoted to the contextualized study of the material remains of early Christianity. It has characterized Asia Minor as a region where-save some notable... more
A unique group of sculpture from Early Christian Cyprus comes from the so-called Villa of Theseus, at Nea Paphos. The group comprises (at least) twenty sculptures of divinities and mythological figures, which range in date from the... more
Zwischen dem 3. und dem 5. Jh. n. Chr. veränderte sich das römische Imperium in vielerlei Hinsicht, die Gesellschaftsordnung blieb jedoch in ihrem Kern bestehen. Die Wohnkultur der Eliten jener Zeit gewährt Einsichten in das Verhältnis... more
The present article tries to contribute to a better understanding of the relation between empire-wide and local aspects in late antique domestic culture. On the one hand, late antique élite houses all over the Mediterranean share certain... more
The excavations of the University of Warsaw in the so-called Villa of Theseus in Kato Paphos uncovered a unique group of at least twenty sculptures, predominantly depicting mythological figures and divinities. The building took its... more
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Concerning Byzantine Edged Weapons of the Late 6th and 7th Centuries: Swords with Bronze Guard of the Type Aradac-Kölked-Corinth The article focuses on the long swords (spathae) from three south-eastern European soldiers’ graves of the... more
Interpretation of rich male graves of middle 5th cent. AD from the Western Mediterranean. Extendend German version of my English article on Habitus barbarus or habitus militaris.
Questo libro analizza il fenomeno della cristianizzazione nel territorio corrispondente all’attuale Toscana centro-settentrionale dal IV al X secolo d.C., sia negli ambiti urbani che negli spazi rurali. Attraverso una puntuale analisi... more
Anazarbos günümüzde Kadirli-Kozan ve Ceyhan İlçelerinin birleştiği bir konumda yer almaktadır. Tarihsel süreç içinde defalarca çeşitli uluslar tarafından ele geçirilmiş ve kaybedilmiş bir kenttir. MS. 204/205 yıllarından itibaren... more
Il lago d'Orta, chiamato anche Cusio, è il bacino più occidentale tra i grandi laghi prealpini; il suo specchio d'acqua si estende per 13,4 km di lunghezza sulla sua linea mediana, a fronte di una larghezza media di 2,5 km e di una... more
Uno dei temi più caratterizzanti per la comprensione del periodo tardoantico è quello del reimpiego di elementi figurativi e architettonici. I vecchi studi consideravano il fenomeno come spia di decadenza sia della cultura artistica... more