Satellite and Archaeological Reconnaissance in the Tur 'Abdin, Turkey
Archaeopress (Verlag)
978-1-80327-712-7 (ISBN)
In 2014-2016 the Finnish-Swedish Archaeological Project in Mesopotamia (FSAPM) initiated a pilot study of an unexplored area in the Tūr Abdin region in Northern Mesopotamia (present-day Mardin Province in southeastern Turkey). FSAPM is reliant on satellite image data sources for prospecting, identifying, recording, and mapping largely unknown archaeological sites as well as studying their landscapes in the region. The purpose is to record and document sites in this endangered area for saving its cultural heritage. The sites in question consist of fortified architectural remains in an ancient border zone between the Graeco-Roman/Byzantine world and Parthia/Persia. The location of the archaeological sites in the terrain and the visible archaeological remains, as well as their dimensions and sizes were determined from the ortorectified satellite images, which also provided coordinates. In addition, field documentation was carried out in situ with photographs and notes. The prospecting of sites in the Ṭūr ’Abdīn satellite imagery surpassed many of the expectations. In the first directory of archaeological sites identified, 40% are new and previously unknown, which is a small token of the huge research potential still hidden in northern Mesopotamia. Some variation appeared in the number of sites in each of the arbitrarily defined regions, and their characters appear to be quite different, too. The project has located new, important archaeological remains of the Roman military presence on the eastern border against Persia in late antiquity, and had also been able to suggest new border arrangements.
Dr Kenneth Silver is a historian and professional archaeologist, who has lived and worked for decades in the Near East. He is a specialist in Hellenistic and Roman archaeology, history and numismatics. He has worked with archaeological material in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Turkey. He has previously published a number of scientific articles and monographs in this field. His current research interests include the study of early Jewish-Christian relations and the history of early Christianity. Presently he is the director of a survey and mapping project in Northern Mesopotamia studying the border zone between the late Roman/ Byzantine Empire and Persia. Raffaella Pappalardo obtained her PhD in Ancient History from University of Naples ‘Federico II’ (Italy). As a pottery specialist she has taken part in many archaeological projects in Syria, Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, where she was in charge of the ceramic assemblages. Her publication record reflects her interest in the socio-cultural role of pottery in the ancient world, and specifically in the period between the Late Antique and the Islamic world.
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Previous scholarship
3. Archaeological reconnaissance work
4. Discussion: Keferde, Ömerli
5. Discussion: Beşikkaya Fafe, Ömerli
6. Interpreting the tower tomb at Beşikkaya Fafe
7. The analysed pottery in context
8. The eastern frontier of the Roman Empire and the province of Mesopotamia in the late antiquity – a theatre of escalation and warfare
9. Ṭūr ‘Abdīn – a brief review of the archaeological sources and the limitations in interpretation
10. Mapping and satellite cartography in the Ṭūr ‘Abdīn and beyond
11. Concluding thoughts about peoples, ethnicity, and the eastern limes in context
12. Summary
Bibliography
List of the Figures and Plates
Figure and Plate Credits
Indexes
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.04.2024 |
|---|---|
| Co-Autor | Markus Törmä |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 290 mm |
| Gewicht | 399 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80327-712-2 / 1803277122 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80327-712-7 / 9781803277127 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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