Recent Archaeological Research and Conservation Activities in the Tomb Sanctuary on Mount Nemrud
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ISBN: 978-1-61451-622-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
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All those interested in Hellenistic history and archaeology, in particular Asia Minor.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie spezieller Regionen und Zeitalter
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie: Theorie und Methoden
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Hellenismus
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Klassische Archäologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
Weitere Infos & Material
1;Introductory remarks, foreword and acknowledgements;11
2;Tanitici Bilgiler, Önsöz ve Tesekkürler;33
3;Part I: A survey of the topography and history of the kingdom of Commagene, and King Antiochus I’s religious & cultural programme and divine-ruler cult;47
3.1;I.1 Commagene: Some topography;48
3.2;I.2 Early Commagene and the immediate forefathers of Antiochus I;62
3.3;I.3 The life and family of Antiochus I of Commagene;69
3.4;I.4 King Antiochus I of Commagene: History and foreign policy in the light of ancient literary sources;73
3.5;I.5 The successors of Antiochus I;78
3.6;I.6 Antiochus’ personal information on the topographical situation of his own tomb sanctuary on Mount Nemrud;88
3.7;I.7 Nemrud Dagi;93
3.8;I.8 Stelae from Antiochus I’s temene at Samosata and surrounding area;142
3.9;I.9 Stelae from Antiochus I’s temene in the southern part of Commagene: Seleucia Zeugma (Belkis) and Doliche (Dülük);160
3.10;I.10 The geographic distribution of Antiochus I’s temene and hierothesia; and what to say about their relative chronology?;171
3.11;I.11 Antiochus I’s self-proclaimed religious programme & divine-ruler cult, and the festivals for all the people of his kingdom;174
3.12;I.12 Where did Commagene’s remarkable wealth come from?;180
4;Part II: A survey of previous explorations and archaeological activities on Nemrud Dagi and in other Commagenian sanctuaries and sites. The sites revisited and reviewed;185
4.1;II.1 Two reporting visitors of Commagene in the 1830s;186
4.2;II.2 Other expeditions and discoveries, in the later 19th century;194
4.3;II.3 Friedrich Karl Dörner and Rudolf Naumann in Commagene, 1938;243
4.4;II.4 Arsameia-on-the-Nymphaeus. Discovery and excavation of the hierothesion by Friedrich Karl Dörner & Theresa Goell in the 1950s;248
4.5;II.5 A new start of the excavations on the hierothesion plateau of Arsameia-on-the-Nymphaeus by Wolfram Hoepfner and Friedrich Karl Dörner in 1963, continued in 1964 and 1967;282
4.6;II.6 Wolfram Hoepfner’s tentative reconstructions of the buildings’ superstructures on the hierothesion plateau: some comments;289
4.7;II.7 Theresa Goell and Nemrud Dagi: an introduction;308
5;Part III: NEMRUD DAGI, a survey of the activities on the mountain in the second half of the 20th century: a critical review;321
5.1;III.1 Theresa Goell’s thorough clearance of the East and West Terraces in 1953–1956;322
5.2;III.2 The East Terrace;324
5.3;III.3 The West Terrace;367
5.4;III.4 The colossal statues on the East and West Terraces;392
5.5;III.5 Geophysical explorations on Nemrud Dag in 1963 and 1964;411
5.6;III.6 The first restoration and preservation campaign by Friedrich Karl Dörner, 1984;420
5.7;III.7 A new Nemrud Dag project by Dörner’s successors, Sencer Sahin, Elmar Schwertheim & Jörg Wagner, 1987–1990;421
5.8;III.8 New geophysical research by Helmut Lütjen & Tomm Utecht, 1989;423
5.9;III.9 An Antiochian cult place at Direk Kale?;431
5.10;III.10 Discoveries at Samosata;434
5.11;III.11 A future Nemrud Dagi Museum, an epilogue;439
6;Part IV: The International Nemrud Dagi Project, 2001–2003: documentation, stone deterioration research & archaeological preserving activities;443
6.1;Introduction;445
6.2;IV.1 GPS survey as a basis of the Site Information System (SIS) of Mount Nemrud;456
6.3;IV.2 The 3D-scan technology and the Nemrud Dag mission;461
6.4;IV.3 The Site Information System;468
6.5;IV.4 Petrographical investigation and diagnosis of weathering damage on stone monuments of the Mount Nemrud sanctuary;476
6.6;IV.5 Deterioration and preservation of the limestone surface and the tuffit reliefs;485
6.7;IV.6 Structural preservation and consolidation of the limestone statues on Nemrud Dagi;489
6.8;IV.7 Restoration of the colossal statue of King Antiochus I on the East Terrace of Nemrud Dagi;495
6.9;IV.8 Transportation of the Lion Horoscope and the four dexiosis stelae from the West Terrace to the temporary restoration house on Nemrud Dagi: a report of the activities;501
6.10;IV.9 Report of the condition and preservation of the Lion Horoscope and two dexiosis stelae from the West Terrace of Nemrud Dagi;508
7;Part V: Further Research on Mount Nemrud by members of the International Nemrud Dagi Project and others;515
7.1;V.1 Epigraphic research on Nemrud Dagi;516
7.2;V.2 Images and inscriptions of Nemrud Dagi in the perception of ancient visitors;521
7.3;V.3 Research and conservation of sandstone sculpture on Nemrud Dagi;532
7.4;V.4 Description and dating of the potsherds found on Mount Nemrud and looking for more;540
7.5;V.5 Coins of Commagene;543
7.6;V.6 Astro-religion in Commagene;573
7.7;V.7 “Lost in the hinterland?” The monument on Nemrud Dagi in its Hellenistic context;610
7.8;V.8 From Pergamum to Commagene;616
8;Selected bibliography and abbreviations;624
9;Sources of photographs and figures (besides those mentioned in the captions);633
10;References & sigla;635
11;Plates;659
12;Overview of SIS-codes;693
