
After Alexander
The Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods at Pella in Jordan
John Tidmarsh(Author)
Sydney University Press
Published on 31. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
500 pages
978-1-74332-963-4 (ISBN)
Description
After Alexander: The Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods at Pella in Jordan details the excavation of Hellenistic and Early Roman period horizons carried out at Pella in Jordan by the University of Sydney since 1979. It deals with both the stratigraphy of the Hellenistic and Early Roman levels at Pella, and catalogues the pottery recovered from them. Short summaries of relevant work by the College of Wooster are also included.
After a brief introduction to the site and history of excavations, a detailed description of the Hellenistic and Early Roman levels on the main mound of Khirbet Fahl, on nearby Tell Husn, and in select hinterland locations, then follows.
The heart of the study centres on a detailed catalogue of the corpus of some 900 individual Hellenistic-Early Roman pottery fragments, accompanied by outline drawings for each fragment, and a smaller number of images of the more important pieces.
Discussion of the relevance and importance of the material remains to the history and archaeology of the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods at Pella and more broadly to Jordan and the southern Levant concludes the study.
After a brief introduction to the site and history of excavations, a detailed description of the Hellenistic and Early Roman levels on the main mound of Khirbet Fahl, on nearby Tell Husn, and in select hinterland locations, then follows.
The heart of the study centres on a detailed catalogue of the corpus of some 900 individual Hellenistic-Early Roman pottery fragments, accompanied by outline drawings for each fragment, and a smaller number of images of the more important pieces.
Discussion of the relevance and importance of the material remains to the history and archaeology of the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods at Pella and more broadly to Jordan and the southern Levant concludes the study.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
A4
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1915 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74332-963-4 (9781743329634)
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Person
Dr John Tidmarsh is a specialist in the Hellenistic period, with extensive archaeological experience especially at Pella in Jordan and Jebel Khalid in Syria, as well as Nea Paphos in Cyprus and Torone in Greece. He was formerly President of the University of Sydney's Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation and is currently Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens.
Content
Abbreviations in text
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part 1: The excavations
Plates
Part 2: The catalogue
Part 3: Overview
References
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part 1: The excavations
Plates
Part 2: The catalogue
Part 3: Overview
References