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Ancient Landscapes of Zoara II reveals the unique set of objects discovered through the meticulous excavations at Ghor as-Safi in Jordan. Some of them are unique works of art but others are no less valuable for the knowledge they hold.
List of contents
Part I. Material finds from the early Byzantine, Abbasid and Ayyubid-Mamluk periods; 1. The mosaic pavements; 2. Writing in Zoara: an overview of Greek, Aramaic and Arabic inscriptions; 3. Greek-inscribed tombstones: a preliminary report on the latest discoveries; 4. Early Byzantine miscellaneous objects; 5. Abbasid and Ayyubid-Mamluk miscellaneous objects; 6. Ceramics from the Nabataean to the Mamluk periods; 7. Quantification of historic-period pottery; 8. Petrographic analysis of historic-period coarse ware pottery; 9. The coins; 10 A. The glass: an overview and highlights; 10B. The glass from the Khirbat ash-Sheikh ‘Isa excavations, 2002; Part II. Environmental finds: 11. The human skeletal remains; 12. Animal-based subsistence: interim remarks; 13. Preliminary results for archaeobotanical samples from Khirbat ash-Sheikh ‘Isa; 14. Phytolith analysis: preliminary results
About the author
Konstantinos D. Politis is an archaeologist who is well-versed on the Near East from prehistory through to the medieval periods, with a focus on Late Antiquity. He has published eight books and numerous scholarly articles and has presented many lectures in Europe, the Near East, Australia and North America. From 1986 to 2004, Dr. Politis led the Sanctuary of Lot Project for the British Museum, and from 1997 to 2018, he directed the Ghor as-Safi Project, instigating the Museum at the Lowest Place on Earth. He has also headed other projects for the Greek, Jordanian, Syrian and Omani governments as well as British Council, UNESCO and USAID. Recently, he has completed seminal EU-funded research about the Ghor as-Safi at Athens and Ionian universities, now published.
Summary
Ancient Landscapes of Zoara II reveals the unique set of objects discovered through the meticulous excavations at Ghor as-Safi in Jordan. Some of them are unique works of art but others are no less valuable for the knowledge they hold.
