| Excavations at Kilise Tepe, 1994-98: From Bronze Age to Byzantine in Western Cilicia Contributor(s): Postgate, J. Nicholas (Editor), Thomas, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1902937406 ISBN-13: 9781902937403 Publisher: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Researc OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2007 Annotation: These two volumes report on five season's excavation and four millennia of occupation at Kilise Tepe, from the Early Bronze Age through the rise and fall of the Hittite Empire and into the Byzantine era when the mound was crowned by a substantial church. The site takes its importance from its position guarding the Gksu Valley, one of the two main routes from the interior of Anatolia to the Mediterranean opposite Cyprus, so that it gives a record of relations between the interior and the seaboard. Of particular interest are the sequence from the Hittite Empire through the end of the Bronze Age and into the classical world, and the Byzantine levels associated with the church. The multi-authored report gives a full account of the stratigraphy and architecture, the ceramics and other artefacts, and various environmental studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - General - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
| Dewey: 939.35 |
| LCCN: 2008298846 |
| Series: McDonald Institute Monographs |
| Physical Information: 2.55" H x 8.57" W x 11.24" (8.21 lbs) 244 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Turkey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These two volumes report on five season's excavation and four millennia of occupation at Kilise Tepe, from the Early Bronze Age through the rise and fall of the Hittite Empire and into the Byzantine era when the mound was crowned by a substantial church. The site takes its importance from its position guarding the G ksu Valley, one of the two main routes from the interior of Anatolia to the Mediterranean opposite Cyprus, so that it gives a record of relations between the interior and the seaboard. Of particular interest are the sequence from the Hittite Empire through the end of the Bronze Age and into the classical world, and the Byzantine levels associated with the church. The multi-authored report gives a full account of the stratigraphy and architecture, the ceramics and other artefacts, and various environmental studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, David: - David Thomas is the former Director of Technology at the National Archives, where he was responsible for systems, the online catalogue, the website and the preservation of digital records. He has a long-standing interest in crime, imprisonment and poverty and has written extensively on these topics for family history magazines. He is the author of Beggars Cheats and Forgers: A History of Frauds Through the Ages (Pen & Sword, 2014). |