Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder

Ali Mousavi

Published by De Gruyter 2012

Persepolis

Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder

Ali Mousavi

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614510338

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Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder presents the first full study of the history of archaeological exploration at Persepolis after its destruction in 330 BC. Based in part on archival evidence, anecdotal information, and unpublished documents, this book describes in detail the history of archaeological exploration, visual documentation, and excavations at one of the most celebrated sites of the ancient world. The book addresses a broad audience of readers ranging from students of the archaeology, history, and art history of ancient, medieval, and modern Iran to scholars in Classical Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies.

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Ali Mousavi, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
LIST OF FIGURES AND PLATES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
BIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xix
FOREWORD BY DAVID STRONACH Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xxi
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
I. PERSEPOLIS: A SURVEY OF THE SITE, ITS CHRONOLOGY AND FUNCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
II. PERSEPOLIS IN FLAMES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
III. FROM PARSA TO SAD-SOTUN: THE AFTERLIFE OF PERSEPOLIS BEGINS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
IV. TAKHT-E JAMSHID: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A HISTORICAL SITE INTO A MYTHICAL SYMBOL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
V. IN SEARCH OF PERSEPOLIS: WESTERN TRAVELLERS’ EXPLORATIONS IN PERSIA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
VI. PERSEPOLIS AND THE PUZZLE OF THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
VII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND THE EMERGENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
VIII. PERSEPOLIS AT THE DAWN OF SCIENTIFIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRAN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
IX. FORTY YEARS OF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION AT TAKHT-E JAMSHID: 1939-1979 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
AFTERWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
PLATES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in the history and archaeology of ancient Iran and the ancient Near East in general as well as those interested in the development of Western understanding of the ancient world in general and ancient Iran in particular.
Pages
- Front matter: 24
- Main content: 253
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 98
- Coloured Illustrations: 19
Keywords: Persepolis; Achaemenid Empire; Archaeology of Iran; Ancient Iran; Near Eastern Archaeology

eBook

Published: April 19, 2012
ISBN: 9781614510338

Hardcover

Published: March 15, 2012
ISBN: 9781614510284