Jørgen Christian Meyer

This book is the first investigation of the relationship between Palmyra and its surrounding territory from the Roman to the early Islamic period since the 1930s. It discusses the agricultural potential of the hinterland, its role in the food supply of the city, and the interaction with the nomadic networks on the Syrian dry steppe.

Palmyrena: Palmyra and the Surrounding Territory from the Roman to the Early Islamic period

Eivind Heldaas Seland

Nils Anfinset

The contributions to this volume address the archaeology and history of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Bringing together papers presented at a conference in Athens in December 2012 as a part of the Syrian-Norwegian research project Palmyrena: City, Hinterland and Caravan Trade between Orient and Occident, it reflects international research and fieldwork that was going on until the outbreak of the Syrian civil war.

Proceedings of the Conference Held in Athens, December 1-3, 2012

Palmyrena - City, Hinterland and Caravan Trade Between Orient and Occident

The contributions to this volume address the archaeology and history of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

Proceedings of the Conference held in Athens, December 1-3, 2012

Palmyrena: City, Hinterland and Caravan Trade between Orient and Occident

Ted Kaizer

Joan Aruz

Michał Gawlikowski

Waleed Khaled al-Asa‘ad

Dr. Eleonora Cussini

Lucinda Dirven

Maura K. Heyn

Michel Al-Maqdissi

Eva Ishaq

Dr. Rubina Raja

Andreas Schmidt-Colinet

Judith Weingarten

In response to the catastrophic destruction of Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO world heritage site, a group of major international scholars gathered to focus on the art, archaeology, and history of the beleaguered site and present their latest findings. Their papers, given at a symposium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2016, have been collected in this fascinating and important publication. They are accompanied by a moving tribute by Waleed Khaled al-Asa‘ad to his father, Khaled al-Asa‘ad, the Syrian archaeologist and head of antiquities for the ancient city of Palmyra who was brutally murdered in 2015 while defending the site. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} Palmyra: Mirage in the Desert, published simultaneously in English and Arabic, is the latest volume in the Metropolitan Museum symposium series. It is a major contribution to the knowledge and understanding of this multicultural desert—located at the crossroads of the ancient world—that will help preserve the memory of this extraordinary place for generations to come.</p>

Mirage in the Desert

Palmyra

Jørgen Christian Meyer

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