Jebel Bishri in Context: Introduction to the Archaeological Studies and the Neighbourhood of Jebel Bishri in Central Syria: Proceedings of a Nordic Research Training Seminar in Syria, May 2004

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The papers of a Nordic research training seminar that took place during a NorFA (currently NordForsk) PhD course in Syria in May 2004. These papers offer an introduction to anyone interested in archaeology, history, art history and ethnography of the neighbourhood of Jebel Bishri. They are written so that they are also approachable by a general reader or a non-specialist of a particular period. They are not scientific reports but contribute as a reference source to the previous and forthcoming archaeological publications concerning Jebel Bishri under the study by SYGIS (the Syrian GIS). The papers bring new insights, points of views, and methodological approaches to the already known sites in the vicinity of Jebel Bishri, as well as contexts to the newlystudied sites in the area. Cover Page Title Page Copyright Preface and Acknowledgements TOWARDS A SPECIALISED FOOD PRODUCTION –A LOOK AT JEBEL BISHRI NOMADIC LIFE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN SYRIA: A Perspective from the Present Life on Badiyahto the Amorite Nomadism in the Bronze Age ASPECTS OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS IN THE OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD: The Contacts between Mari and Hazor as a Case Study* THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE ASSYRO - ARAMAEAN HOSTILITY ON THE EUPHRATES SIDE OF JEBEL BISHRI: Implications of Battlefield Archaeology PALMYRA – IDENTITY EXPRESSED THROUGH ARCHITECTURE AND ART THE TAX LAW OF PALMYRA AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ROMAN MONETARY SYSTEM TO SYRIA – A RE-EVALUATION TRADE ROUTES OF PALMYRA: With Special Notes on Western Routes in the Palmyrene Trade DURA EURPOS: The Final Siege and Abandonment FORTRESSES AND ECCLESIAE ON THE IMPERIAL FRONTIER OF BYZANTIUM