Die Krise des 3. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. und das Gallische Sonderreich

Akten des Interdisziplinären Kolloquiums Xanten 26. bis 28. Februar 2009

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The present volume is based on an interdisciplinary colloquium of the Archaeological Institute of the University of Cologne and the “Centre for Mediterranean Cultures”. The aim was to examine the region quite different critical development of the 3rd Century in …

Grabbauten des 2. und 3. Jahrhunderts in den gallischen und germanischen Provinzen

Akten des Internationalen Kolloquiums Köln 22. bis 23. Februar 2007

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The present volume is based on an international colloquium held by the Institute of Archaeology of the University Cologne and the “Centre for Mediterranean Cultures”. Their aim was not only the review but also the completion of the research results …

Persistenz und Rezeption

Weiterverwendung, Wiederverwendung und Neuinterpretation antiker Werke im Mittelalter

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The present volume is based on a colloquium held by two research centres of the Philosophical Faculty of Cologne University. i.e. the “Centre for Mediterranean Cultures (Zakmira)” and the “Centre for Medieval Studies”. The contributions by various authors from the …

Reliefgeschmückte Gattungen römischer Lebenskultur. Griechische Originalskulptur. Monumente orientalischer Kulte

Katalog der Skulpturen Teil 3

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Dieser Band führt die 1991 begonnene Katalogreihe fort, die erste bebilderte Publikation zu dieser Abteilung der Päpstlichen Sammlungen. Die Materialauswahl von 197 Stücken ist im Hauptteil dem Ausstattungsluxus von Villen und Gärten gewidmet. Reliefs, Wandverkleidungen, Schmuckaltäre, Brunneneinfassungen, Kandelaber, steinernes Mobiliar, …

The Sculptor’s Workshop

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Carved marble was a major part of the economy of Roman cities. The material was supplied by local and regional quarries but little is known of the workshops in which the carving was carried out. The Sculptor’s Workshop at Aphrodisias …

Die antiken Skulpturen in Castle Howard

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Die Skulpturen in Castle Howard zählen zu den bedeutendsten Antikensammlungen in England. Bisher lagen nur partielle Bestandsaufnahmen der Skulpturen von Castle Howard vor, die auf das 19. Jahrhundert zurückgehen, doch erfassen sie die Bestände nur lückenhaft. Eine zutreffende Vorstellung von …

Late Byzantine Rings, 1204–1453

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“Late Byzantine Rings, 1204-1453” is the first study of the rings of the last years of the Byzantine Empire, the period encompassing the Latin occupation of Constantinople (1204–1261) and the restored empire under the Palaiologan rulers until the fall of …

Die Kelten in Burgund

Historischer und archäologischer Überblick

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For Burgundy the Celtic past can be presented much better than for other regions – for two reasons. The high level of documented research gives us a great amount of detail for two exemplary sample sites, for Mont Lassois (Vix) …

Christliche Archäologie compact

Ein topographischer Überblick. Europa – Asien – Afrika

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“Christian archaeology compact” is the first overview of the whole of the archaeological places and certifications of this discipline. The framework extends geographically from the British islands to Ethiopia and from Morocco to China and temporally from 1. to the …

Feinkeramik aus Knidos vom mittleren Hellenismus bis in die mittlere Kaiserzeit (ca. 200 v.Chr. bis 150 n.Chr.)

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During the time of Hellenism and of the Empire, the ancient city of Knidos was one of the most important manufacturing centers of fine tableware in the eastern Mediterranean. To date, Cnidian ceramics have only been partially researched. With the …

Die antike Stadt im Umbruch

Kolloquium in Darmstadt, 19. bis 20. Mai 2006

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This volume covers the conference “The Ancient City in Transition,” which was held in May 2006 in Darmstadt, Germany. The central theme is the change and design of urban space during Late Antiquity, a period particularly marked by upheavals. In …

Das Poseidonheiligtum bei Akovitika in Messenien

Struktur und Entwicklungszusammenhang eines regionalen Zentrums. Ergebnisse einer Notgrabung 1969 und einer Nachuntersuchung mit Prospektion 2005

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Named after a suburb of the present city of Kalamata, the Poseidon sanctuary of Akovitika achieved considerable importance in the early Iron Age, even though it was surrounded by coastal swamps, which made staying there difficult. In light of this …

Die Akropolis von Athen im Hellenismus und in der römischen Kaiserzeit

Internationales Kolloquium vom 16. bis 17. Juni 2006 in Bonn

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In the Hellenistic and particularly the Roman Imperial period the Acropolis of Athens embodied the greatness of the “polis” in Classical times and must to an extent have attained a museum-like status. This volume represents the results of an International …

The Civil Basilica

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The volume is about the architecture and archaeology of the Civil Basilica of Aphrodisias, a huge public building built in the late first century AD. The book presents a detailed account of the Basilica's well-preserved remains and over hundred drawings …

Ehrenstatuen in der Spätantike

Chlamydati und Togati

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The book investigates the iconography and chronology of the late antique toga statue and the late antique Chlamys statue. Both types of honorific statuary can only be observed from the Theodosian period (late-4th century) onwards. The phenomenon will be explained …

Italische und nordafrikanische Lampen des 1. bis 5. Jahrhunderts

Römische Lampen der Sammlung K. Wilhelm

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In addition to some Italian picture lamps of the 1st century A.D., the main focus of K. Wilhelm's lamp collection is on 41 lamps of the middle and late imperial period produced in North Africa, as well as three singular …

Italische Terra Sigillata aus Iuvavum/Salzburg

Untersuchungen zur Siedlungs- und Handelsgeschichte des augusteischen vicus und des municipium Claudium Iuvavum

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Due to its large scale distribution and chronological relevance, Italian Terra Sigillata, which was produced in large quantities in Upper, Central and Southern Italy as well as Southern France, represents one of the most important archaeological sources for the early …

Gammertingen, St. Michael

Auswertung der archäologischen Ausgrabungen insbesondere unter herrschafts-, siedlungs- und landesgeschichtlicher Fragestellung

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Gegenstand der Auswertung sind die archäologischen Ausgrabungen in der in der Schwäbischen Kleinstadt Gammertingen gelegenen Michaelskapelle aus dem Jahr 1981. Die interdisziplinäre Auswertung erbrachte insbesondere wichtige Ergebnisse zur frühen Hochadelsentstehung, daneben auch zur Stadtentwicklung, aber auch zu übergeordneten Ereignissen der …

Mauenheim und Bargen

Zwei Grabhügelfelder der Hallstatt- und Frühlatènezeit aus dem nördlichen Hegau

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Die Monographie behandelt das hallstattzeitliche Gräberfeld von Immendingen-Mauenheim (Kr. Tuttlingen) mit 23 Grabhügeln und mindestens 10 kleinen Brandgräbern sowie die fünf Tumuli umfassende Nekropole von Engen-Bargen (Kr. Konstanz). Beide Fundorte liegen etwa 700 m voneinander entfernt im nördlichen Hegau, wenige …

Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie

Jahrbuch der Ernst Herzfeld-Gesellschaft e.V. Vol. 6, Encompassing the Sacred in Islamic Art

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To what extent has Islam as a religion shaped the art and material culture of the Middle East and North Africa? How is Islamic religion, in turn, informed by art and material culture? Under the title "Encompassing the Sacred", papers …