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The Beaker People
From about 2300BC, changes occurred in Northern European society that marked the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The Beaker People or Bell Beaker People were integral in this process....
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The Roman Celebration of the Liberalia
Liber was one of the original Roman gods. A favourite of the plebeians, he was the god of fertility and wine. His festival, the Liberalia, celebrated on the 17th March was an occasion to mark the...
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The Archaeology of Roman Jerash
Jerash in modern Jordan was one of the ten cities of the Decapolis. Founded by the Seleucids on a site occupied from prehistoric times, it became a Roman city in 63AD. Jerash’s history can be read in...
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The Sanctuary of Artemis in Jerash
The Goddess Artemis was the patron deity of Jerash. A Hellenised version of an earlier, indigenous deity, archaeology has established that her sanctuary long occupied a prominent spot in the city. A...
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The Main Cardo of Jerash
The main cardo of Jerash was the city’s backbone, running from north to south. Its construction began towards the end of the first century AD when the Jerash became a Roman city. By this time, Jerash...
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Early Christianity and Christian Architecture in Jerash
The history of Christianity in Jerash between the fourth and seventh centuries AD can be read through its archaeology. Its development from simple, recycled buildings to byzantine influenced...
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Jerash’s Christian Churches — The Appropriation of Pagan and Jewish Places of...
To date, archaeologists have excavated fifteen Christian churches in Jerash. Two sites, in particular, show how the Christians of Jerash reused the places of worship of other religions. They also...
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Apamea: A Greco-Roman City in Syria
Apamea lies 125km from Aleppo in the northern Syrian Desert overlooking the Al Ghab plain. The area is fertile; good for grazing and growing trees and vines. Its closeness to the Syrian border has...
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The Archaeology of Palmyra
The archaeological remains of Palmyra predominantly date to its heyday and reflect a monumental building programme based on the city’s privileged position in the eastern Roman Empire. At first glance,...
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