Tumulus as sema: space, politics, culture and religion in the First Millennium BC
Tumuli were the most widespread form of monumental tombs in the ancient world. Their impact on landscape, their allurement as well as their symbolic referenceto a glorious past can still be felt today. The need of supra-regional and cross-disciplinary examination of this unique phenomenon led to the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Topoi. Berlin studies of the ancient world
volume 27 Topoi - Berlin Studies of the Ancient World/Topoi - Berliner Studien der Alten Welt Ser v.27 |
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Mounds (Black Sea Region) Congresses
B Mounds (Middle East) Congresses B Electronic books B Middle East Antiquities Congresses B Mounds ; Middle East ; Congresses B Black Sea Region Antiquities Congresses |
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| Summary: | Tumuli were the most widespread form of monumental tombs in the ancient world. Their impact on landscape, their allurement as well as their symbolic referenceto a glorious past can still be felt today. The need of supra-regional and cross-disciplinary examination of this unique phenomenon led to theorganisation ofan international conference in Istanbul in 2009. The proceedings of TumulIstanbulrevolve around thequestion of the symbolicsignificance of burial mounds in the 1stmillennium BCin the Eastern Mediterranean and Black-Sea regions, also providing further insight into theirKurgan neighbours from Eurasia. Olivier Henry, Institut Français d'Etudes Anatoliennes (IFEA), Istanbul, Turkey; Ute Kelp, University Cologne, Germany. |
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| Item Description: | Collection of papers from the TumulIstanbul international conference held in Istanbul during 2009 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 3110267500 |