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Ancient Fortifications (Hardcover)
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Ancient Fortifications (Hardcover)
Series: Fokus Fortifikation Studies, 1
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Dedicated to the investigation of fortifications as important and
integral elements of ancient built space, the present volume
results from the activity of the German based international
research network Fokus Fortifikation. Ancient Fortifications in the
Eastern Mediterranean and is intended as a guide to research on
ancient fortifications and a source of inspiration for new
research. Ancient city walls and other fortification structures
have long been underestimated. Since the early years of the 21st
century, research on ancient fortifications has experienced an
international boom, particularly amongst young researchers. They
approached the study of fortifications with fresh ideas and new
aims, and felt the need to discuss the problems and potentials of
these monuments and to develop harmonised research methods and
objectives. The outcome is the present bilingual (English and
German) book, which offers a condensed view of the network's
extended conversations. The goal is not so much to offer an
overview on the development of ancient fortifications, but rather
to present versatile and diverse approaches to their research and
interpretation and to serve as a kick-off for a new understanding
of this category of ancient buildings. The book is divided into two
parts: the first part includes 12 chapters on methods of
interpretation, documentation, and field project organisation; the
systematic description and presentation of fortifications;
the'building experience'; masonry forms and techniques; defensive,
symbolic, and urbanistic functions and aspects; on fortifications
in written sources, the visual arts, and as a historical source;
and on regional and rural fortifications, and regionally confined
phenomena. Part two is a catalogue that offers exemplary
presentations of fortifications studied by network members; it is
arranged in four sections: regions, sites, architectural elements
and architectural details. The book is Volume 1 in the new series
Fokus Fortifikation Studies. Volume 2 in the series, Focus on
Fortification: New Research on Fortifications in the Ancient
Mediterranean and the Near East (Oxbow Books), the proceedings of
an international conference held in Athens in December 2012, will
also appear in 2015.
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