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Gottlieb Schumacher (1857 1925) was an American-born German civil
engineer, architect and archaeologist who was influential in the
early archaeological explorations of Palestine. His parents were
members of the Temple Association, a Protestant group who emigrated
to Haifa in 1869. After studying engineering in Stuttgart between
1876 and 1881, Schumacher returned to Haifa and assumed a leading
role in surveying and construction in the region. This volume,
first published in 1888 for the Palestine Exploration Fund,
contains the results of Schumacher's survey of the Jaul n region of
Syria, now known as the Golan Heights. Schumacher provides an
engaging and detailed description of the geography and
archaeological remains of the region, with the culture, society and
customs of both the settled inhabitants and nomadic Bedouin also
described. The book is richly illustrated with over 140 figures of
ancient artefacts and remains, together with a detailed map of the
region.
Gottlieb Schumacher (1857-1925) was an American-born German civil
engineer, architect and archaeologist who was influential in the
early archaeological explorations of Palestine. His parents were
members of the Temple Association, a Protestant group who emigrated
to Haifa in 1869. After studying engineering in Stuttgart between
1876 and 1881, Schumacher returned to Haifa and assumed a leading
role in surveying and construction in the region. First published
in 1886 for the Palestine Exploration Fund, this volume contains
the results of the first survey of the Hauran region conducted by
Schumacher in preparation for the construction of the
Damascus-Haifa railway. Considered one of Schumacher's most
important surveys, it describes the archaeological remains, geology
and contemporary villages of this region in great detail. Accounts
of this area by the British traveller Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888)
and the scholar Guy Le Strange (1854-1933) are also included in
this volume.
Gottlieb Schumacher (1857 1925) was an American-born German civil
engineer, architect and archaeologist who was influential in the
early archaeological explorations of Palestine. His parents were
members of the Temple Association, a Protestant group who emigrated
to Haifa in 1869. After studying engineering in Stuttgart between
1876 and 1881, Schumacher returned to Haifa and soon assumed a
leading role in surveying and construction in the region. First
published in 1890 for the Palestine Exploration Fund, this volume
contains the results of Schumacher's survey of Northern 'Alj n in
present-day Jordan. This region contains the cities of the ancient
Decapolis, a group of Hellenistic cities which were centres of
Greek and Roman culture. In this volume Schumacher describes the
contemporary villages and ancient ruins in this area, and includes
the results of the first surveys of the ancient Decapolis cities of
Gadara, Arbela and the disputed site of Capitolias.
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Gottlieb Schumacher (1857-1925) was an American-born German civil
engineer, architect and archaeologist who was influential in the
early archaeological explorations of Palestine. His parents were
members of the Temple Association, a Protestant group who emigrated
to Haifa in 1869. After studying engineering in Stuttgart between
1876 and 1881, Schumacher returned to Haifa and soon assumed a
leading role in surveying and construction in the region. This
volume contains the results of the first detailed survey of the
ancient city of Pella, conducted by Schumacher for the Palestine
Exploration Fund, and published by the Fund in 1888. During the
Roman era Pella was one of the cities of the Decapolis, a group of
Hellenistic cities which were centres of Greek and Roman culture.
Schumacher describes the site of Pella, its extant structures and
its surrounding ruins as they appeared at the time of publication.
Gottlieb Schumacher (1857 1925) was an American-born German civil
engineer, architect and archaeologist who was influential in the
early archaeological explorations of Palestine. His parents were
members of the Temple Association, a Protestant group who emigrated
to Haifa in 1869. After studying engineering in Stuttgart between
1876 and 1881, Schumacher returned to Haifa and assumed a leading
role in surveying and construction in the region. This volume,
first published in 1888 for the Palestine Exploration Fund,
contains the results of Schumacher's survey of the Jaulan region of
Syria, now known as the Golan Heights. Schumacher provides an
engaging and detailed description of the geography and
archaeological remains of the region, with the culture, society and
customs of both the settled inhabitants and nomadic Bedouin also
described. The book is richly illustrated with over 140 figures of
ancient artefacts and remains, together with a detailed map of the
region.
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