Environmental Studies, Remote Sensing, and Modelling

Final Publications from the Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project I

Edited by Achim Lichtenberger Edited by Rubina Raja

Book cover: Environmental Studies, Remote Sensing, and Modelling

Extent: 247 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Ancient Near East

Series: Jerash Papers

Series volume number: 6

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2020)

ISBN: 9782503588865

Price: $88.00

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The Decapolis city of Jerash has long attracted attention from travellers and scholars, due both to the longevity of the site and the remarkable finds uncovered during successive phases of excavation that have taken place from 1902 onwards. Between 2011 and 2016, a Danish-German team, led by the universities of Aarhus and Munster, focused their attention on the Northwest Quarter of Jerash – the highest point within the walled city – and this volume is the first in a series of books presenting the team’s final results. Covering different themes and categories of finds, this volume focuses on the geophysical survey and other remote-sensing work undertaken in and around the Northwest Quarter, and also presents an in-depth discussion of the environmental studies performed at the site. This includes the geoscientific analysis carried out in various contexts, as well as radiocarbon dating, studies of both human and animal bones, and conclusions drawn from the archaeobotanical research.

  • Edited by Achim Lichtenberger
  • Edited by Rubina Raja