Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder

Ali Mousavi

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Persepolis

Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder

Ali Mousavi

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2012

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Persepolis: Discovery and Afterlife of a World Wonder presents the first full study of the history of archaeological exploration at Persepolis after its destruction in 330 BC. Based in part on archival evidence, anecdotal information, and unpublished documents, this book describes in detail the history of archaeological exploration, visual documentation, and excavations at one of the most celebrated sites of the ancient world. The book addresses a broad audience of readers ranging from students of the archaeology, history, and art history of ancient, medieval, and modern Iran to scholars in Classical Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Studies.

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Ali Mousavi, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
CONTENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	ix
LIST OF FIGURES AND PLATES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xi
BIBLIOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xix
FOREWORD BY DAVID STRONACH Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xxi
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
I. PERSEPOLIS: A SURVEY OF THE SITE, ITS CHRONOLOGY AND FUNCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
II. PERSEPOLIS IN FLAMES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	57
III. FROM PARSA TO SAD-SOTUN: THE AFTERLIFE OF PERSEPOLIS BEGINS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	73
IV. TAKHT-E JAMSHID: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A HISTORICAL SITE INTO A MYTHICAL SYMBOL Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
V. IN SEARCH OF PERSEPOLIS: WESTERN TRAVELLERS’ EXPLORATIONS IN PERSIA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
VI. PERSEPOLIS AND THE PUZZLE OF THE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	113
VII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AND THE EMERGENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	123
VIII. PERSEPOLIS AT THE DAWN OF SCIENTIFIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN IRAN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	155
IX. FORTY YEARS OF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION AT TAKHT-E JAMSHID: 1939-1979 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
AFTERWORD Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	215
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	221
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	233
PLATES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239

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eBook published on:

April 19, 2012

eBook ISBN:

9781614510338

Hardcover published on:

March 15, 2012

Hardcover ISBN:

9781614510284

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Front matter:

24

Main content:

253

Illustrations:

98

Coloured Illustrations:

19

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614510338

eBook ISBN: 9781614510338

Hardcover ISBN: 9781614510284

Keywords for this book

Persepolis; Achaemenid Empire; Archaeology of Iran; Ancient Iran; Near Eastern Archaeology

Audience(s) for this book

All those interested in the history and archaeology of ancient Iran and the ancient Near East in general as well as those interested in the development of Western understanding of the ancient world in general and ancient Iran in particular.

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