Karanis Revealed
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Karanis Revealed
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Author : Terry G. Wilfong
language : en
Publisher: Kelsey Museum Publications
Release Date : 2014
Karanis Revealed written by Terry G. Wilfong and has been published by Kelsey Museum Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Excavations (Archaeology) categories.
The 1924-1935 University of Michigan excavations at the Graeco-Roman period Egyptian village of Karanis yielded thousands of artifacts and extensive archival records of their context. The Karanis material in the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Library Papyrology Collection forms a unique body of information for understanding life in an agricultural village in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. In 2011 and 2012, the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology presented the exhibition Karanis Revealed in two parts, using artifacts from the excavations and archival material to explore aspects of the site and its excavation in the 1920s and 1930s. As preparation for the exhibition progressed, it became clear that part of the story of the Michigan Karanis expedition lay in the current and ongoing research on the material it yielded by curators, faculty, staff, and students from the University of Michigan. Such projects include new work on known artifacts and papyri, the discovery or rediscovery of important unpublished artifacts and archival sources, new field research at Karanis, and even sonic investigations of the site and its history.0The present volume summarizes the recent exhibition and presents some of the new research that helped inspire it.
Discarded Discovered Collected
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Author : Arthur Verhoogt
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2017-10-05
Discarded Discovered Collected written by Arthur Verhoogt and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-05 with Art categories.
Discarded, Discovered, Collected: The University of Michigan Papyrus Collection provides an accessible introduction to the University's collection of papyri and related ancient materials, the widest and deepest resource of its kind in the Western hemisphere. The collection was founded in the early part of the 20th century by University of Michigan Professor of Classics Francis W. Kelsey. His original intention was to create a set of artifacts that would be useful in teaching students more directly about the ancient world, at a time when trips to ancient sites were much harder to arrange. Jointly administered by the University of Michigan's Department of Classical Studies and its Library, the collection has garnered significant interest beyond scholarly circles and now sees several hundred visitors each year. Of particular note among the collection's holdings are sixty pages of the earliest known copy of the Epistles of St. Paul, which are often featured on tours of the collection by groups from religious institutions. Arthur Verhoogt, one of the current stewards of the University of Michigan Papyrology Collection, provides clear, insightful information in an appealing style that will attract general readers and scholars alike. Extensively illustrated with some of the collection's more spectacular pieces, this volume describes what the collection is, what kinds of ancient texts it contains, and how it has developed from Francis Kelsey's day to the present. Additionally, Verhoogt describes in detail how people who study papyri carry out their work, and how papyri contribute to our understanding of various aspects of the ancient Greco-Roman world. Translations of the ancient texts are presented so that the reader can experience some of the excitement that comes with reading original documents from many centuries ago.
Papyri From Karanis
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Author : William Graham Claytor (VI)
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2018-06-13
Papyri From Karanis written by William Graham Claytor (VI) and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-13 with History categories.
An examination in context of important materials from Roman Karanis
Beyond Hatti
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Author : Billie Jean Collins
language : en
Publisher: Lockwood Press
Release Date : 2014-06-23
Beyond Hatti written by Billie Jean Collins and has been published by Lockwood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-23 with History categories.
This collection of essays honors the life and work of Gary Beckman, Professor of Hittite and Mesopotamian Studies at the University of Michigan. The essays were contributed by his colleagues, students, and friends, and their breadth-traversing ancient Anatolia, Syria, Mesopotamia, and beyond-are a measure of the range of his influence as a scholar. His interest in the reception and adaptation of Syro-Mesopotamian culture by the Hittites in particular inspired this offering.
Jesus The Oracle
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Author : Annelies Gisela Moeser
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2023-09-25
Jesus The Oracle written by Annelies Gisela Moeser and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-25 with Religion categories.
In Jesus the Oracle, Annelies Gisela Moeser reads Jesus’s journey from Capernaum to Jerusalem in Mark’s gospel through the cultural context of second/third century Roman Egypt. Moeser provides a rich description of the Egyptian practice of oracles, including processional oracles, to build a model with which to read Mark. This prism brings attention to descriptions of Jesus’s supernatural knowledge and wisdom, such as in the story of the Rich Man (Mk 10:17–22). In contrast to Clement of Alexandria’s homily on the Rich Man which counseled detachment from possessions, this reading from a non-elite perspective considers Jesus’s advice to be more radical. This model of processional oracles highlights the importance of access to the divine, including by non-elite crowds, by persons with disabilities (e.g., in comparing Bartimaeus [Mk 10:46–52] with Gemellus Horion of Karanis [a town in Egypt]), and by children. Traditional Egyptian religion upheld the existing sociopolitical regime. However, Jesus’s procession and proclamation of the basileia (reign) of G*d subverts the Roman world order and that of their local, elite allies.
Research News
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Author : University of Michigan. Office of Research Administration
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Research News written by University of Michigan. Office of Research Administration and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Science categories.
La Splendeur Des Dieux Quatre Tudes Iconographiques Sur L Hell Nisme Gyptien 2 Vols
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Author : Gaëlle Tallet
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-12-29
La Splendeur Des Dieux Quatre Tudes Iconographiques Sur L Hell Nisme Gyptien 2 Vols written by Gaëlle Tallet and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-29 with History categories.
Dans La Splendeur des dieux, Gaëlle Tallet aborde la question de la transformation des divinités égyptiennes à l’époque gréco-romaine et de l’hellénisation de leur iconographie en interrogeant les enjeux de l’élaboration d’un hellénisme proprement égyptien, et les stratégies qu’il recouvre. In La Splendeur des dieux, Gaëlle Tallet provides a full reappraisal of the transformation of Egyptian deities and of their Hellenized depiction in Graeco-Roman times, and questions the issues and strategies at stake behind the elaboration of an Egyptian Hellenicity.
Superdove
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Author : Courtney Humphries
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Superdove written by Courtney Humphries and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Nature categories.
Why do we see pigeons as lowly urban pests and how did they become such common city dwellers? Courtney Humphries traces the natural history of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made their homes on the sparse cliffs of sea coasts came to dominate our urban public spaces. While detailing this evolution, Humphries introduces us to synanthropy: The concept that animals can become dependent on humans without ceasing to be wild; they can adapt to the cityscape as if it were a field or a forest. Superdove simultaneously explores the pigeon's cultural transformation, from its life in the dovecotes of ancient Egypt to its service in the trenches of World War I, to its feats within the pigeon-racing societies of today. While the dove is traditionally recognized as a symbol of peace, the pigeon has long inspired a different sort of fetishistic devotion from breeders, eaters, and artists—and from those who recognized and exploited the pigeon's astounding abilities. Because of their fecundity, pigeons were symbols of fertility associated with Aphrodite, while their keen ability to find their way home made them ideal messengers and even pilots. Their usefulness largely forgotten, today's pigeons have become as ubiquitous and reviled as rats. But Superdove reveals something more surprising: By using pigeons for our own purposes, we humans have changed their evolution. And in doing so, we have helped make pigeons the ideal city dwellers they are today. In the tradition of Rats, the book that made its namesake rodents famous, Superdove is the fascinating story of the pigeon's journey from the wild to the city—the home they'll never leave.
Housing In The Ancient Mediterranean World
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Author : J. A. Baird
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-07-21
Housing In The Ancient Mediterranean World written by J. A. Baird and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-21 with Architecture categories.
Explores the possible dialogues between textual and archaeological sources in studying housing in the ancient Mediterranean world.
Using Ostraca In The Ancient World
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Author : Clementina Caputo
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2020-12-16
Using Ostraca In The Ancient World written by Clementina Caputo and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-16 with History categories.
Throughout Egypt’s long history, pottery sherds and flakes of limestone were commonly used for drawings and short-form texts in a number of languages. These objects are conventionally called ostraca, and thousands of them have been and continue to be discovered. This volume highlights some of the methodologies that have been developed for analyzing the archaeological contexts, material aspects, and textual peculiarities of ostraca.