Mosaicists at work: the organisation of mosaic production in Early Islamic Jerash

Lichtenberger, Achim

doi:10.15184/aqy.2017.66

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“…Mosaics are also known from civic structures (Piccirillo 1993, 283) and what may be private houses (e.g., Talgam 2014, 372-3, passim). To this corpus, the DGJNWQP has added the late sixth-century Mosaic Hall, which connects with the Synagogue Church (Haensch et al 2016;Lichtenberger and Raja 2017;Lichtenberger and Raja 2018a, 62-4), and an early Islamic house destroyed in the earthquake of 749 CE (Lichtenberger and Raja 2017).…”

Section: The Mosaics Of Gerasa and The Use Of Glass Tesseraementioning

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“…The DGJNWQP has been concerned with the diachronic study of the production techniques and materials of mosaics (Lichtenberger and Raja 2017). Considering that the archaeological record for in situ mosaics from the Northwest Quarter is extremely scarce and fragmentary, the primary aim of this article is to identify the chronology of the mosaics from the Northwest Quarter during the whole period of life of the site, using as evidence the chemical composition of loose glass tesserae retrieved from well-documented secondary contexts (Kalaitzoglou et al 2013(Kalaitzoglou et al , 2015b.…”

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“…Roman mosaics have only sporadically been uncovered because most of the Roman residential quarter likely remains buried under the modern town. An exception is a high‐quality figurative mosaic floor (Talgam 2014 , passim ) and some recently discovered fragments (Lichtenberger and Raja 2017 , 29). Late Roman and Early Byzantine mosaics have been preserved in the Synagogue (Piccirillo 1993 , 280; Dvorjetski 2005 ; Haensch et al .…”

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“…To this corpus, the DGJNWQP has added the late sixth‐century Mosaic Hall, which connects with the Synagogue Church (Haensch et al . 2016 ; Lichtenberger and Raja 2017 ; Lichtenberger and Raja 2018a , 62–4), and an early Islamic house destroyed in the earthquake of 749 ce (Lichtenberger and Raja 2017 ).…”

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Loose glass tesserae and lost decorations: chronology and production of mosaics from Gerasa's Northwest Quarter*

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Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyses of loose glass tesserae from the Northwest Quarter of Gerasa/Jerash has enhanced our understanding of the dynamics regulating the production and circulation of glass tesserae in second-to eighth-centuries CE Jordan and the diachronic development of mosaics at the site. The identification of Levantine and Egyptian compositions (Roman-Mn, Levantine I, HIMT, Foy 2.1) proves the continuous production of mosaics from the second to the seventh centuries. The Levantine I tesserae were made by the recycling and colouring of glass cullet. The gilded tesserae, in contrast, were all of an Egyptian base glass, likely illustrating the import of finished tesserae.

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“…In the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods numerous churches and a mosque ( 15 ) were erected in the city, and the population peaked. The urban expansion and intensification of land use within the Roman-period city walls lasted until the earthquake in 749 CE ( 16 ). This earthquake, documented in historical sources, had a devastating impact not only on Gerasa but also on other cities in the wider region.…”

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Mapping an ancient city with a century of remotely sensed data

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Kristiansen

Lichtenberger

2018

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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SignificanceUnderstanding how people in the past adapted to environmental and economic challenges can help us anticipate and meet these challenges in the present. However, these very processes threaten the physical remains embodying this information worldwide: Urban expansion and resource exploitation mean that the quantity and quality of archaeological information are diminishing daily. In this work, we demonstrate how multitemporal aerial photography and modern airborne laser scanning are invaluable tools for mapping the remaining archaeological features extant in the present and for adding context to them from what has been lost. This knowledge enables cultural heritage administrators and archaeologists to actively monitor, understand, and manage the existing remains to make sure important information is not lost to posterity.

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Management of water resources over time in semiarid regions: The case of Gerasa/Jerash in Jordan

Lichtenberger

2019

WIREs Water

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This article tackles ways in which archeological research can give perspectives on the development of water management and the strategies behind such management systems in ancient societies of historical periods. It focuses on the city Gerasa/Jerash in northern Jordan, which was one of the middle‐sized Decapolis cities that flourished from the Roman period (first century CE) until the end of the Umayyad period, when a devastating earthquake hit the city in 749 CE bringing urban life to an almost complete halt. Only in the middle Islamic period (13th century CE) the site was resettled. The article focuses on how scattered archeological evidence–which is usually not published by archeological projects due to its feeble nature—can bring new knowledge to light about the ways in which water was managed in urban contexts, in particular in semiarid regions, such as the region in which Gerasa was located. Pushing borders for how we can frame and interpret archeological evidence in wider diachronic perspectives is a necessity in archeology—not least in regions where archeology is under threat due to modern urban development and the general lack of resources to develop cultural heritage management plans. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Methods Human Water > Water Governance

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Mosaicists at work: the organisation of mosaic production in Early Islamic Jerash

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Loose glass tesserae and lost decorations: chronology and production of mosaics from Gerasa's Northwest Quarter*

Loose glass tesserae and lost decorations: chronology and production of mosaics from Gerasa's Northwest Quarter*

Mapping an ancient city with a century of remotely sensed data

Management of water resources over time in semiarid regions: The case of Gerasa/Jerash in Jordan

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