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Introduction: approaching invisible circular economies through archaeological and historical sources
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Seeking the invisible with legacy data: notes on the use of archives for the study of ancient circular economies
No full textReuse of building material and sculpture in late antique and early Islamic Palmyra (273-750 ce). An overview of the practice and several remarks on the evidence from the Sanctuary of Baalshamin = Le remploi de matériaux de construction et de sculptures à Palmyre dans l’Antiquité tardive et la période islamique ancienne (273-750 de n. è.). Aperçu des pratiques et remarques sur les indices découverts dans le sanctuaire de Baalshamin
No full textThis article aims to provide the first scholarly overview of the practice of reuse of building material in late antique and early Islamic Palmyra (273-750 ce) and to examine this phenomenon more systematically within the Sanctuary of Baalshamin. To achieve this, it makes use of previously unpublished archival data. The way in which this material was used at Palmyra varied depending on the function of the buildings. By examining evidence from the Sanctuary of Baalshamin in more detail, the article also advances several hypotheses on building practices and the organisation of the workforce.Cet article fournit la première synthèse académique sur le remploi de matériaux de construction à Palmyre dans l’Antiquité tardive et la période islamique ancienne (273-750). Ce phénomène est étudié plus particulièrement dans le sanctuaire de Baalshamin, en s’appuyant sur des archives jusqu’alors inédites. La façon dont ces matériaux ont été utilisés à Palmyre varie selon la fonction des bâtiments. En étudiant plus en détail les données disponibles dans le sanctuaire de Baalshamin, l’article propose également plusieurs hypothèses sur les pratiques de construction et l’organisation de la main-d’œuvre
Notes on a Glass Assemblage and Associated Wick-Holders from Machkhomeri (Khobi Municipality – Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Western Georgia)
No full textThe 2018–2019 excavation of the basilica church at Machkhomeri yielded a rich assemblage of glass vessels, most of which are believed to belong to 6th century AD lamps. These were dumped into an annexed funerary chapel when the church was restructured to become a single-hall building. Glass lamps are well-known occurrences in late antique contexts across the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. However, the finds from the southwest Caucasus have often been neglected. The scope of this contribution is to present the glass finds from Machkhomeri. A collection of wick-holders for glass lamps retrieved in close stratigraphic proximity to the glass assemblage will also be described
Urban layout and public space : the monuments of Palmyra in the Roman and Late Antique periods
No full textPalmyra during its 'dark ages' (AD 273–750): a historical and archaeological reassessment
No full textZenobia’s defeat and the end of the second Palmyrene revolt (272–273) did not coincide with the end of Palmyra. Evidence for its continued existence is apparent in the immediate aftermath and throughout the centuries that follow. From these historical events, scholars may start to trace the city’s urban transformation. Two of the most important agents of these changes were Christianity, which was present in the settlement at least by the early fourth century, and the military. In the early Islamic period, the city prospered as the centre for a powerful tribe, the Banū Kalb, that supported the caliphate in Damascus. This chapter will briefly trace the history of the Palmyra after Zenobia focusing in particular on the main agents responsible for its urban transformation
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