The World of the Nabataeans. Volume 2 of the International Conference The World of the Herods and the Nabataeans held at the British Museum, 17-19 ... Antiken Kulturkontakten Und Ihrem Nachleben)

Contents: Konstantinos D. Politis: Prologue; Norman Lewis: The Rediscovery of Petra, 1807-1818; Robert Wenning: The Nabataeans in History (Before AD 106); John F. Healey: Nabataeans Inscriptions: Language and Script; John R. Bartlett: Nabataean Religion; Joseph Patrich: Nabataean Art between East and West: A methodical Assessment; Laurent Tholbecq: Nabataean Monumental Architecture; Bernhard Kolb: Nabataean Dwellings: Domestic Architecture and Interior Decoration; David Graf: Nabataeans under Roman Rule (After AD 106); Konstantinos D. Politis: Nabataean Cultural Continuity into the Byzantine Period; Fazwi Zayadine: The Spice Trade from South Arabia and India to Nabataea and Palestine; John P. Oleson: Nabataean Water Supply, Irrigation and Agriculture; Jacqueline Studer: Animal Exploitation in the Nabataean World; Peter J. Parr: The Urban Development of Petra; Hero Granger-Taylor: Textiles of the Graeco-Roman Period from the Dead Sea Region; Stephan G. Schmid: Nabataean Fine-ware Pottery; James R. B. Mason: Experimenting the Manufacture of Nabataean Fine-ware Pottery; Julian M. C. Bowsher: Monetary Interchange in Nabataean Petra; Steven Rosen: The Nabataeans as Pastoral Nomads. An Archaeological Perspective; Zaki Aslan: The Cultural and Heritage Management of Petra; Glen W. Bowersock: Conclusion. Contents 6 Prologue 8 The Rediscovery of Petra, 1807–1818 – Norman N. Lewis 10 The Nabataeans in History – Robert Wenning 26 Nabataean Inscriptions: Language and Script – John F. Healey 46 Nabataean Religion – John R. Bartlett 56 Nabataean Art Between East and West: A methodical assessment – Joseph Patrich 80 Nabataean Monumental architecture – Laurent Tholbecq 104 Nabataean Private Architecture – Bernhard Kolb 146 The Nabataeans under Roman Rule (after AD 106) – David F. Graf 174 Nabataean Cultural Continuity into the Byzantine Period – Konstantinos D. Politis 188 The Spice Trade from South Arabia and India to Nabataea and Palestine – Fawzi Zayadine 202 Nabataean Water Supply, Irrigation, and Agriculture: An Overview – John Peter Oleson 218 Animal Exploitation in the Nabataean World – Jacqueline Studer 252 The Urban Development of Petra – Peter J. Parr 274 Textiles of the Herodian, Nabataean and Roman periods from the Dead Sea area – Hero Granger-Taylor 302 Nabataean Pottery – Stephan G. Schmid 310 Experimenting the Manufacture of Nabataean Fine-ware Pottery – James R. B. Mason 328 Monetary Interchange in Nabataean Petra – Julian M.C.Bowsher 338 The Nabateans as Pastoral Nomads: An Archaeological Perspective – Steven A. Rosen 346 The Cultural and Heritage Management of Petra – Zaki Aslan 376 Epilogue 386 Contributors’ Addresses 390 Edited By Konstantinos D. Politis. Includes Bibliographical References.