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Aleppo is one of the longest-surviving cities of the ancient and Islamic Middle East. Until recently it enjoyed a thriving urban life-in particular an active traditional suq, whose origins can be traced across many centuries. Its tangle of streets still follow the Hellenistic gr…
Aleppo -- Cities of the Ancient World -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1 Setting the scene - Bronze and Iron Ages -- Environment -- A high place -- Bronze Age (c.3600-c.1200 BC) -- The Storm God -- Transition to the Iron Age (c.…
Aleppo is one of the longest-surviving cities of the ancient and Islamic Middle East. Until recently it enjoyed a thriving urban life--in particular an active traditional suq, which has a continuous tradition going back centuries. Its tangle of streets still follow the Hellenist…
"Aleppo is one of the longest-surviving cities of the ancient and Islamic Middle East. Until recently it enjoyed a thriving urban life-in particular an active traditional suq, whose origins can be traced across many centuries. Its tangle of streets still follow the Hellenistic g…
The Danish excavations on Ḥamā ’s citadel hill in the 1930s yielded clear evidence that the site has been occupied since the Bronze Age. Structural remains were scarce, however, and we know only enough to be confident that the hill has been used in all major periods, including s…