Bøger af Judith S. McKenzie

For extended periods between 1981 and 1986 the archaeologist Judith McKenzie lived in a cave at the ancient site of Petra in Jordan in order to survey and measure architectural mouldings on the rock-cut monuments. This book is an important and essential volume on the archaeology and history of one of the best-known ancient sites in the world.

An introduction for children to the wonders of Petra, by Judith McKenzie, author of The Architecture of Petra (OUP, 1990). In this marvellous ancient city in Jordan, the Great Temple stands out because its columns had elephant-head capitals. Two of the elephants realise that they have lost their tusks and decide to look for them by exploring Petra.

Khirbet et-Tannur is a Nabataean site dating from the second century B.C. to the fourth to sixth centuries A.D. In 1937, Nelson Glueck excavated the site on behalf of the American Schools of Oriental Research but died before completing a report. Now, in two extensively illustrated volumes, the results of Glueck's excavations are finally published.

Khirbet et-Tannur is a Nabataean site dating from the second century B.C. to the fourth to sixth centuries A.D. In 1937, Nelson Glueck excavated the site on behalf of the American Schools of Oriental Research but died before completing a report. Now, in two extensively illustrated volumes, the results of Glueck's excavations are finally published.