Jerusalem Above and Below

Yana Chekhanovets, a remarkable archaeologist, possesses a rare gift as a storyteller and, like no one else, knows how to present stories from the past centuries in such a way that you begin to understand the present day.In her book,... the author tells about the first Jerusalem archaeologists, forgeries of antiquities, the quirks of numbering Jerusalem's doors, how Georgians and Armenians came here, ancient graffiti, the difficulties of digging in Jerusalem, the impossibility of stopping excavation, dark periods of history, the first temple that has yet to be found, the first photographers of Jerusalem, the menu of Jerusalemers in the 8th century AD, and much more. And all this is accompanied by the author's photographs and fascinating archival materials.

Author: Яна Чехановец

Printhouse: Slovo

Series: Genius of Place

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2023

ISBN: 9785387020223

Number of pages: 344

Size: 215х150 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 200 g

ID: 1694044

In her book, the author tells about the first Jerusalem archaeologists, forgeries of antiquities, the quirks of numbering Jerusalem's doors, how Georgians and Armenians came here, ancient graffiti, the difficulties of digging in Jerusalem, the impossibility of stopping excavation, dark periods of history, the first temple that has yet to be found, the first photographers of Jerusalem, the menu of Jerusalemers in the 8th century AD, and much more. And all this is accompanied by the author's photographs and fascinating archival materials.

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