Secular Buildings and the Archaeology of Everyday Life in the Byzantine Empire

Download or read book Secular Buildings and the Archaeology of Everyday Life in the Byzantine Empire written by Ken R. Dark and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five contributions from international scholars discuss the archaeology of everyday life in the Byzantine Empire. Particular attention has been paid to the archaeology of secular domestic structures. Sample topics include the relationship between domestic artifacts and religious identity in early Byzantine Israel and a reinterpretation of the Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors at Constantinople. The papers were originally presented at a 2001 symposium held at the U. of Reading. The volume is not indexed. Distributed by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).