{"product_id":"the-sisters-of-nazareth-convent-ken-dark-9780367542221","title":"The Sisters of Nazareth Convent: A Roman-period, Byzantine, and Crusader site in central Nazareth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book transforms archaeological knowledge of Nazareth by publishing over 80 years of archaeological work at the Sisters of Nazareth convent, including a detailed re-investigation in the early twenty-first century under the author's direction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough one of the world's most famous places and of key importance to understanding early Christianity, Nazareth has attracted little archaeological attention. Following a chance discovery in the 1880s, the site was initially explored by the nuns of the convent themselves - one of the earliest examples of a major programme of excavations initiated and directed by women - and then for decades by Henri Sen鑚, whose excavations (like those of the nuns) have remained almost entirely unpublished. Their work revealed a complex sequence, elucidated and dated by twenty-first century study, beginning with a partly rock-cut Early Roman-period domestic building, followed by Roman-period quarrying and burial, a well-preserved cave-church, and major surface-level Byzantine and Crusader churches. The interpretation and broader implications of each phase of activity are discussed in the context of recent studies of Roman-period, Byzantine, and later archaeology and contemporary archaeological theory, and their relationship to written accounts of Nazareth is also assessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sisters of Nazareth Convent provides a crucial archaeological study for those wishing to understand the archaeology of Nazareth and its place in early Christianity and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Dark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367542226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367542221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Ken Dark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128310558975,"sku":"9780367542221","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b8e9f2d-08e3-48f2-97c5-4d2aa51b9528.jpg?v=1687458058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sisters-of-nazareth-convent-ken-dark-9780367542221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}