Archaeological Atlas of Samarra, part 1

251 Pages·2015·57.58 MB·English

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The Archaeological Atlas of Samarra sets out to map and catalogue the site and buildings of the M
Abbasid capital at Samarra in the period 836 to 892 AD, preserved as they were until the middle A
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building and site units identifi ed. This is the fi rst time that it has been possible to catalogue nearly
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Alastair Northedge is Professor of Islamic Dr Derek Kennet is a Senior Lecturer I
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Turkmenistan, and conducted projects at the later pre-Islamic to Islamic periods

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COVER ILLUSTRATION: The remains of the sector of al-Mutawakkiliyya north of Samarra in 1953 E

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BACK COVER ILLUSTRATION: The walls of Shaykh Wali – medieval Karkh Samarra – in 1989
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The British Institute for the Study of Iraq
Fondation Max van Berchem
Archaeological Atlas of Samarra
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Archaeological Atlas of Samarra
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Alastair Northedge and Derek Kennet
The British Institute for the Study of Iraq
Fondation Max van Berchem
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Published In 2015 by
The British Institute for the Study of Iraq
(Gertrude Bell Memorial)
The British Academy
10 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AH
© The British Institute for the Study of Iraq 2015
ISBN for complete set of 3 volumes: 978-0-903472-30-2
ISBN for this volume:978-0-903472-31-9
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Nubia Mecca
Jeddah
Fig. 1. Map of the Fertile Crescent.
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CoNTeNTS
Volume II, 1
List of Figures ix
List of Plates xvii
List of Tables xxii
List of Maps xxiii
Acknowledgements xxv
Introduction 1
History of the mapping of Samarra 3
History of the Samarra Survey 4
Preparation of the publication 5
Technical aspects of the mapping 7
Air photographs and satellite Imagery 7
Basic principles 7
Air photography 7
Satellite imagery 8
Methodology 9
Phase 1: Photogrammetric cartography from air-photographs 9
Phase 2: Digital treatment and AutoCAD 11
Phase 3: Satellite imagery and GIS 11
The Maps 13
Catalogue of buildings, archaeological sites and archaeological features 45
Description of the cataloguing 45
Numbering 45
Name 45
Type 45
Sheet 48
Coordinates 48
Area 48
Description 48
Present-day condition (2004–2006) 48
Dating 49
Identification in the History Topography of Samarra 49
Catalogue of the major monuments and archaeological sites 51
Concordance of site names and numbers 51
Index of the major catalogue by type of building or site 54
Bibliography 215
Appendix: Source diagrams of the map sheets 219
Volume 11, 2
General catalogue of buildings, archaeological sites and archaeological features 225
Description of the cataloguing 225
Index by type of the general catalogue 229
Area A 241
Area B 259
Area C 260
Area D 273
Area e 281
Area F 295
Area G 341
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Area H 351
Area I 383
Area J 384
Area K 461
Area L 486
Area M 488
Area N 497
Area o 499
Area P 502
Area Q 504
Area R 508
Area S 535
Area T 539
Area U 640
Area V 677
Area W 683
Area X 684
Area Y 714
Area Z 719
Volume II, 3
List of Maps v
The Maps 721
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LIST oF FIGUReS
The versions of the map sheets 101 to 123, showing the archaeological remains, are to be found in fascicle III,
together with other maps.
Fig. 1. Map of the Fertile Crescent v
Fig. 2. Legend of Plans 13 and 721
Fig. 3. Legend of Land-use Maps 13 and 721
Fig. 4. General topography of the area of Samarra 14
Fig. 5. Contour map of the main site area 15
Fig. 6. Herzfeld’s map of Samarra, Sheet 1 (Herzfeld Archive, drawing D-1006) 16
Fig. 7. Herzfeld’s map of Samarra, Sheet 2 (Herzfeld Archive, drawing D-1007) 17
Fig. 8. Herzfeld’s map of Samarra, Sheet 3 (Herzfeld Archive, drawing D-1008) 18
Fig. 9. Division of the archaeological site into lettered areas 19
Fig. 10. Key to map sheets 20
Fig. 11. Sheet 101: al-Ja>fari. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 21
Fig. 12. Sheet 102: Abu Dulaf. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 22
Fig. 13. Sheet 103: Abu Dulaf east. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 23
Fig. 14. Sheet 104: al-Mutawakkiliyya West. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 24
Fig. 15. Sheet 105: al-Mutawakkiliyya east. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 25
Fig. 16. Sheet 106: al-Zanqur. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 26
Fig. 17. Sheet 107: Ashnas Northeast. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 27
Fig. 18. Sheet 108: Ashnas and Shaykh Wali. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 28
Fig. 19. Sheet 109: Ashnas east. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 29
Fig. 20. Sheet 110: Tell al-Wazir. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 30
Fig. 21. Sheet 111: Dar-al Khilafa. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 31
Fig. 22. Sheet 112: Central City North. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 32
Fig. 23. Sheet 113: Central City South. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 33
Fig. 24. Sheet 114: Jubayriyya. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 34
Fig. 25. Sheet 115: Balkuwara. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 35
Fig. 26. The area south of the Nahr al-Qa<im 36
Fig. 27. Sheet 116: al-Qadisiyya and al-Musharrahat. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 37
Fig. 28. Sheet 121: al-Qadisiyya east. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 38
Fig. 29. Key to plans of the west bank of the Tigris 39
Fig. 30. Sheet 117: al-Huwaysilat. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 40
Fig. 31. Sheet 118: Tell Umm al-Sakhr. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 41
Fig. 32. Sheet 119: al->Ashiq. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 42
Fig. 33. Sheet 123: al-Istablat. Present-day land usage (2004–2006) 43
Fig. 34. Site A1: Late Sasanian Palace 62
Fig. 35. Qasr al-Ja>fari, site A2 63
Fig. 36. Site A188 64
Fig. 37. Stables A206–14 64
Fig. 38. Tell B1 65
Fig. 39. Palace B2 65
Fig. 40. Storage building B8 66
Fig. 41. Complex B12 67
Fig. 42. Site C1, al-Mahuza 67
Fig. 43. Qal>at al-Mahuza 68
Fig. 44. Dar Abi Dulaf 69
Fig. 45. Qabr Abi Dulaf 70
Fig. 46. Shaykh Wali, Site D1 71
Fig. 47. Mosque of Shaykh Wali 71
Fig. 48. Citadel of Shaykh Wali 72
Fig. 49. D25, possible monastery 72
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