The Jaulân
The Jaulân
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inc GSTGottlieb Schumacher (1857–1925) was an American-born German civil engineer, architect and archaeologist who was influential in the early archaeological explorations of Palestine. His parents were members of the Temple Association, a Protestant group who emigrated to Haifa in 1869. After studying engineering in Stuttgart between 1876 and 1881, Schumacher returned to Haifa and assumed a leading role in surveying and construction in the region. This volume, first published in 1888 for the Palestine Exploration Fund, contains the results of Schumacher's survey of the Jaulân region of Syria, now known as the Golan Heights. Schumacher provides an engaging and detailed description of the geography and archaeological remains of the region, with the culture, society and customs of both the settled inhabitants and nomadic Bedouin also described. The book is richly illustrated with over 140 figures of ancient artefacts and remains, together with a detailed map of the region.
Product details
September 2010Paperback
9781108017565
344 pages
216 × 140 × 20 mm
0.44kg
145 b/w illus. 3 maps
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- A. Introduction
- B. Position, extent, limits and administration of the Jaulân
- C. The nature of the ground, plants and animals, irrigation and climate, of the Jaulân
- D. The inhabitants of the Jaulân
- E. Roads communicating with the Jaulân
- F. Names and places in the Jaulân
- Index.
