Archaeology of Jerusalem

From the Origins to the Ottomans

Galor Katharina, Bloedhorn Hanswulf

In this sweeping and lavishly illustrated history, Katharina Galor and Hanswulf Bloedhorn survey nearly four thousand years of human settlement and building activity in Jerusalem, from prehistoric times through the Ottoman period. The study is structured chronologically, exploring the city's material culture, including fortifications and water systems as well as key sacred, civic, and domestic architecture. Distinctive finds such as paintings, mosaics, pottery, and coins highlight each period. Their book provides a unique perspective on the emergence and development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the relationship among the three religions and their cultures into the modern period.

About the Author

Katharina Galor is the Hirschfeld Visiting Assistant Professor in the Program in Judaic Studies at Brown University, and an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design in the Department of History of Art and Visual Culture and the Department of Architecture.

Hanswulf Bloedhorn is an expert on Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine architecture and decoration of public and sacred buildings, and a leading authority on the archaeology of Jerusalem. He lives in Tubingen, Germany.

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