Archaeology of a World of Changes. Late Roman and Early Byzantine Architecture, Sculpture and Landscapes: Selected Papers from the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies (Belgrade, 22–27 August 2016) – In memoriam Claudiae Barsanti

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Title Page
Copyright
Of Related Interest
Contents
Preface
Claudia Barsanti (1941–2017)
	List of Publications
Introduction
Part 1. Archaeology, Landscape and Topography
	1. The ‘Crypt on N. I. Tur’s Land’ in Early Byzantine Chersonesos: Cherson as a Monument of the Formation of the Church in the City
		Mikhail V. Fomin
	2. Carian Iasos in Byzantine Times
		Diego Peirano
	3. The Christian Phase of the Rotunda in Thessaloniki
		Sophia Akrivopoulou
	4. The Archaeology of the Late Roman City of Zaldapa: The Status Questionis in 2016 (with an Appendix on Seasons 2017–2019)*
		Dominic Moreau, Georgi Atanasov & Nicolas Beaudry
			Introduction
			Reinsertion into time and space
			The history of excavations and publications until 2014
			Christian Basilicas Nos. 3 and 4
			Conclusion: archaeological perspectives
			Appendix on seasons 2017 to 2019
	5. Archaeological Investigations at Golemo Gradište, Konjuh, 2012–2016
		Carolyn S. Snively & Goran Sanev
			The Episcopal Basilica
			The Northern Residence
			History of the anonymous city
	6. Le monastère des Quarante Martyrs de Sébastée à Saranda (Albanie), un centre important de pèlerinage pendant l’Antiquité tardive
		Skënder Muçaj, Kosta Lako, Skënder Bushi & Suela Xhyheri
	7. How Early Christian Complexes Developed in Northern Dalmatia and the Kvarner Islands
		Ariadna Voronova
	8. La nécropole rupestre de Daras (Turquie). De nouvelles perspectives de recherche
		I. La datation relative des carrières et des nécropoles
		II. La technique de creusement de la ‘Galeri Mezer’, confirmation d’une inspiration perse
		III. Les inscriptions inédites
			Conclusion
	9. Tracing the Cycladic Settled Landscape in Late Antiquity and the Early Byzantine Period (Fourth to Ninth Century AD): The Islands of Paros and Naxos
		Konstantinos Z. Roussos
			Introduction
			The settled landscapes of Paros and Naxos during Late Antiquity
			Paros, Naxos and the Cyclades within the interactive Late Antique Mediterranean world
			Paros and Naxos in the Early Byzantine period: Two diametrically opposed stories
			The involvement of landscape in the development ofthe settlement pattern of Paros and Naxos during LateAntiquity and the Early Byzantine period
			Conclusions
	10. Life Among the Ruins: Medieval Settlements and Late Antique Cities, Seen Through Recent Excavations in the Region of the Upper Vardar and Bregalnica Rivers
		Dejan Gjorgjievski
Part 2. Episcopal Residences
	11. The Episcopal Palace in Early Byzantium: Historical Development, Architectural Typologies, Domestic Spaces and the Case of Kos
		Isabella Baldini
	12. The Episcopal Palaces: Worldly Splendour in the Style of the Ruling Class versus Monastic Virtues
	Helen Saradi
	13. The Identification of the Bishop’s Palace at Miletus in Caria (Turkey)
		Philipp Niewöhner
			History of research
			Building history
			Function
	14. Episcopal Basilica of Dion, Greece: The Triconch Building and the Location of the Bishop’s Residence
		Kyriakos Fragoulis
	15. Les espaces domestiques et économiques du groupe épiscopal protobyzantin de Byllis (Albanie)
		Nicolas Beaudry & Pascale Chevalier
			Le contexte urbain
			Le quartier épiscopal
			Le cæur économique de l’évêché
			Les espaces domestiques
			Conclusions
Part 3. Architectural Sculpture
	16. Marble Masons on Stage: Two Case Studies in the Working Procedures of the Byzantine Sculptural Ateliers
		Andrea Paribeni
	17. New Evidence for Byzantine Sculptures from the Basilica of St Philip at Hierapolis
		Silvia Pedone
	18. La basilique du Léchaion (Corinthe) : étude des sculptures architecturales
		Christina Tsigonaki
			Historique de la recherche
			Les sculptures architecturales
			La datation des sculptures architecturales
			Les données de fouille
			Conclusions
	19. The Sculptural Decoration of Acheiropoietos Basilica (Thessalonike), Re-evaluated in Light of a Recent Architectural Analysis of the Monument
		Konstantinos T. Raptis
			The ground floor
			The gallery level
			Conclusion
	20. I capitelli imposta del tipo cosiddetto a pannelli nell’ambito della produzione scultorea postgiustinianea
		Claudia Di Bello
	21. Chapiteaux corinthiens inédits d’Apamée (Syrie)
		Catherine Vanderheyde
			De la cité hellénistique à la ville romaine puis byzantine : un bref aperçu
			Omniprésence des chapiteaux
			Le marbre : une denrée rare en Syrie
			Des chapiteaux en marbre dans la maison dite « aux colonnes bilobées »
			Conclusions
	22. Byzantine Capitals of the Architectural Complex of the ‘Basilica of 1935’ in Chersonesos in Crimea
		Liudmila G. Khrushkova
			The ‘Basilica of 1935’
			Composite capitals with fine-toothed acanthus
			Impost capitals
			Corinthian capitals
	23. Transennae from Nikopolis
		Eugenia Chalkia
			Transennae from Basilica D
			Transennae from Basilica B
			Conclusions
	24. Il rivestimento marmoreo del fonte del battistero di Nocera Superiore: nuove considerazioni
		Alessandra Avagliano
	25. The Riddle of the Anatolian Cross Stones: Press Weights for Church or Monastic Estates?
		Philipp Niewöhner
			Columns
			Altars
			Cross monuments
			Mortars
			Press weights
			Why the decoration, and why with crosses?
Part 4. Decoration and Small Objects
	26. The Representations of Dolphins on the Inlaid opus sectile Panels above the Imperial Door in the Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and their Meaning
		Anđela Gavrilović
	27. Early Byzantine Silver Chalices from Viminacium: Parts of a Tableware Set or Church Vessels?
		Ivana Popović
	28. Late Antique Bronze Crosses Found in Punta de l’Illa, Cullera, Valencia, Spain: The Archaeological Remains of Emperor Justinian’s Dream?
		María J. S. Vicent
			Introduction
			The bronze crosses found in Punta de l’Illa
			Discussion
			Conclusions
Part 5. Restoration and Conservation
	29. Nouvelle intervention sur la mosaïque du sanctuaire de Mar Gabriel (Turquie orientale)
		Patrick Blanc, Véronique Blanc-Bijon & Sébastien de Courtois
	30. Recent Restoration Work in the Hagia Sophia Museum
		Asnu-Bilban Yalçın
			The western façade
			The interior: The north-west half of the tympanum wall
			Consolidation of the marble floor of the main nave and archaeological investigations
			The galleries
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