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Books by Maija Holappa
The Finnish Jabal Haroun Project (FJHP) announces the appearance of the third volume of its publi... more The Finnish Jabal Haroun Project (FJHP) announces the appearance of the third volume of its publication series:
Zbigniew T. Fiema, Jaakko Frösén, and Maija Holappa. PETRA – THE MOUNTAIN OF AARON. The Finnish Archaeological Project in Jordan. Vol. II. The Nabataean Sanctuary and the Byzantine Monastery. 602 pp, numerous plans and b&w illustrations, xx color illustrations. ISBN 978-951-653-410-0. Societas Scientiarum Fennica. Helsinki. 2016.
Between 1998 and 2013, the Finnish Jabal Haroun Project (FJHP) has excavated a site at the Mountain of Aaron located near the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Initially, the site was occupied by a Nabataean sanctuary dated to the 1st century A.D. The Byzantine monastery constructed at the site in the later 5th century, included the basilica and the chapel, also incorporating the earlier Nabataean remains. The occupation of the church ended by the 9th century but other structures were probably still in use by the Crusader period. The third volume is the major exposition of all excavated structures and the material remains associated with the entire occupation of the site (1st century A.D. – 11th/12th century A.D.), with the exception of the church and the chapel (FJHP volume I, 2008). The volume presents a wide range of subjects related to the history and archaeology of the site and its structures, including the stratigraphy, architecture, art history, archaeozoology, archaeobotany, and studies on ancient religion. The specific analyses of excavated material, also including archaeometric studies, concentrate on on ceramics, glass, inscriptions, coinage, mortars and plasters, marble furnishing, basalt millstones, metal finds, jewellery, and other miscellanean finds. The volume also includes chapters on the creation of the virtual model of the church and the chapel as excavated, and on the virtual tour of these structures; an attached DVD contains the actual model and the tour. The volume concludes with the major presentation of culture history of the site, from the Nabataean until the Early Islamic/Crusader times, as based on the archaeological evidence and as related to the history and archaeology of Petra.
The volume is available through the Finnish distributor: Tiedekirja, Kirkkokatu 14, FIN-00170 Helsinki, Finland (http://www.tiedekirja.fi/english/?___from_store=default; tiedekirja@tsv.fi)
and through Oxbow Books (http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/petra-the-mountain-of-aaron-ii-the-nabataean-sanctuary-and-the-byzantine-monastery.html)
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Papers by Maija Holappa
Moving northward: Professor Volker Heyd's Festschrift as he turns 60, 2023
This paper describes the results of a recent, intensive survey of the multiperiod tell site of Za... more This paper describes the results of a recent, intensive survey of the multiperiod tell site of Zambut Meleik in northern Jordan. The site was discovered in the 1940s but has received little attention until now. The surface finds collected in the survey represent mainly Bronze and Iron Age cooking and storage vessels, but the monumental structures exposed in recent looter's pits and the apparent centrality of the site in a wider network of tells suggest that it may have been more than just a rural settlement. Recent intensification in the looting of archaeological sites in Jordan puts this and other tells in the region at risk.
Agriculture formed the basis of the economy in medieval Finland. Traces of agriculture and cultiv... more Agriculture formed the basis of the economy in medieval Finland. Traces of agriculture and cultivation were revealed from the medieval village of Mankby during the excavations between 2007 and 2013. Several cultivation layers and ancient field plots dated to the 13th century were found. Ancient fields are known from several sites in Finland, but dating them can be challenging, as they have been used either for centuries or during different time periods. The aim of this paper is to present the ancient fields of the medieval deserted village of Mankby, as well as to analyse and interpret collected archaeobotanical data from the fields. Carbonised grains and seeds represent harvested cereal crops and their associated weeds. The results of this study are discussed and compared with other contemporaneous fossil fields and the archaeobotanical material found in medieval fields in Finland.
The Making of Pompeii. Studies in the history and urban development of an ancient town. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 85., 2011
The Finnish Jabal Haroun Project (FJHP) announces the appearance of the third volume of its publi... more The Finnish Jabal Haroun Project (FJHP) announces the appearance of the third volume of its publication series:
Zbigniew T. Fiema, Jaakko Frösén, and Maija Holappa. PETRA – THE MOUNTAIN OF AARON. The Finnish Archaeological Project in Jordan. Vol. II. The Nabataean Sanctuary and the Byzantine Monastery. 602 pp, numerous plans and b&w illustrations, xx color illustrations. ISBN 978-951-653-410-0. Societas Scientiarum Fennica. Helsinki. 2016.
Between 1998 and 2013, the Finnish Jabal Haroun Project (FJHP) has excavated a site at the Mountain of Aaron located near the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. Initially, the site was occupied by a Nabataean sanctuary dated to the 1st century A.D. The Byzantine monastery constructed at the site in the later 5th century, included the basilica and the chapel, also incorporating the earlier Nabataean remains. The occupation of the church ended by the 9th century but other structures were probably still in use by the Crusader period. The third volume is the major exposition of all excavated structures and the material remains associated with the entire occupation of the site (1st century A.D. – 11th/12th century A.D.), with the exception of the church and the chapel (FJHP volume I, 2008). The volume presents a wide range of subjects related to the history and archaeology of the site and its structures, including the stratigraphy, architecture, art history, archaeozoology, archaeobotany, and studies on ancient religion. The specific analyses of excavated material, also including archaeometric studies, concentrate on on ceramics, glass, inscriptions, coinage, mortars and plasters, marble furnishing, basalt millstones, metal finds, jewellery, and other miscellanean finds. The volume also includes chapters on the creation of the virtual model of the church and the chapel as excavated, and on the virtual tour of these structures; an attached DVD contains the actual model and the tour. The volume concludes with the major presentation of culture history of the site, from the Nabataean until the Early Islamic/Crusader times, as based on the archaeological evidence and as related to the history and archaeology of Petra.
The volume is available through the Finnish distributor: Tiedekirja, Kirkkokatu 14, FIN-00170 Helsinki, Finland (http://www.tiedekirja.fi/english/?___from_store=default; tiedekirja@tsv.fi)
and through Oxbow Books (http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/petra-the-mountain-of-aaron-ii-the-nabataean-sanctuary-and-the-byzantine-monastery.html)
Click on the image to see the table of contents
Moving northward: Professor Volker Heyd's Festschrift as he turns 60, 2023
This paper describes the results of a recent, intensive survey of the multiperiod tell site of Za... more This paper describes the results of a recent, intensive survey of the multiperiod tell site of Zambut Meleik in northern Jordan. The site was discovered in the 1940s but has received little attention until now. The surface finds collected in the survey represent mainly Bronze and Iron Age cooking and storage vessels, but the monumental structures exposed in recent looter's pits and the apparent centrality of the site in a wider network of tells suggest that it may have been more than just a rural settlement. Recent intensification in the looting of archaeological sites in Jordan puts this and other tells in the region at risk.
Agriculture formed the basis of the economy in medieval Finland. Traces of agriculture and cultiv... more Agriculture formed the basis of the economy in medieval Finland. Traces of agriculture and cultivation were revealed from the medieval village of Mankby during the excavations between 2007 and 2013. Several cultivation layers and ancient field plots dated to the 13th century were found. Ancient fields are known from several sites in Finland, but dating them can be challenging, as they have been used either for centuries or during different time periods. The aim of this paper is to present the ancient fields of the medieval deserted village of Mankby, as well as to analyse and interpret collected archaeobotanical data from the fields. Carbonised grains and seeds represent harvested cereal crops and their associated weeds. The results of this study are discussed and compared with other contemporaneous fossil fields and the archaeobotanical material found in medieval fields in Finland.
The Making of Pompeii. Studies in the history and urban development of an ancient town. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 85., 2011