Course Description

AR326 Byzantine and Early Islamic Archaeology 0.5

A study of the archaeological evidence for the rise of Judaism and Christianity in Palestine and Jordan as seen in the remains of synagogues and churches. The important transition period from Byzantine to Umayyad control and the subsequent cultural change in the Islamic period is explored using new evidence, especially from excavations in Jordan and southern Israel. (Cross-listed as RE326.)†

Prerequisite: AR100* (or permission of the department).

Exclusion: AR310*/RE310*.

3 lecture hours, 1 lab. hour

Official electronic version updated on February 4, 2002

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