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Watziner, Carl : DENKMÄLER PALÄSTINAS: EINE EINFÜHRUNG IN DIE ARCHÄOLOGIE DES HEILIGEN LANDES, VOL. I

Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, 1933. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 168 pages. 20 tables at rear. In German. Illustrated with photographic plates, drawings, and maps. Frontispiece map of Palestine. Watzinger's classic introduction to the archaeology of Palestine. With a remarkable collection of photographs, line drawings, plans, scale drawings, excavation sites and artifacts. "Watzinger taught as lecturer in Berlin (1905) , assistant professor in Tostock (1905-09) , and professor in Giessen (1909-16) and Tuebingen (from 1916 until his death) . Together with E. Sellin, he directed excavations at Jericho and published the excavation report (1913) . He also collaborated with H. Kohl in clearing ancient synagogues in the Galilee; the publication of their results Antike Synagogen in Galilaea (1916) remains to this day the basic study of the earlier type of synagogues in Israel. During World War I Watzinger participated in German surveys. He was the author of two works on Damascus-Damaskus, die antike Stadt (1921) , and Damaskus, die islamische Stadt (1924) . After the war he published a study of the finds of Megiddo (1921) and a work on the antiquities of Erez Israel, Denkmaeler Palaestinas, 2 vols. (1931-35) " (Avi-Yonah, EJ) . SUBJECT(S) : Excavations (Archaeology) -Palestine; Archeologie; Palestine-Antitiquities. Rear cover missing. Age spotting throughout which is particularly visible on cover, endpapers and title page. Chipping to binding. Ex-library with minimal markings. Some creasing to page edges. Tear to cover along spine. Otherwise in Good condition. (GERN-8-1).

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