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Persepolis : discovery and afterlife of a world wonder /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mousavi, Ali
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : De Gruyter, [2012]
Subjects:
Persepolis (Iran) > Antiquities.
Persepolis (Iran) > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Persepolis: A survey of the site, its chronology and function
  • Persepolis in flames
  • From Parsa to Sad-Sotun: The afterlife of Persepolis begins
  • Takht-e Jemshid: The transformation of a historical site to a mythical symbol
  • In search of Persepolis: Western travellers' explorations in Persia
  • The nineteenth century and the emergence of archaeology
  • Persepolis at the dawn of scientific archaeology in Iran
  • Forty years of research and restoration at Takht-e Jamshid: 1939-1979.