Akko III, the 1991�1998 excavations : the late periods.Part I,The Hospitaller Compound, the 1991�1998 excavations : the late periods.Part I,The Hospitaller Compound

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Akko III, the 1991�1998 excavations : the late periods.Part I,The Hospitaller Compound, the 1991�1998 excavations : the late periods.Part I,The Hospitaller Compound

Author

Eliezer Stern ; Danny Syon

Year

2023

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority / ____ _______

Language

English

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978-9-65783-802-0

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03-Sep-2024

Keywords

Archaeology

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This chapter presents a brief survey of ‘Akko’s history and archaeology, setting the stage for detailed descriptions of the archeological finds in the following chapters. We summarize the data available from a wide range of historical sources referring to ‘Akko from the Early Islamic through the Ottoman periods (eighth–nineteenth centuries CE), including written documents, maps, engravings and even photographs from the late Ottoman period, based largely on the works of Schur (1990) and Pringle (2009:3–35).

The geographical location of ‘Akko has always been significant in shaping the history of the city and its economic and political importance. ‘Akko...