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Quseir Al-Qadim 1978: Preliminary Report

Donald Whitcomb, Janet H. Johnson

Sep 17, 2026 | 30 citations

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Preface Table of Contents List of Plates List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Introduction Donald S. Whitcomb and Janet H. Johnson Chapter 2: Trench Summaries, Roman Areas Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 3: Roman Ceramics Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 4: Trench Summaries, Islamic Areas Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 5: Islamic Ceramics Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 6: Imported Far Eastern Wares John Carswell Chapter 7: Large and Small Storerooms of the Roman Villa Carol Meyer Chapter 8: Roman Glass Carol Meyer Chapter 9: Islamic Glass Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 10: Roman Lamps Steven Sidebotham Chapter 11: Terra Sigillata Stamps Steven Sidebotham Chapter 12: Inscriptional Material Janet H. Johnson Chapter 13: The Red Sea Port of Quseir: Arabic Documents and Narrative Sources Gladys Frantz-Murphy Chapter 14: Textiles Gillian Eastwood Chapter 15: Small Objects Janet H. Johnson Chapter 16: Fauna Patricia Wattenmaker Chapter 17: Plant Remains Wilma Wetterstrom Chapter 18: Marine Invertebrates David S. Reese Chapter 19: Conservation Catharine Valentour Chapter 20: Bir Kareim Donald S. Whitcomb Chapter 21: Notes on Some of the Old Mosques in Quseir Haini el-Zeini

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@article{Whitcomb2026Quseir,
  title = {Quseir Al-Qadim 1978: Preliminary Report},
  author = {Donald Whitcomb and Janet H. Johnson},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.83354/9yy6-w288},
  url = {https://isac.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/shared/docs/quseir_1978.pdf}
}

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