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Piotr Bienkowski

    Umm Al-Biyara
    Where Airy Voices Lead
    • 2020

      Where Airy Voices Lead

      • 360 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      The only book to comprehensively describe the varying historical and contemporary cultural beliefs in immortality globally, including western, eastern and animist traditions.

      Where Airy Voices Lead
    • 2011

      Umm Al-Biyara

      Excavations by Crystal-M. Bennett in Petra 1960-1965

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The excavation of Umm al-Biyara reveals significant insights into the Iron Age Edomite civilization, featuring stone-built longhouses from the 7th-6th centuries BCE. The detailed analysis includes stratigraphy, pottery, and artifacts, notably the inscribed bulla of Qos-Gabr, King of Edom. Additionally, the study explores spatial organization and the landscape of mountain-top sites, while later Nabataean remains suggest the identification of the first known palace in Petra, enriching our understanding of the region's historical architecture.

      Umm Al-Biyara