The Jerusalem Library, initiated in 2001 by Prof. Sari Nusseibah, President of Al-Quds University and Prof. Ronnie Ellenblum of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is meant to be a comprehensive resource for the history of Jerusalem. The library, hosted together by the two universities, enables free access to digitized historical materials and primary sources about Jerusalem. The collections are based on the archives of the Jewish National Library, the Israel Antiquities Authority and the collections of al-Quds University.
To date, most of the historical sources are kept in national, religious, municipal and private archives and are not accessible to all. Physical and non-tangible barriers prevent potential readers, in Jerusalem and elsewhere from exploring the vast and complicated history of the city. The virtual library is meant to overcome these barriers
The Library makes use of innovative content-oriented IT tools and enables a more convenient, home-based search in the documents themselves. The biggest part of the collections are books, maps, photographs, engravings and inscriptions published for the first time before the beginning of the 20th century.
The material is scanned, OCR'd and thoroughly indexed. The indexing was carried out by a group of Palestinian and Israeli students who were supervised by specialists specializing in Classical Languages, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Geography History and Christianity,
The basic idea of the library is to enable the user to retrieve indexed extracts of various fields. Efforts were made to include topics such as gender, feelings, various stages in life, love, war, hatred, inter-community relations and other topics which are usually not included in traditional indexes. These features will enable the Library users to directly access historical data, thus eliminating the external narrator or historian as the interpreter of history.
Creating such an academic unbiased approach to the history of Jerusalem is a challenging task for while Jerusalem is the contested capital of two peoples, it is also a spiritual center for each of the world's three monotheistic religions and a universal symbol of hope and holiness. Through the Library, Jerusalem will be made accessible not only to its own residents and the countries that shoulder responsibility for its future, but to the entire world.
Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Archaeology. Show all posts
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Jerusalem Virtual Library: The Academic Database on Historic Jerusalem
Jerusalem Virtual Library: The Academic Database on Historic Jerusalem
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Monuments of Syria
Monuments of Syria: A Window on Syria's Past by Ross Burns
And see also:
Monuments of Syria Photostream
This website is a visual introduction to the writer’s two books on the history and archaeology of Syria. Few countries can match Syria in the richness of its historical remains. In the zone west of Aleppo, for example, over 600 Byzantine-era villages survive, often with multiple churches with walls up to their rooflines. There is practically no era not represented in Syria. Palmyra, the great caravan city at the westernmost point of the Silk Road, still slumbers in the desert, its beautifully carved limestone as crisp and dramatic as 2000 years ago. Magnificent reminders of the folly of past confrontations, including the Crusades, survive in the great fortifications that are scattered across the country — the Krak des Chevaliers; the great Islamic citadel that crowns Aleppo; the refuges of the ‘Assassins’ hidden away in the coastal mountains; or the Damascus Citadel that sustained the long Muslim resistance to the Crusades. Not to be overlooked are the many mosques and madrasas, often tucked away quietly in backstreets or buried within the busy suqs (markets) of the major centres.
Those familiar with the extraordinary variety of Syria’s remains are invited to leave their own tips and requests in the Suggestion Box. The task of maintaining an updated store of information on recent research is an unending challenge given the hundreds of sites of historical interest and the continuing research of Syrian and foreign teams. Suggestions will be taken into account in future editions of the works already published or posted to guide other visitors. The Suggestion Box also provides an opportunity for Syrians and others with a passion for the country’s past to post photos or sketches.
And see also:
Monuments of Syria Photostream
This Flickr site brings together a large number of photographs of archaeological sites in both Syria and Southeast Turkey. The site gives a sample of the archive of 70,000 photos taken over the last 40 years which [the author] hopes to make available to a wider audience. In case of further inquiries, a mailbox is available either through Flickr or here.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Open Access Journal: AFAQ ATHERYA (Archaeological Horizons) آفاق أثرية
AFAQ ATHERYA (Archaeological Horizons) آفاق أثرية
صحيفة آفاق أثرية هي مشروع ثقافي ليبي يسعى إلى نشر الثقافة التاريخية والأثرية بين أفراد المجتمع، كما أنها تسعى إلى التعريف بالآثار الليبية على وجه الخصوص لنشر الوعي الأثري بين الناس حتى يسهموا في حماية الآثار بعد الإحساس بقيمتها، لاسيما أن الآثار تتعرض حالياً للإهمال والتدمير.
تحميل العدد Download issue 0 عدد شهر يوليو
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Society for Iranian Archaeology Online
«جامعه باستان شناسی ایران» نهادی علمی- تخصصی، حرفه ای و غیرسیاسی است که با هدف ارتقای دانش باستان شناسی، حمایت از باستان شناسان و توسعه ی دانش باستان شناسی در ایران فعالیت می کند. همگرایی برای تقویت تئوری ها، روش ها و گسترش دامنه آگاهیهای باستان شناختی در مورد ایران در سطح ملی و بین المللی و بروز رسانی اطلاعات باستان شناختی اعضا، از طریق فراهم کردن زمینه ها در دنیای مجازی و برگزاری همایش ها و گردهمایی های دوره ای، پشتیبانی از انجام پژوهش ها و انتشارت علمی از دیگر اهداف این بنیاد است.«جامعه»، بنیادی غیر دولتی است. تخصص، تجربه و تلاش (برای جوانان علاقه مند) در یکی از زمینه های مربوط به باستان شناسی در گستره ی ایران و یا فرهنگ های مرتبط با ایران، شرط اصلی عضویت در آن است. هر یک از اعضا با درخواست عضویت در ابتدا تعهد می نمایند که منافع جمعی جامعه باستان شناسی ایران را بر منافع فردی ترجیح دهند. کسب منافع فردی مادامیکه مستقل باشد یا به مبانی و بقای جامعه لطمه نزند بلامانع خواهد بود.
- درباره جامعه - About SIA
Monday, August 22, 2011
Open Access Islamic Art and Architecture: Discover Islamic Art
Discover Islamic Art is part of Museum With No Frontiers
The collection and database comprises of 1235 artifacts from 40 museums, monuments and archaeological sites from 14 countries.
Virtual Exhibitions present the history, art and cultural legacy of the great Islamic dynasties of the Mediterranean. Descriptions are available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish and the Virtual Exhibitions also in German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish and Swedish.
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