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cavation. A wide paved road was found on this occasion at the foot
of the Agora. This discovery invites a reconsideration of the topog-
raphy of the ancient city. The remains of a smali archaic shrine pre-
served in front of the Agora were also recognized.
Denis Genequand
Betiueen Romę and Islam: recent research on the so-called Caesareum of Palmyra
This article presents the results of archaeological investigations on Palmyra
a large mosąue situated in the centre of Palmyra. Originally excavated mosąue
during the 1960s, this structure never received much attention and was Early Islam
never published. The generał organization of the mosąue, the way in Umayyad period
which it reuses a pre-existing Roman building (the so-called Caesareum), urban pattern
its situation south of the Tetrapylon and the data at hand on the early
Islamie and Medieval periods in Palmyra all point to an Umayyad datę
for the structure. A smaller mosąue was added at a much later datę,
around the 12th to 14th centuries AD, against its southeastem corner.
The article concludes with some considerations on the context of the
mosąue, in particular in relation with the Umayyad suq already known
in Palmyra, and morę generally on caliphal involvement in the large
scalę programs of urban development or urban creation.
Maria Teresa Grassi, Waleed al-As'ad
Pal.M.A.I.S. Research and excavation by a new joint Syro-Italian mission in the Southwest ąurter
of Palmyra
A new archaeological project started in Palmyra in 2007 with the cre- Palmyra
ation of an Italian-Syrian joint mission (Pal.M.A.I.S.), formed by the Southwest ąuarter
Universita degli Studi of Milan and the General Directorate of Antią- new excavatiom
uities and Museums of Damascus. The research concerns an area that Pal.M.A.I.S.
has not been investigated systematically so far, that is, the Southwest domestic architecture
ąuarter between the Hellenistic city to the south and the Roman Im-
perial Age ąuarter to the north. Since 2008 the research has focused
on the most monumental structure of the area, the so called Peristyle
Building, uncovering nine rooms on the western and northern sides
of the building. The Peristyle Building clearly shows a long period
of development, from the Roman age (2nd-3rd century AD), to which
belongs the rich decoration consisting of fine stucco, plaster and pre-
cious coloured marbles, to the Byzantine-Umayyad period (7th~8th
century).
Ma nar Hammad
The morphology ofthe environs of Palmyra: ground relief erwironment, roads
A morphological analysis of Palmyra city must be accompanied by
a morphological examination of its immediate neighborhood: the
hills or mountains that dominate her on the west and north (South
Palmyrides and North Palmyrides), the salinę depression (Sabkhat
al Mouh) on the southeast and the large fiat steppe expanses descend-
ing slowly towards the Euphrates on the east. The city limits were
Palmyra
steppe
geomorphology
urban environment
caravan tracks
391
Studia Palmyreńskie XII
cavation. A wide paved road was found on this occasion at the foot
of the Agora. This discovery invites a reconsideration of the topog-
raphy of the ancient city. The remains of a smali archaic shrine pre-
served in front of the Agora were also recognized.
Denis Genequand
Betiueen Romę and Islam: recent research on the so-called Caesareum of Palmyra
This article presents the results of archaeological investigations on Palmyra
a large mosąue situated in the centre of Palmyra. Originally excavated mosąue
during the 1960s, this structure never received much attention and was Early Islam
never published. The generał organization of the mosąue, the way in Umayyad period
which it reuses a pre-existing Roman building (the so-called Caesareum), urban pattern
its situation south of the Tetrapylon and the data at hand on the early
Islamie and Medieval periods in Palmyra all point to an Umayyad datę
for the structure. A smaller mosąue was added at a much later datę,
around the 12th to 14th centuries AD, against its southeastem corner.
The article concludes with some considerations on the context of the
mosąue, in particular in relation with the Umayyad suq already known
in Palmyra, and morę generally on caliphal involvement in the large
scalę programs of urban development or urban creation.
Maria Teresa Grassi, Waleed al-As'ad
Pal.M.A.I.S. Research and excavation by a new joint Syro-Italian mission in the Southwest ąurter
of Palmyra
A new archaeological project started in Palmyra in 2007 with the cre- Palmyra
ation of an Italian-Syrian joint mission (Pal.M.A.I.S.), formed by the Southwest ąuarter
Universita degli Studi of Milan and the General Directorate of Antią- new excavatiom
uities and Museums of Damascus. The research concerns an area that Pal.M.A.I.S.
has not been investigated systematically so far, that is, the Southwest domestic architecture
ąuarter between the Hellenistic city to the south and the Roman Im-
perial Age ąuarter to the north. Since 2008 the research has focused
on the most monumental structure of the area, the so called Peristyle
Building, uncovering nine rooms on the western and northern sides
of the building. The Peristyle Building clearly shows a long period
of development, from the Roman age (2nd-3rd century AD), to which
belongs the rich decoration consisting of fine stucco, plaster and pre-
cious coloured marbles, to the Byzantine-Umayyad period (7th~8th
century).
Ma nar Hammad
The morphology ofthe environs of Palmyra: ground relief erwironment, roads
A morphological analysis of Palmyra city must be accompanied by
a morphological examination of its immediate neighborhood: the
hills or mountains that dominate her on the west and north (South
Palmyrides and North Palmyrides), the salinę depression (Sabkhat
al Mouh) on the southeast and the large fiat steppe expanses descend-
ing slowly towards the Euphrates on the east. The city limits were
Palmyra
steppe
geomorphology
urban environment
caravan tracks
391
Studia Palmyreńskie XII