Sunday, February 18, 2007

Persepolis from Above

At some point in the past few weeks, Google has improved their coverage of Persepolis. Features of the site are now clearly visible from an altitude of ca. 2 kilometers. You can use Google Earth, or Google maps to view the sites:
Persepolis
Pasargadae
Naqsh-i-Rustam

It is interesting to compare these images with those taken by Erich Schmidt in his Aerial Survey

Friday, February 16, 2007

Wouter F. M. Henkelman: Articles online

Henkelman, Wouter F. M. Parnakka's Feast: šip in Parsa and Elam, to be published in J. Alvarez-Mon (ed.), Elam and Persia, Eisenbrauns, 2007. Prepublication .pfd version served at Achemenet
[Added February 16, 2007]

Henkelman, Wouter F. M. Exit der Posaunenbläser. On lance-guards and lance-bearers in the Persepolis Fortification archive, ARTA: Achaemenid Research on Texts and Archaeology

Henkelman, Wouter F. M.; Jones, Charles E.; Stolper, Matthew W. Achaemenid Elamite Administrative Tablets, 2: The Qasr-i Abu Nasr Tablet, ARTA: Achaemenid Research on Texts and Archaeology

Henkelman, Wouter F. M.; Jones, Charles E.; Stolper, Matthew W. Clay Tags with Achaemenid Seal Impressions in the Dutch Institute of the Near East (NINO) and Elsewhere, ARTA: Achaemenid Research on Texts and Archaeology Article

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Oriental Institute Website Redesign

On Wednesday, February 7, 2007, the Oriental Institute launched its new website redesign. Most links to that site still work, though, significantly, links to individual photographs do not. I am working to rebuild any such broken links here on the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project blog. If you see any, send me a message, or leave a comment. Thanks.