The inscriptions of the Aleppo temple.
The location of the Temple of the Storm-God of Aleppo, one of the most famous cult-centres of antiquity, has long been a matter of speculation, but was finally revealed by excavations on Aleppo citadel begun in 1996. These have gradually uncovered the central cult-room of the temple with a rich inve...
| Publicado en: | Anatolian Studies (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara) Vol. 61; pp. 35 - 55 |
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British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara
2011
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