The Past from Above: Aerial Photographs of Archaeological SitesGetty Publications, 2005 - 415 pages Now available in paperback, The Past From Above presents stunning aerial photographs of 250 of the world's foremost archaeological sites. The photographer, Georg Gerster, has been shooting ancient sites from the air for more than fifty years. In this current collection, his subjects range from the temple complex at Karnak to the Great Wall of China, and from the Acropolis in Athens to Aztec palaces in Mexico. Gerster's photographs are technical achievements--often produced under hair-raising circumstances--in their own right but at the same time offer a unique visual history of mankind stretching back to the dawn of civilization. Charlotte Tr:umpler introduces the photographs with an overview of the critical role that aerial photography has played in archaeological research. |
Table des matières
Charlotte Trümpler | 7 |
Georg Gerster | 13 |
From the Private Log of an Aerial Photographer | 25 |
VILLAGES AND TOWNS Settlement Types | 77 |
25 | 109 |
36 | 115 |
4 | 132 |
5 | 164 |
6 | 205 |
BUILDING FOR ETERNITY | 221 |
8 | 256 |
10 | 342 |
12 | 381 |
The Contributors | 405 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Past from Above: Aerial Photographs of Archaeological Sites Georg Gerster Affichage d'extraits - 2005 |
The Past from Above: Aerial Photographs of Archaeological Sites Georg Gerster Affichage d'extraits - 2005 |
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1st century 2nd millennium BC 3rd century 4th century BC Abu Simbel Aerial Archaeology aerial photographs Alexander's Wall ancient antiquity architecture Ardashir Berlin Bronze Age buildings built burial mounds Cahuachi capital castle cemetery central centre century BC Chile China church citadel complex corner courtyard culture Desert Dynasty early east eastern emperor empire Euphrates excavations famous fertile flight fortified fortress geoglyphs Gerster grave Greece Greek ground hill hillfort houses Illus imperial important inhabitants Iran Iraq Iron Age island Jiaohe king late later lies London Mainz middle millennium BC monuments mountain Munich Museum Nasca northern oldest palace Paris period Peru plateau prehistoric present photograph pyramids qanat Ramesses rectangular region remains river rock Roman ruins sanctuary Sassanian settlement side southern stone surrounded Syria temple terraces theatre Tigris tion tombs towers town Valley village visible wall western World Heritage World Heritage Site Xinjiang ziggurat