Crusader Archaeology

The Material Culture of the Latin East

Adrian J. Boas

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Routledge
19 December 2023

Material culture

The third edition of Crusader Archaeology updates previous editions to include coverage of important recent work in the field. It examines what life was like for European settlers and travellers to the crusader states during the centuries of Latin rule.

Examining past, recent and ongoing archaeological discoveries, and research in the field from Israel, Jordan, Syria, Turkey and Cyprus, this volume includes recent findings and approaches including new exploration work in urban sites such as Jerusalem, Acre and Caesarea, new work on industrial sites and new discoveries in research including DNA studies, the field of weaponry and many other topics. It covers such topics as settlement types, fortification, daily life, day-to-day activities, warfare, religious life, arts, industry, leisure pursuits, building technology, agriculture, medicine, death and burial. It considers, in all these fields, the manner in which the Frankish population was influenced by the local and neighbouring populations, and how, in many of their endeavours, the Franks evolved and developed their own, unique and often remarkably advanced material culture. Together with the archaeological evidence, Crusader Archaeology provides a historical background to the various topics in order to give context to each of the discussions. Crusader Archaeology remains the only comprehensive study of the architecture and material finds of the Crusader period.

This well-illustrated volume serves as a basic textbook for students and scholars with an interest in the Middle Ages and in particular the Crusades and the Latin East.

By: Adrian J. Boas
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 610g
ISBN: 9781032246529
ISBN 10: 1032246529
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 19 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Background: The Crusades and Outremer; 2 The city and urban life; 3 The rural landscape; 4 The defence of the Latin East; 5 Frankish ecclesiastical architecture; 6 Frankish domestic architecture; 7 Crafts and minor arts; 8 The fine arts; 9 Building techniques and materials; 10 Medicine; 11 Burials; Postcript

Adrian J. Boas is a professor emeritus of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Haifa. He has excavated extensively, including a major project at Montfort Castle in northern Israel, and is the author of numerous publications and several books on Crusader period archaeology and history. He is the former president of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East.