Author: Jeppesen, Kristian
Title: Ikaros. The Hellenistic Settlements. Volume 3: The Sacred Enclosure in the Early Hellenistic Period..,.
Description: Aarhus, Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab, 1989. orig. boards. 30x21cm,, 122,(3) pp,, Full title concludes: "...With an Appendix on Epigraphical Finds. Textual photos & diagrams. Minor rubbing, some light rear cover spots, VG. ¶ Excavation report from the Danish Archaeological Investigations on Failaka,Kuwait. Contents: Tell F5 - Location, Construction & Connection with the Building History of the Excavated Structures; Building Materials; The Fortification Wall & Directly Associated Structures; Temples A & B with Ancillary Altars & Annex; The Architectural History of the Sacred Enclosure from its Establishment to the End of the Cults, Its Functions & Political Backround; The Sacred Enclosure: Structure & Style; The Ikaros Inscription; Appendices: Summary of Readings of the Ikaros Inscription; Previous Editions of the Ikaros Inscription; Literary Testimonia; Stele with Greek Inscription found on the Threshhold to Temple A; Graffito on Potsherd. Series: Jutland Archaelogical Society Publications, XVI: 3.

Keywords: Kuwait, Archaeology, Religious, Architecture, Ikaros Inscription, Inscriptions, Hellenistic Era, Sacred Enclosure, Archeology