By Charles L. Redman
Comprised of 7 chapters, this ebook starts with an advent to Qsar es-Seghir and an summary of the Moroccan-American Archaeological venture that was once introduced with the aid of the Smithsonian establishment and the govt of Morocco to check lifestyles during this old Islamic urban in the course of the medieval interval. After documenting the background of Qsar es-Seghir, the Islamic urban is defined according to the money owed of geographers and historians after which because it emerged in the course of the archaeological excavations. Emphasis is at the structure and city plan as they demonstrate the organizing ideas of the society and the day-by-day lifeways of its population. next chapters specialise in the artifacts utilized by the folks of Qsar es-Seghir, together with instruments, guns, tableware, and jewellery; the actions that have been carried out at Qsar es-Seghir; and the city plan, fortifications, monuments, and housing at Qsar es-Seghir as a Portuguese colony.
This monograph may be of price to scholars, researchers, and practitioners within the fields of archaeology and anthropology, in addition to to laypersons attracted to medieval life.
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