The Jerash Northwest quarter

该项目的主要目标是调查约旦Gerasa/Jerash西北区的定居历史。Gerasa在希腊化时期被重新建立为安提阿，并在罗马，拜占庭和伊斯兰时代发展壮大。这座城市的特点是两个主要的避难所：希腊化的宙斯奥林匹亚神庙和当地女神阿耳忒弥斯神庙。在宙斯神庙附近发现了一个希腊化的定居点，而在阿特米森附近发现了几个土著崇拜场所。西北区位于Artemision以西。它的大小接近。4公顷，是该项目的研究区。该地区是古城内海拔最高的地区，在2011年项目开始之前未经调查。该建议旨在继续我们在这一地区的挖掘工作。该项目的主要目标之一是调查该地区的所有定居阶段，重点是希腊化和早期罗马时期。对西北区的理解对整个Gerasa城的理解有相当大的影响，因为我们对罗马城市的形象受到城墙的大规模延伸的影响（其日期至今仍有争议）。 该项目的另一个目标是了解盖拉萨的城市结构，而不仅仅是卡多的主要建筑。一个重要的特点是调查城市的供水，因为在我们的研究区域，城市最大的蓄水池位于。该项目的方法主要是每年的考古发掘和证据和发现的研究。除了对Gerasa西北区的调查和对Jerash城的了解之外，该项目还打算成为希腊化和伊斯兰时期之间东地中海重要城市的案例研究。

The main goal of the project is investigating the settlement history of the northwest quarter of Gerasa/Jerash in Jordan. Gerasa was re-founded as Antioch in the Hellenistic period and it grew and developed extraordinary in Roman, Byzantine and Islamic times. The city is characterized by two major sanctuaries: the tempel of the Hellenistic Zeus Olympios and the temple of the local goddess Artemis. Close to the temple of Zeus Olympios a Hellenistic settlement had been found, while close to the Artemision several indigenous cult places were detected. Immediately West of the Artemision the Northwest quarter is situated. It has a size of approx. 4 ha and is the research area of the project. This area is the most elevated within the ancient walled city and was before the start of the project in 2011 uninvestigated. The proposal aims at continuing our excavations in this area. One of the main goals of the project is the investigation of all settlement phases of the area, with an emphasis on the Hellenistic and early-Roman periods. The understanding of the Northwest quarter has considerable impact on the understanding of the whole city of Gerasa, as our image of the Roman city is considerably shaped and influenced by the large extension of the City wall (whose date is until now disputed). Another objective of the project is to understand the urban structures of Gerasa beyond the main buildings at the cardo. An important feature is the investigation of the water supply of the city, as in our research area the largest cistern of the city is situated. The methods of the project are mainly yearly archaeological excavations and study of the evidences and finds.Apart from the Investigation of the Northwestquarter of Gerasa and the understanding of the City of Jerash, this project intends to be a case study in an important City in the Eastern Mediterranean between the Hellenistic and Islamic periods.