Uncovering Antioch
The Ancient City and Its Lost Treasures of Mosaic Art
$50.99
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
The story of the making, loss, and recovery of some of the greatest treasures of antiquity, raising questions about ancient mosaic art and its creation, the work of archaeology, and museum practice.
In 1932, after years of fundraising and flurries of letters back and forth, an archaeological team from Princeton University gathered in Antioch, Syria. They expected to find sculptures, frescos, palace walls, and busts. Instead, all across this ancient Roman metropolis, they stumbled upon…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668006252 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668006251 |
| Author: | Robert Kanigel |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 515g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“A richly detailed history of a grand treasure hunt.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Readers will enjoy Kanigel’s clear prose and photographs showing the archeologists, the dig, and detailed views of the mosaics.”
—Library Journal
“A thorough account of a key archaeological dig…Kanigel furnishes his history with impeccable detail, resulting in a treat for armchair archaeologists and art historians.”
—Publishers Weekly
Robert Kanigel
Robert Kanigel is the author of The Man Who Knew Infinity, Eyes on the Street, The One Best Way, Hearing Homer’s Song, and six other nonfiction books in biography, history, history of science, and memoir. He has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar award as well as a Guggenheim fellowship. He spent earlier lives as a mechanical engineer, a professor of science writing at MIT, and a freelance writer of magazine articles, essays, and reviews. An avid cyclist and amateur mosaicist, he lives in Baltimore.
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