2022/11/14 by Luc Doyon · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History #Archaeological Research and Protection
paper · pdf · doi:10.24072/pci.archaeo.100021
openalex publication_date 2022/11/14 · openalex created_date 2022/11/20 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Establishing the precise location of ancient cities constitutes a challenging task that requires the implementation of multi-disciplinary approaches. In his manuscript entitled "Raphana of the Decapolis and its successor Arpha: The search of an eminent Greco-Roman city", Kleb (2022) proposes a convincing argument building on in-depth research of classical literary sources, literature review of explorer accounts and scientific publications from the 19th and 20th century as well as analysis of old and new maps, aerial photographs, and satellite images. This research report clearly emphasizes the importance of undertaking systematic interdisciplinary work on the topic to mitigate the uncertainties associated with the identification of Raphana, the Decapolis city first mentioned by Pliny the Elder.