The stations on the itinerary

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A chapter of the digital monograph: Site Presentation

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The itinerary as narrative

The itinerary undergirds the narrative. Hence the stations (of which the complete list is given here, with all the relative panels) punctuate physically the conceptual unfolding of the narrative.

There are fifteen stops or stations, each having a different number and type of panels. The website gives a copy of each panel, with a brief introduction that seeks to place each set in its full physical context. Admittedly, this is a poor surrogate for the actual confrontation on the ground, since the panels refer very specifically to the features in front of which they are placed. What is given here will thus have to serve primarily as a preparation for an actual visit, or as an aid to recall to mind a visit already made.

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Mechanics of website presentation

A complete list of all panels is given in the form of a full thumbnail display of all panels.

Otherwise, two types of links are provided.

On this page, one will find for each cluster a link to the full text of all the panels in that particular cluster. Except for the introductory cluster, these are long files.
Under each of the individual fourteen stops or stations (e.g., the first one on “Facing the centuries“), one will find a link to the full text of the panels (signpost, “panorama” or reading stand) for that articular stop. These are obviously shorter files. The pages pertaining to the individual stops also give, besides a link to the full text of the panels, a brief paragraph that refers to the situation on the ground, a view of the general location of each panel, and a close-up of the panel as displayed.

The translation of all panels into Arabic is by Rasha el-Endari with the assistance of Yasmine Mahmoud and Lojain Hatahet.

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The current status of signage at the site

The material presented on the website is exactly as it was at the physical site of Tell Mozan at the end of the 2009 season. This means two things.

First, it is not fully up-to-date with regard to all the details that have emerged from the latest excavations. The reason is simply that most of my effort during the season went into the broader organization of site presentation (including conservation), so that in the end there was not enough time for a full update. It is hoped that in future years the signage will match fully the latest results of the excavations.

Second, it is conceivable that visitors to the site may not find all signs in the conditions in which we left them. While I am working on maintenance issues, it will be a while before everything is in place so that damages may be repaired in a timely manner.

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Introductory cluster: welcome panels

Download entire cluster (PDF 276K).

Out of the normal pattern, this cluster includes two welcoming stands (one at the entrance of the Outer City, the other at the base of the High Mound), and a reading stand by the entrance to the Expedition House. There is no signpost associated with this cluster.

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