Il-Anderîn - KerrÄtîn - Ma ÍrâtÄ, written by Butler and translated by Aisha Moussa, is a new tour to 24 archaeological sites that are no less attractive than any other site in Syria. Each boasts one or more landmarks that are still well preserved to belong to the ancient architectural masterpieces in the region. The spectacular basilicas, fortified barracks, houses, reservoirs, tombs and baths all display stones highly finished, capitals well designed and richly carved, mosaics delicately patterned, and alternating bands of brickwork and basalt.
It is a tour to be remembered among archaeological cities of great antiquity, depicting the architecture of civilizations that rose and flourished here, then left behind ruins that became the knowledge resource for future generations.
Aisha Moussa, M.A. in translation (2009), Aleppo University, is a lecturer at the English Department, an instructor of online translation courses, and the translator of three manuscripts on archeology: Southern Hauran, Djebel SimËân and AlÄ and KÌ£aá¹£r Ibn Wardân .
Scholars and students of archaeology, architecture, tourism and history; archaeologists; tourist guides; historians; and explorers of ancient ruins and monuments in Syria.