Batoul Sirees
PhD canditate
The influence of the Syrian storm god on the representation of Jupiter Dolichenus in the Roman period
The storm god was one of the most important deities in the pantheon of the Near East. He was worshiped for his ability to promote of fertility and his formidable strength. The storm god was particularly revered in societies that depended on agriculture; whose existence was dependent on rainfall.
The main aim of this research is to study how Jupiter Dolichenus was influenced by the iconography of the Syrian storm god and the continuity of cultural tradition among civilizations by studying and analyzing samples from Africa, Asia, and Europe dating back to the third millennium BC until the third century AD.
Also, this research will compare the iconographical features of Jupiter Dolichenus and the Syrian storm god in the Bronze and Iron Ages. And highlight their shared characteristics and explore how their fusion impacted Roman religious practices. The study will involve analyzing historical records, inscriptions, archaeological findings, and scholarly works related to these deities. Various artistic representations of the deities, including sculptures, reliefs, coins, seals, and other visual media, whether official or popular, will also be examined.
The PhD project is supervised by Prof. Dr. Dominik Bonatz.
EDUCATION
- Initial approval to supervise a doctoral thesis from Free University of Berlin
- Master's Degree in Archaeology Faculty of Arts and Humanities/ Aleppo 2014- 2017
- Bachelor's Degree in Archaeology Faculty of Arts and Humanities/ Aleppo 2006- 2010
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Field archaeologist, Directorate of Antiquities & Museums l Aleppo l 2019 - 2021
- Excavation in the Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo_2 seasons.
- Emergence excavation in "Jabal al_Eis" southern Aleppo.
- Documentation and damage assessment of illegal excavations in more than 15 sites in the old city of Aleppo and its countryside.
- Damage assessment for more than 30 sites in the countryside of Aleppo after the conflict.
- Archaeological sondages in the old city of Aleppo.
- Cultural heritage assessor, UNESCO & Directorate of Antiquities & Museums l Aleppo l 2017
- Assessment and documentation of damages in ancient buildings in the old city of Aleppo after the war.
CERTIFICATIONS
German Archaeological Institute
- Documenting earthquake-affected areas using QField (Special invitation)
- Spatial Databases and Analyses in GIS
- Cultural Heritage documentation using iDAI.field
- Introduction to Structure from Motion Photography (SfM)
- Recording Cultural Heritage for Post-Conflict Recovery using GIS
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- The 3D Printing Revolution
- 3D Printing Application
- University of California, Irvine
- Learn English: Intermediate Grammar Specialization
- Learn English: Beginning Grammar Specialization
- IELTS Preparation Specialization
Sapienza University of Rome
- At the Origins of the Mediterranean Civilization.
- Recovering the Humankind's Past and Saving the Universal Heritage
- Wesleyan University
- The Ancient Greeks
University of MANCHESTER
- Ancient Egypt: A History in six objects
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Elakademia Post l 2016-2022
- Training more than 30 people on publishing scientific articles on the website (WordPress)
- Publishing more than 100 articles and scientific publications about archaeology.
Aleppo Museum l 2007-2010
- rehabilitation of the departments of an Islamic museum
SKILLS
- 3D Modeling (Agisoft mitashape, meshroom, cloud compare)
- GIS (QGIS, QFIELD, Google Earth, locus Map)
- Video Making (Adobe Premier, Camtazia, Filmora)
- Voice Acting (Adobe Audition)
LANGUAGE
- Arabic: Native
- English: Advanced
PERSONAL PROJECT
- A YouTube channel to simplify archeology, focusing specifically on the importance of 3D modeling and 3D printing in archeology.
- A Facebook page dealing with the latest archaeological news, especially the digitization of archeology.
