Near Eastern Archaeology: A Reader

Published by Penn State University Press 2003

Near Eastern Archaeology

A Reader

Edited by: Suzanne Richard

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575065472

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Paperback reprint of the cloth original

Winner of the 2004 Outstanding Academic Title award from the American Library Association!

Filling a gap in classroom texts, more than 60 essays by major scholars in the field have been gathered to create the most up-to-date and complete book available on Levantine and Near Eastern archaeology.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword William G Dever Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Suzanne Richard Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Part I Theory, Method, and Context
Geography of the Levant Barry J. Beitzel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Paleoenvironments of the Levant Arlene Miller Rosen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Archaeozoology Paula Wapnish and B. Hesse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Paleoethnobotany Peter Warnock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Method and Theory in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology John S. Holladay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Bible and Archaeology Walter E Rast Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Levantine Archaeology Thomas. W Davis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
Text Sources for Levantine Archaeology: The Bible J. Maxwell Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Writing and Scripts (with Special Reference to the Levant) Gary A Rendsburg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Semitic Languages (with Special Reference to the Levant) Gary A. Rendsburg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Writing: The Archaeology of Writing (Writing Materials) Alan Millard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
Northwest Semitic Epigraphic Sources Alan Millard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
Chronology of the Southern Levant William G Dever Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
Survey of Preclassical Architecture in the Levant G. R. H. Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Bronze and Iron Age Burials and Funerary Customs in the Southern Levant Elizabeth Bloch-Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Subsistence Pastoralism Øystein S. LaBianca Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
Agriculture David C. Hopkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
Roads and Highways David A. Dorsey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Nautical Archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean Deborah N. Carlson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Ethnography/Ethnoarchaeology Gloria London Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
Ethnicity and Material Culture Gloria London Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Women in the Ancient Near East Susan Ackerman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Everyday Life (Customs, Manners, and Laws) Victor H. Matthews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Archaeological Survey in the Southern Levant E. B. Banning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Restoration of Ancient Monuments: Theory and Practice G. R. H. Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
Metalworking/Mining in the Levant James D. Muhly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Syria–Palestine Graham Philip Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
Ceramics/Kilns Gloria London Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Jewelry in the Levant Elizabeth E. Platt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
The Mosaics of Jordan Michele Piccirillo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Numismatics (Minting and Monetary Systems/Coinage) in the Levant Kevin Butcher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Scarabs William A. Ward Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
GIS and Archaeological Survey Gary L Christopherson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
Computer Applications in Archaeology E. B. Banning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Part II Cultural Phases and Associated Topics
The Paleolithic in Syria–Palestine Geoffrey A. Clark and Nancy R. Coinman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
The Neolithic Period Gary O. Rollefson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Prehistoric Chipped-Stone Technology Gary O. Rollefson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
The Chalcolithic of the Southern Levant Thomas E. Levy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
The Nahal Mishmar Hoard from the Judean Desert Miriam Tadmor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
Negev Mordechai Haiman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
The Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant Suzanne Richard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
Southern Sinai in the Early Bronze Age II Itzak Beit-Arieh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Theory in Archaeology: Culture Change at the End of the Early Bronze Age Jesse C. Long Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	308
Archaeology of the Dead Sea Plain in Jordan Walter E. Rast Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
The Middle Bronze Age (circa 2000–1500 B.C.E.) David Ilan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Canaanite Religion Beth Alpert Nakhai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
The Late Bronze Age Albert Leonard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
El-Amarna Texts Victor H. Matthews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
Trade and Exchange in the Levant Eric H. Cline Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	360
The Iron Age in the Southern Levant Randall W. Younker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
Religion and Cult in the Levant: The Archaeological Data William G Dever Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Goddesses Susan Ackerman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
Syria–Palestine in the Persian Period Charles E. Carter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	398
The Samaritans Terry Giles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
The Hellenistic Period Andrea M. Berlin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	418
Nabateans David F Graf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	434
Classical Text Sources in the Levant David F. Graf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	440
Jewish Art and Iconography in the Land of Israel Rachel Hachlili Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	445
Synagogues in the Land of Israel Steven Fine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	455
Golan Synagogues Zvi’Uri Ma’oz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	465
Early Christian Iconography Linda Sue Galate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	473
Early Christian Churches in Israel Joseph Patrich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	479

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 504

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Published: June 23, 2003
ISBN: 9781575065472