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Near Eastern Archaeology : A Reader / ed. by Suzanne Richard.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2003]Copyright date: ©2003Description: 1 online resource (504 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781575065472
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 939/.4
LOC classification:
  • DS56 ǂb N395 2003eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Contributors -- Part I Theory, Method, and Context -- Geography of the Levant -- Paleoenvironments of the Levant -- Archaeozoology -- Paleoethnobotany -- Method and Theory in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology -- Bible and Archaeology -- Levantine Archaeology -- Text Sources for Levantine Archaeology: The Bible -- Writing and Scripts (with Special Reference to the Levant) -- Semitic Languages (with Special Reference to the Levant) -- Writing: The Archaeology of Writing (Writing Materials) -- Northwest Semitic Epigraphic Sources -- Chronology of the Southern Levant -- Survey of Preclassical Architecture in the Levant -- Bronze and Iron Age Burials and Funerary Customs in the Southern Levant -- Subsistence Pastoralism -- Agriculture -- Roads and Highways -- Nautical Archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean -- Ethnography/Ethnoarchaeology -- Ethnicity and Material Culture -- Women in the Ancient Near East -- Everyday Life (Customs, Manners, and Laws) -- Archaeological Survey in the Southern Levant -- Restoration of Ancient Monuments: Theory and Practice -- Metalworking/Mining in the Levant -- Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Syria–Palestine -- Ceramics/Kilns -- Jewelry in the Levant -- The Mosaics of Jordan -- Numismatics (Minting and Monetary Systems/Coinage) in the Levant -- Scarabs -- GIS and Archaeological Survey -- Computer Applications in Archaeology -- Part II Cultural Phases and Associated Topics -- The Paleolithic in Syria–Palestine -- The Neolithic Period -- Prehistoric Chipped-Stone Technology -- The Chalcolithic of the Southern Levant -- The Nahal Mishmar Hoard from the Judean Desert -- Negev -- The Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant -- Southern Sinai in the Early Bronze Age II -- Theory in Archaeology: Culture Change at the End of the Early Bronze Age -- Archaeology of the Dead Sea Plain in Jordan -- The Middle Bronze Age (circa 2000–1500 B.C.E.) -- Canaanite Religion -- The Late Bronze Age -- El-Amarna Texts -- Trade and Exchange in the Levant -- The Iron Age in the Southern Levant -- Religion and Cult in the Levant: The Archaeological Data -- Goddesses -- Syria–Palestine in the Persian Period -- The Samaritans -- The Hellenistic Period -- Nabateans -- Classical Text Sources in the Levant -- Jewish Art and Iconography in the Land of Israel -- Synagogues in the Land of Israel -- Golan Synagogues -- Early Christian Iconography -- Early Christian Churches in Israel
Summary: 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 -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Contributors -- Part I Theory, Method, and Context -- Geography of the Levant -- Paleoenvironments of the Levant -- Archaeozoology -- Paleoethnobotany -- Method and Theory in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology -- Bible and Archaeology -- Levantine Archaeology -- Text Sources for Levantine Archaeology: The Bible -- Writing and Scripts (with Special Reference to the Levant) -- Semitic Languages (with Special Reference to the Levant) -- Writing: The Archaeology of Writing (Writing Materials) -- Northwest Semitic Epigraphic Sources -- Chronology of the Southern Levant -- Survey of Preclassical Architecture in the Levant -- Bronze and Iron Age Burials and Funerary Customs in the Southern Levant -- Subsistence Pastoralism -- Agriculture -- Roads and Highways -- Nautical Archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean -- Ethnography/Ethnoarchaeology -- Ethnicity and Material Culture -- Women in the Ancient Near East -- Everyday Life (Customs, Manners, and Laws) -- Archaeological Survey in the Southern Levant -- Restoration of Ancient Monuments: Theory and Practice -- Metalworking/Mining in the Levant -- Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Syria–Palestine -- Ceramics/Kilns -- Jewelry in the Levant -- The Mosaics of Jordan -- Numismatics (Minting and Monetary Systems/Coinage) in the Levant -- Scarabs -- GIS and Archaeological Survey -- Computer Applications in Archaeology -- Part II Cultural Phases and Associated Topics -- The Paleolithic in Syria–Palestine -- The Neolithic Period -- Prehistoric Chipped-Stone Technology -- The Chalcolithic of the Southern Levant -- The Nahal Mishmar Hoard from the Judean Desert -- Negev -- The Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant -- Southern Sinai in the Early Bronze Age II -- Theory in Archaeology: Culture Change at the End of the Early Bronze Age -- Archaeology of the Dead Sea Plain in Jordan -- The Middle Bronze Age (circa 2000–1500 B.C.E.) -- Canaanite Religion -- The Late Bronze Age -- El-Amarna Texts -- Trade and Exchange in the Levant -- The Iron Age in the Southern Levant -- Religion and Cult in the Levant: The Archaeological Data -- Goddesses -- Syria–Palestine in the Persian Period -- The Samaritans -- The Hellenistic Period -- Nabateans -- Classical Text Sources in the Levant -- Jewish Art and Iconography in the Land of Israel -- Synagogues in the Land of Israel -- Golan Synagogues -- Early Christian Iconography -- Early Christian Churches in Israel

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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