Walled Up to Heaven
Subtitle: The Evolution of Middle Bronze Age Fortification Strategies in the Levant
By: By
Series: Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant -- 4
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Winona Lake, IN
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9781575069272
Subjects: Fortification -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500; Siege warfare -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500; Bronze age -- Middle East; Military architecture -- Middle East -- History -- To 1500; Middle East -- Antiquities
Genres: Nonfiction
First sentence: The architecture of the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age is in large part characterized by the remains of massive earthen fortifications that are still visible across the landscape.
Description: Revised and expanded version of the author's Ph.D. dissertation: The Architecture of Defense: Fortified Settlements of the Levant during the Middle Bronze Age (2004). Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, index, maps and 100 figures.