Studies in the archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan
By: edited by Amihai Mazar ; with the assistance of Ginny Mathias.
Contributors: Mazar, Amihay, 1942-; Mathias, Ginny.; Institute of Jewish Studies (London, England)
Series: Journal for the study of the Old Testament.; 331
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Sheffield, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel.; Iron age -- Israel.; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Jordan.; Iron age -- Jordan.; Israel -- Antiquities.; Jordan -- Antiquities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on a colloquium initiated and organized by the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College, London, 16-17, April 1996--Pref.
Table of contents: title: The monarchic period in the Judaean highland / Avi Ofer; title: The heart of the monarchy / Adam Zertal; title: Phoenicians in Western Galilee / Gunnar Lehmann; title: Agricultural terraces and settlement expansion in the highlands of early Iron Age Palestine / Shimon Gibson; title: The high places of biblical Dan / Avraham Biran; title: The date of the temple at Arad / Ze'ev Herzog; title: Between archaeology and theology / Raz Kletter; title: Figurines, figures and contexts in Jerusalem and regions to the East in the seventh and sixth centuries BCE / Kay Prag; title: Ištar as depicted on finds from Israel / Tallay Ornan; title: A room with a view / Norma Franklin; title: Jerusalem in the tenth and seventh centuries BCE / Margreet Steiner; title: Beth Shean during Iron Age II / Amihai Mazar; title: Busayra and Judah / Piotr Bienkowski and Leonie Sedman.