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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782384903321

Titolo

Studies in the archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Amihai Mazar ; with the assistance of Ginny Mathias

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2001

ISBN

1-281-84180-3

9786611841805

0-567-19417-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 331

Altri autori (Persone)

MazarAmihay <1942->

MathiasGinny

Disciplina

933

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Israel

Iron age - Israel

Excavations (Archaeology) - Jordan

Iron age - Jordan

Israel Antiquities

Jordan Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on a colloquium initiated and organized by the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College, London, 16-17, April 1996--Pref.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Part I: SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY; Part II: TEMPLES, CULT AND ICONOGRAPHY; Part III: ASPECTS OF MATERIAL CULTURE; Index of Authors; Index of Place Names

Sommario/riassunto

Thirteen essays on the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan, covering settlement patterns, iconography, cult, palaeography and the archaeology of certain key sites. This volume offers an exceptionally informed update in a fast-moving area of discovery and interpretation. The first section deals with spatial archaeology and settlement patterns, all the papers based on the fieldwork by A. Zertal in Samaria, A. Ofer in Judah, G. Lehmann in the Akko Plain, and S. Gibson in various areas in the hill country of Israel. The second section covers religion and iconography. The two single Iron Age temples know