03623nam 22005533 450 991100916530332120250520141230.09781803278087(ebook)9781803278070(MiAaPQ)EBC31534364(Au-PeEL)EBL31534364(CKB)33030937200041(OCoLC)1450108872(Perlego)4507259(EXLCZ)993303093720004120240721h20242024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe economy of the later Roman province of Third Palestine /Walter D. Ward1st ed.Oxford :Archaeopress,[2024]©2024.1 online resource (vi, 124 pages) mapsArchaeopress Roman Archaeology Series ;v.119Archaeopress ArchaeologyPrint version: Ward, Walter D. The Economy of the Later Roman Province of Third Palestine Oxford : Archaeopress,c2024 9781803278070 Includes bibliographical references.Chapter 1: Introduction -- Geography, settlements, and administration of Third Palestine -- Interpreting the ancient economy -- The traditional debate: 'primitive' or 'modern' -- The rise of neoliberal interpretations of the ancient economy -- Market or bazaar economy? -- Chapter 2: 'Between the desert and the sown': Agriculture and pastoralism in Third Palestine -- Agriculture (Figure 2-2) -- The pastoralists of Third Palestine -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Urban economy, manufacturing, and resources -- The urban economy -- Industry: Ceramic production -- Industry: Copper mining and smelting -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Regional exchange -- Ceramic analysis of trade routes -- Gaza amphora (LR4) -- Palestinian Bag Jar (LR 5) -- Egyptian amphorae -- Aila amphora -- Maritime animal products in Third Palestine -- The date trade -- One caravan's records -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Amphorae descriptions -- Gaza amphorae (LR 4) -- Bag jars (LR 5) -- Egyptian amphorae (LR 7) -- Aila amphora -- Chapter 5: International exchange with the Red Sea and Mecca -- Red Sea trade -- Brief historical outline of Red Sea trade -- Aila -- Iotabe -- Meccan trade -- Nature of trade: Origins and caravans -- Commodities -- Conclusion: The economic implications of international trade on Third Palestine -- Chapter 6: Monasticism, pilgrimage, and the economy -- Monasticism in Third Palestine -- Transportation and infrastructure -- Supplying the Sinai monasteries -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- A primitive or modern economy in Third Palestine… or something else?This book provides a comprehensive examination of the evidence for the economy of the later Roman province of Third Palestine, which roughly corresponds to southern Jordan, the Negev desert in Israel, and the Sinai Peninsula.Archaeopress archaeology.Archaeopress Roman archaeology ;119.Economy of the later Roman province of 3rd PalestinePalaestina TertiaEconomic conditionsRomeProvincesEconomic conditionsPalaestina TertiaAntiquities, RomanPalestineAntiquities, Roman939.405Ward Walter D.480514EBLCPEBLCPJSTORYDXN$T9911009165303321The economy of the later Roman province of Third Palestine4395518UNINA