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Archaeology in the 'Land of Tells and Ruins' - A History of Excavations in the Holy Land Inspired by the Photographs and Accounts of Leo Boer (Hardcover)
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Archaeology in the 'Land of Tells and Ruins' - A History of Excavations in the Holy Land Inspired by the Photographs and Accounts of Leo Boer (Hardcover)
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Recently, a travel account and 700 photographs came to light by the
hand of Leo Boer, a former student of the Ecole Biblique et
Archeologique Francaise in Jerusalem who, at the age of 26 in
1953-4 visited many archaeological sites in the area of present-day
Israel and the Palestinian Territories. These documents inspired 20
internationally-renowned scholars - many of whom excavated at the
sites they describe - to report on what we know today of nine
particular sites chosen from the many that Leo Boer visited 60
years ago: Jerusalem, Khirbet et-Tell ( i?), Samaria & Sebaste,
Tell Balata (Shechem), Tell es-Sultan (Jericho), Khirbet Qumran,
Caesarea, Megiddo, and Bet She'an. Rather than focusing on the
history of these sites, the contributors describe the history of
the archaeological expeditions. Who excavated these sites over the
years? What were the specific aims of their campaigns? What
techniques and methods did they use? How did they interpret these
excavations? What finds were most noteworthy? And finally, what are
the major misconceptions held by the former excavators? Several
themes are interwoven amongst the contributions and variously
discussed, such as'identification of biblical sites', 'regional
surveys', 'underwater archaeology', 'archaeothanatology',
'archaeology and politics', 'archaeology and science', and
'heritage management'. This unique collection of images and essays
offers to scholars working in the region previously unpublished
materials and interpretations as well as new photographs. For
students of archaeology, ancient or Biblical history and theology
it contains both a detailed archaeological historiography and
explores some highly relevant, specific themes. Finally, the superb
quality of Boer's photography provides an unprecedented insight
into the archaeological landscape of post-war Palestine for anyone
interested in Biblical history and archaeology.
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