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Digging up the Bible? - The Excavations at Tell Deir Alla, Jordan (1960-1967) (Paperback)
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Digging up the Bible? - The Excavations at Tell Deir Alla, Jordan (1960-1967) (Paperback)
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This is the account of a remarkable excavation. It started with a
modest dig on an unremarkable tell in Jordan. The name of the tell
does not occur in the Bible, and no ancient town of any importance
was to be expected under the rubble. The excavator Henk Franken had
not yet made a name for himself within the archaeological
community. And yet, from 1960 onwards history was being (re)written
at Tell Deir Alla. To discover the secrets of the tell, the
expedition team defied cold, rain and stormy winds for months on
end, sleeping in rattling tents and working long days on the tell
and in the camp. And with success! A meticulous yet efficient
excavation method was introduced, the already tenuous relationship
between Bible and archaeology was further exacerbated, and the
study of excavated pottery was given a scientific basis. The name
Deir Alla became an international benchmark for modern scientific
research, for prompt publication of the remarkable finds and for
independent interpretation of the excavation results. The story of
the excavations at Tell Deir Alla in the 1960s have never been told
in any detail, and the excavation results have mostly been
published in scholarly books and journals which are difficult to
access. This book hopes to remedy that. It recounts the story of
the first ten years of the project, from 1959 when funding for the
project was sought, until 1969 when the first report was published.
The first section describes the organization of the project before
the expedition team went out into the field. The second part takes
the reader to the actual field work and describes the occupation
history of the tell. The story is illustrated by numerous
photographs and plans, many of which are being published for the
first time.
General
Imprint: |
Sidestone Press
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Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
Release date: |
November 2019 |
Authors: |
Margreet L. Steiner
• Bart Wagemakers
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Dimensions: |
254 x 179mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
156 |
ISBN-13: |
978-90-889087-3-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
90-889087-3-7 |
Barcode: |
9789088908736 |
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