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Ancient Israel did not emerge within a vacuum but rather came to
exist alongside various peoples, including Canaanites, Egyptians,
and Philistines. Indeed, Israel's very proximity to these groups
has made it difficult - until now - to distinguish the
archaeological traces of early Israel and other contemporary
groups. Through an analysis of the results from recent excavations
in light of relevant historical and later biblical texts, this book
proposes that it is possible to identify these peoples and trace
culturally or ethnically defined boundaries in the archaeological
record. Features of late second-millennium B.C.E. culture are
critically examined in their historical and biblical contexts in
order to define the complex social boundaries of the early Iron Age
and reconstruct the diverse material world of these four peoples.
Of particular value to scholars, archaeologists, and historians,
this volume will also be a standard reference and resource for
students and other readers interested in the emergence of early
Israel.
This Handbook aims to serve as a research guide to the archaeology
of the Levant, an area situated at the crossroads of the ancient
world that linked the eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, Mesopotamia,
and Egypt. The Levant as used here is a historical geographical
term referring to a large area which today comprises the modern
states of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, western Syria, and Cyprus, as
well as the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and the Sinai Peninsula. Unique
in its treatment of the entire region, it offers a comprehensive
overview and analysis of the current state of the archaeology of
the Levant within its larger cultural, historical, and
socio-economic contexts. The Handbook also attempts to bridge the
modern scholarly and political divide between archaeologists
working in this highly contested region. Written by leading
international scholars in the field, it focuses chronologically on
the Neolithic through Persian periods - a time span during which
the Levant was often in close contact with the imperial powers of
Egypt, Anatolia, Assyria, Babylon, and Persia. This volume will
serve as an invaluable reference work for those interested in a
contextualised archaeological account of this region, beginning
with the 'agricultural revolution' until the conquest of Alexander
the Great that marked the end of the Persian period.
Ancient Israel did not emerge within a vacuum but rather came to
exist alongside various peoples, including Canaanites, Egyptians,
and Philistines. Indeed, Israel's very proximity to these groups
has made it difficult-until now-to distinguish the archaeological
traces of early Israel and other contemporary groups. Through an
analysis of the results from recent excavations in light of
relevant historical and later biblical texts, this book proposes
that it is possible to identify these peoples and trace culturally
or ethnically defined boundaries in the archaeological record.
Features of late second-millennium B.C.E. culture are critically
examined in their historical and biblical contexts in order to
define the complex social boundaries of the early Iron Age and
reconstruct the diverse material world of these four peoples. Of
particular value to scholars, archaeologists, and historians, this
volume will also be a standard reference and resource for students
and other readers interested in the emergence of early Israel.
"Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical
Literature (www.sbl-site.org)"
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