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This volume presents a series of studies by scholars working in
Middle Eastern archaeology who actively apply social theory to
interpret their fieldwork. It aims to highlight the value of using
social theory in the interpretation of field work in a region
where, traditionally, such approaches have not played a major
role.There are a number of factors that account for why social
theory is often under-exploited by archaeologists in this part of
the world. In many countries, where large numbers of the foreign
archaeologists are involved, a division between those doing
fieldwork and those undertaking archaeological interpretation can
easily arise. Or, the lack of interest in social theory may stem
from a legacy of positivism that overrides other approaches. There
is also the fact that archaeology and anthropology often belong to
separate academic departments and are considered two separate
disciplines disconnected from each other. In some cases the
centrality of historical paradigms has precluded the use of social
theory.There are also divisions between universities and other
research institutions, such as departments of antiquities, which is
not conductive to interdisciplinary cooperation. This factor is
especially debilitating in contexts of rapid destruction of sites
and the exponential growth of salvage excavations and emergency
surveys.The papers integrate a wide range of perspectives including
'New' or 'Processual' archaeology, Marxist, 'Post-Processual',
evolutionist, cognitive, symbolic, and Cyber- archaeologies and
touch on many topics including 3D representation, GIS, mapping and
social theory, semiotics and linguistics, gender and
bioarchaeology, social and technical identities, and modern
historical modellingy and social practices in Middle Eastern
archaeology.
The Southern Levant was a thriving centre of religious and cultural
exchange during the Bronze Age. 'Early Bronze Age Goods Exchange in
the Southern Levant' provides an overview of the sources and
distribution of commodities. The book presents a study of key
production centres and the process of purchase and exchange. The
book establishes a theoretical framework - based in political
economy, ethnoarchaeology and economic anthropology - for
understanding the exchange of commodities in a precapitalist
society. 'Early Bronze Age Goods Exchange in the Southern Levant'
is unique in presenting archaeological sources and prehistoric
economics through modern, notably Marxist, theories of human
development.
This volume presents a series of studies by scholars working in
Middle Eastern archaeology who actively apply social theory to
interpret their fieldwork. It aims to highlight the value of using
social theory in the interpretation of field work in a region
where, traditionally, such approaches have not played a major role.
There are a number of factors that account for why social theory is
often under-exploited by archaeologists in this part of the world.
In many countries, where large numbers of the foreign
archaeologists are involved, a division between those doing
fieldwork and those undertaking archaeological interpretation can
easily arise. Or, the lack of interest in social theory may stem
from a legacy of positivism that overrides other approaches. There
is also the fact that archaeology and anthropology often belong to
separate academic departments and are considered two separate
disciplines disconnected from each other. In some cases the
centrality of historical paradigms has precluded the use of social
theory. There are also divisions between universities and other
research institutions, such as departments of antiquities, which is
not conductive to interdisciplinary cooperation. This factor is
especially debilitating in contexts of rapid destruction of sites
and the exponential growth of salvage excavations and emergency
surveys. The papers integrate a wide range of perspectives
including 'New' or 'Processual' archaeology, Marxist,
'Post-Processual', evolutionist, cognitive, symbolic, and Cyber-
archaeologies and touch on many topics including 3D representation,
GIS, mapping and social theory, semiotics and linguistics, gender
and bioarchaeology, social and technical identities, and modern
historical modellingy and social practices in Middle Eastern
archaeology.
This well-illustrated volume presents the evidence from Stratum
Pre-IC of the end of the 8th century, from Strata IC and IB of the
7th century, when Ekron achieved the zenith of its physical growth
and prosperity, and from Stratum IA, the final Iron Age IIC phase
of the early 6th century BCE. It offers a detailed discussion of
the Iron Age IIC occupational history; a comprehensive analysis of
the ceramic assemblages; a quantitative analysis of the pottery
from the main Stratum IB buildings; and studies on vessel capacity,
ceramic, lithic, ivory, and metal objects, jewelry, scarabs, faunal
remains, and fish bones. Published under the auspices of the
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, this volume concludes the
publication of the results of the nine seasons of excavation
conducted in Field IV Lower between 1985 and 1995, directed by
Trude Dothan and Seymour Gitin and sponsored by the W. F. Albright
Institute of Archaeological Research and the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem. Companion volumes published in 2016: —Field IV
Lower—The Elite Zone, Part 1: The Iron Age I Early Philistine
City by Trude Dothan, Yosef Garfinkel and Seymour Gitin; —Part
3A: The Iron Age I and IIC Early and Late Philistine Cities
Database (see links tab); —Part 3B: The Iron Age I and IIC Early
and Late Philistine Cities Plans and Sections The final reports on
the two large Iron Age I and IIC Philistines cities in Field IV
Lower offer a comprehensive view of the history of Ekron from its
initial establishment and development in the Iron Age I until its
destruction in the late Iron Age II. The searchable database and
print version of the sections and plans provide a unique
opportunity for readers to access and evaluate the excavators’
observations and conclusions.
Tel Miqne-Ekron Field IV Lower—The Elite Zone, The Iron Age I and
IIC, The Early and Late Philistine Cities, Parts 9/1-9/3B present
the evidence of two large Philistines cites, one in Iron I, the
period of its initial development, and the other in Iron IIC, its
final stage when it achieved its zenith of physical growth and
prosperity. They also offer a unique opportunity to check and
evaluate the excavators' observations and conclusions based on
their comprehensive database. Published under the auspices of the
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, they comprise the final
reports of the nine seasons of excavations during the years
1985-1995, directed by Trude Dothan and Seymour Gitin and sponsored
by the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research and the
Hebrew University. Volume 9/1, The Iron Age I Early Philistine City
covers Strata VII-IV, the 12th-early 10th centuries BCE. It
includes a detailed discussion of the occupational history of the
period with a comprehensive analysis of the ceramic assemblages and
a selection of ceramic, lithic, clay, and metal objects with
detailed discussions of jewelry, scarabs and ivory objects, as well
as the faunal evidence. Volume 9/2, The Iron Age IIC Late
Philistine City, which presents the evidence from Stratum I of the
7th and early 6th century BCE, is in press. Volume 9/3B The Iron
Age I and IIC Late and Early Philistine Cities Plans and Sections
includes every plan and section of each excavated Area in Field IV
Lower.
Early Bronze Age Goods Exchange in the Southern Levant provides an
overview of all the commodities of the Early Bronze Age of the
Southern Levant for which we know their sources and distribution.
But this is not just a survey or a simple list of finds. Included
are methodological discussions of several topics which make
original contributions regarding the interpretation of production
centres and the way the goods arrived to the distribution points.
The most original contribution of this volume is in the entire
interpretation and theoretical framework it provides regarding the
exchange of commodities in a precapitalistic society; that is,
utilizing mainly the methods of the critique to the political
economy (Marxism), ethnoarchaeology and economic anthropology. The
volume emphasizes the internal economic developments in the early
history of the Southern Levant that can be studied using
archaeological sources in the framework of modern theories of human
development. It is a kind of work on economic history with
non-written sources, although it uses historical written sources
from neighboring cultures and late documents from our region to
compare and derive conclusions.
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