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The objective of Walking through Jordan is to acknowledge and honor
the singular achievements and wider impacts of Jordan's most
prominent survey archaeologist, Burton MacDonald. MacDonald is a
biblical scholar by training who has written extensively about the
Iron Age and early Christianity. However, unlike many biblical
scholars, MacDonald has also undertaken large regional survey
projects which encompass the entire gamut of Jordanian prehistory
and history. Thus, his work is unique in that it attracts the
interest of a wide range of scholars.Contributing scholars from
around the world reflect on three important areas of MacDonald's
archaeological contributions: on archaeological survey in general,
including those focusing on methodology and/or field projects that
depend to a large extent on surveys, MacDonald's five major
surveys- papers that incorporate data from his field projects and
sites tested or excavated by others that were first identified by
his work, and the archaeology of the Bronze and Iron Ages, as well
as the Roman Period and the early Christian era. Despite his
important contributions to prehistoric archaeology, the early
historical periods constitute the main emphasis of Burton's
scholarly output.
This concise and illustrated book highlights the contributions of
North American archaeologists to the archaeology of Jordan - a
critical transition zone along the Levantine corridor that links
the continents of Africa and Asia. For over 150 years, North
American researchers have played a pivotal role in the exploration
of Jordan, the development of archaeological methods there and the
construction of theoretical approaches to study the deep-time
archaeological record of this key part of Middle East. The volume
focuses on the many peoples and cultures that have crossed Jordan
from the earliest prehistoric times to the present. In this sense,
this book contributes directly to the conservation of Jordan's
heritage. The chapters are written primarily by the North American
archaeological expedition directors giving this book an
authoritative and 'cutting edge' view of the most recent
discoveries and interpretive models of archaeology in Jordan
today.By looking at the archaeology of the southern Levant through
the lens of North American archaeological research in Jordan, the
entire history of this crucial part of the Middle East's Fertile
Crescent is highlighted - from Prehistory to Ottoman times. As a
richly illustrated book with the best photographs produced by over
50 archaeological expeditions, Crossing Jordan is the most
up-to-date guide to the archaeological heritage of Jordan and an
important resource for scholars, students, citizens, NGOs, embassy
personnel, and tourists.
This concise and illustrated book highlights the contributions of
North American archaeologists to the archaeology of Jordan - a
critical transition zone along the Levantine corridor that links
the continents of Africa and Asia. For over 150 years, North
American researchers have played a pivotal role in the exploration
of Jordan, the development of archaeological methods there and the
construction of theoretical approaches to study the deep-time
archaeological record of this key part of Middle East. The volume
focuses on the many peoples and cultures that have crossed Jordan
from the earliest prehistoric times to the present. In this sense,
this book contributes directly to the conservation of Jordan's
heritage. The chapters are written primarily by the North American
archaeological expedition directors giving this book an
authoritative and 'cutting edge' view of the most recent
discoveries and interpretive models of archaeology in Jordan
today.By looking at the archaeology of the southern Levant through
the lens of North American archaeological research in Jordan, the
entire history of this crucial part of the Middle East's Fertile
Crescent is highlighted - from Prehistory to Ottoman times. As a
richly illustrated book with the best photographs produced by over
50 archaeological expeditions, Crossing Jordan is the most
up-to-date guide to the archaeological heritage of Jordan and an
important resource for scholars, students, citizens, NGOs, embassy
personnel, and tourists.
The Encyclopedia of Material Culture in the Biblical World (EBW)
builds on the German "Standardwerk" Biblisches Reallexikon (BRL),
edited by Kurt Galling 1937, second edition 1977 (2BRL). It is a
reference book for biblical scholars, historians, and
archaeologists. The EBW focusses on the material culture from the
Neolithic Age to the Hellenistic period, giving attention to the
material from the Bronze and Iron Ages, including the Persian
period. The geographic regions covered by the entries include
primarily the records of Palestine (= the Southern Levant) limited
by (excl.) the southern fringe of Lebanon and Hermon (North), the
Wadi al-Aris, the Sinai peninsula and North-Arabia (South), the
Mediterranean Sea (West) and the Transjordanian desert (East). If
appropriate to the entry, the neighboring evidence from Syria,
Lebanon, Egypt, and Mesopotamia is included. The Encyclopedia
presents and documents the material culture based on the
archaeological, epigraphical, and iconographical data in historical
order and documents the state of current research. The entries do
not only list or mention the most important material data, but try
to synthesize and interpret it within the horizon of a history of
Southern Levantine culture, economy, technical development, art,
and religion. The EBW consists of around 120 articles and an
introductory part pertaining to the chronology of the EBW,
archaeology and cultural History, epigraphy, and iconography,
written by specialists from 15 different countries.
Major recent excavations have shed much light on the complexity of
Iron Age society and religion in southern Palestine, a region where
both Judeans and Edomites lived. However, it is not clear whether
the religious practices attested at these sites were a reflection
of localised customs or were common rituals for peoples of
Cisjordan and we do not know their extent. An isolated shrine site
at Wadi ath-Thamad Site WT-13 in northern Moab which contained
numerous finds of Iron Age figurines and statues has been the
subject of detailed excavation. The rich harvest of figurines,
ceramic statues, beads, miniature ceramic vessels, architectural
models, faunal remains and shells and fossils constitutes the
evidence for repeated cultic activities. Although dating to the
Iron Age at the time of the consolidation of the kingdom of Moab,
there is insufficient evidence at present to determine the full
range of cultic practices and deities venerated by the peoples of
the lands within ancient Moab and by those visitors to the shrine.
The links between WT-13 and the surrounding town sites is only now
coming to light with excavation at Atarus and Khirbat al-Mudayna,
as well as at the Ammonite site of Tall Damiyah in the Jordan
Valley, where a comparable shrine has recently been uncovered.
WT-13 clearly serves as a link between the Jordan Valley and the
Negev, adding to our knowledge of local and foreign influences in
the region during the Iron Age.
The World of the Aramaeans is a three-volume collection of
definitive essays about the Aramaeans and the biblical world of
which they were a part. Areas of interest include the language,
epigraphy and history of the Aramaeans of Syria as well of their
neighbours, the Israelites, Phoenicians, Ammonites, Moabites and
Edomites. The third volume, on language and literature, includes
essays by Michael Weigl, William Marrow, Grant Frame, James M.
Lindenberger, Pierre Bordreuil, Amir Harrak, Theodore Lutz, Josef
Tropper, Dennis Pardee and Clemens Leonhard.>
The World of the Aramaeans is a three-volume collection of
definitive essays about the Aramaeans and the biblical world of
which they were a part The World of the Aramaeans is a three-volume
collection of definitive essays about the Aramaeans and the
biblical world of which they were a part. Areas of interest include
the language, epigraphy and history of the Aramaeans of Syria as
well of their neighbours, the Israelites, Phoenicians, Ammonites,
Moabites and Edomites. The second volume, devoted to history and
archaeology, includes contributions by Brian Peckham, Wolfgang
Rollig, Carl S. Ehrlich, Guy Couturier, Stafania Mazzoni, Timothy
P. Harrison, Michael Heltzer, John S. Holladay Jr., Michele Daviau,
Paolo Xella, Emile Puech, Piotr Bienkowski, Bezalel Porten and John
Gee.
Located in a strategic position on the southern flank of the
Ammonite hill country, overlooking the Madaba Plain, the earliest
settlement at Tall Jawa dates to the Iron I period (1100-900 BC).
This settlement was redesigned during Iron Age II (900-600 BC), and
consisted of a walled town, surrounded by a casemate style
fortification system and a multi-chambered gate complex. Major
buildings, standing to the second storey, are described in detail
with their furnishings and contents. A marked change in
architecture, ceramic technology, and high status artefacts mark
the high point of Tall Jawa during the period of the Assyrian
empire (730-600 BC). The major features of each structure are
illustrated both in the text and on a CD-ROM.
This volume presents the final report of six seasons of excavations
at Tall Jawa in central Jordan. The particular focus of this report
is the architecture and stratigraphy of the settlements which
occupied the site during the Iron Age (1100-600 BC).
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