Near Eastern Archaeology : : A Reader / / ed. by Suzanne Richard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• MitwirkendeR: Ackerman, Susan,; Alpert Nakhai, Beth,; Banning, E. B.,; Beit-Arieh, Itzak,; Beitzel, Barry J.,; Berlin, Andrea M.,; Bloch-Smith, Elizabeth,; Butcher, Kevin,; Carlson, Deborah N.,; Carter, Charles E.,; Christopherson, Gary L,; Clark, Geoffrey A.,; Cline, Eric H.,; Coinman, Nancy R.,; Davis, Thomas. W,; Dever, William G,; Dorsey, David A.,; Fine, Steven,; Giles, Terry,; Graf, David F,; Graf, David F.,; Hachlili, Rachel,; Haiman, Mordechai,; Hesse, B.,; Holladay, John S.,; Hopkins, David C.,; Ilan, David,; LaBianca, Øystein S.,; Leonard, Albert,; Levy, Thomas E.,; London, Gloria,; Long, Jesse C.,; Matthews, Victor H.,; Maxwell Miller, J.,; Ma’oz, Zvi’Uri,; Millard, Alan,; Miller Rosen, Arlene,; Muhly, James D.,; Patrich, Joseph,; Philip, Graham,; Piccirillo, Michele,; Platt, Elizabeth E.,; Rast, Walter E,; Rast, Walter E.,; Rendsburg, Gary A,; Rendsburg, Gary A.,; Richard, Suzanne,; Rollefson, Gary O.,; Sue Galate, Linda,; Tadmor, Miriam,; Wapnish, Paula,; Ward, William A.,; Warnock, Peter,; Wright, G. R. H.,; Younker, Randall W.,
• HerausgeberIn: Richard, Suzanne,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (504 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Introduction --; Contributors --; Part I Theory, Method, and Context --; Geography of the Levant --; Paleoenvironments of the Levant --; Archaeozoology --; Paleoethnobotany --; Method and Theory in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology --; Bible and Archaeology --; Levantine Archaeology --; Text Sources for Levantine Archaeology: The Bible --; Writing and Scripts (with Special Reference to the Levant) --; Semitic Languages (with Special Reference to the Levant) --; Writing: The Archaeology of Writing (Writing Materials) --; Northwest Semitic Epigraphic Sources --; Chronology of the Southern Levant --; Survey of Preclassical Architecture in the Levant --; Bronze and Iron Age Burials and Funerary Customs in the Southern Levant --; Subsistence Pastoralism --; Agriculture --; Roads and Highways --; Nautical Archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean --; Ethnography/Ethnoarchaeology --; Ethnicity and Material Culture --; Women in the Ancient Near East --; Everyday Life (Customs, Manners, and Laws) --; Archaeological Survey in the Southern Levant --; Restoration of Ancient Monuments: Theory and Practice --; Metalworking/Mining in the Levant --; Weapons and Warfare in Ancient Syria–Palestine --; Ceramics/Kilns --; Jewelry in the Levant --; The Mosaics of Jordan --; Numismatics (Minting and Monetary Systems/Coinage) in the Levant --; Scarabs --; GIS and Archaeological Survey --; Computer Applications in Archaeology --; Part II Cultural Phases and Associated Topics --; The Paleolithic in Syria–Palestine --; The Neolithic Period --; Prehistoric Chipped-Stone Technology --; The Chalcolithic of the Southern Levant --; The Nahal Mishmar Hoard from the Judean Desert --; Negev --; The Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant --; Southern Sinai in the Early Bronze Age II --; Theory in Archaeology: Culture Change at the End of the Early Bronze Age --; Archaeology of the Dead Sea Plain in Jordan --; The Middle Bronze Age (circa 2000–1500 B.C.E.) --; Canaanite Religion --; The Late Bronze Age --; El-Amarna Texts --; Trade and Exchange in the Levant --; The Iron Age in the Southern Levant --; Religion and Cult in the Levant: The Archaeological Data --; Goddesses --; Syria–Palestine in the Persian Period --; The Samaritans --; The Hellenistic Period --; Nabateans --; Classical Text Sources in the Levant --; Jewish Art and Iconography in the Land of Israel --; Synagogues in the Land of Israel --; Golan Synagogues --; Early Christian Iconography --; Early Christian Churches in Israel
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781575065472; 9783110745269
• DOI: 10.1515/9781575065472?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Suzanne Richard.

Paperback reprint of the cloth original Winner of the 2004 Outstanding Academic Title award from the American Library Association! Filling a gap in classroom texts, more than 60 essays by major scholars in the field have been gathered to create the most up-to-date and complete book available on Levantine and Near Eastern archaeology.