Busayra excavations by Crystal-M. Bennett, 1971-1980 / / Piotr Bienkowski.

This volume is the long-awaited final report on the late Crystal Bennett's 1971-1980 excavations at Busayra, the major city of the Iron Age kingdom of Edom in southern Jordan. Dr. Bienkowski and specialist contributors describe and illustrate the architecture, stratigraphy, pottery and other fi...

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Place / Publishing House:Oxford : : Published for the Council for British Research in the Levant by Oxford University Press,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (500 pages)
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Summary:This volume is the long-awaited final report on the late Crystal Bennett's 1971-1980 excavations at Busayra, the major city of the Iron Age kingdom of Edom in southern Jordan. Dr. Bienkowski and specialist contributors describe and illustrate the architecture, stratigraphy, pottery and other finds of this impressive fortified administrative and religious center. The concluding chapter puts the nature and role of Busayra into its proper ancient context in the light of current research on tribal kingdoms.
ISBN:9781739730260
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Piotr Bienkowski.