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

• VerfasserIn: Bienkowski, Piotr,
• 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)

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword / Simon P. Bennett -- 1. The Site and its Exploration / Piotr Bienkowski -- 2. The Hinterland of Busayra / Burton MacDonald -- 3. Bozrah in the Hebrew Scriptures / John R. Bartlett -- 4. Area A / Piotr Bienkowski -- 5. Area B / Piotr Bienkowski -- 6. Area C / Piotr Bienkowski -- 7. Area D / Piotr Bienkowski -- 8. Area H / Piotr Bienkowski -- 9. The Pottery / Piotr Bienkowski, Marion F. Oakeshott and Andrea M. Berlin -- 10. The Small Finds / Leonie Sedman -- 11. Inscribed Material / Alan Millard -- 12. Fossil and Recent Marine Invertebrates / David S. Reese, Kenneth J. McNamara and Catherine Sease -- 13. The Animal Bones / Edited by Piotr Bienkowski and David S. Reese -- 14. Conclusions / Piotr Bienkowski -- App. 1. Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis, Busayra and Judah / Jan Gunneweg and Marta Balla -- App. 2. Metallurgical Examination of Copper-base Metal from Busayra / R. F. Tylecote.