Levant

ISBN: 9780955889448
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
Though inhabited for millennia, Kuwait began to emerge as an Arab shaikhdom relatively late. Entering the historical record during the early 18th century as a junction of caravan and sea routes, it quickly grew to be a commercial rival to Basra at... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780955889424
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
Today part of the Republic of Yemen, Aden has long passed from British consciousness. Yet it was Queen Victoria's first imperial acquisition and, for 128 years, a vitally important British strategic base and commercial staging post. In the immedia... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781846032066
Published by : Osprey
Herod the Great was one of Rome's most important client kings during the turbulent years of the late Republic and early Empire. His small but wealthy kingdom supported a strong multi-national army formed from a mix of Jewish, Greek and Roman in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780691137704
Published by : Princeton University Press
Integrating biblical accounts with substantive archaeological evidence, The Parting of the Sea looks at how natural phenomena shaped the stories of Exodus, the Sojourn in the Wilderness, and the Israelite conquest of Canaan. Barbara Sivertsen p... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781400829958
Published by : Princeton University Press
Integrating biblical accounts with substantive archaeological evidence, The Parting of the Sea looks at how natural phenomena shaped the stories of Exodus, the Sojourn in the Wilderness, and the Israelite conquest of Canaan. Barbara Sivertsen p... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781845532260
Published by : Equinox
This thought provoking work combines anthropological, historical and archaeological research to offer some reflections on the dynamics and anatomy of what Arbel terms "intense religious movements". Through a series of case studies he examines ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780195342635
Published by : Oxford University Press
A clear and enjoyable introduction to Biblical archaeology which takes the reader first through the history (and thus theory and politics) of archaeology in the Holy Land and other sites related to the Biblical narrative, and then offers a conc... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781931112840
Published by : Truman State University Press
This volume covers the 2006-07 season of excavations at Bethsaida, which focused on stratum v (Iron Age IIB ca.850-732 BCE) at the city gate. Excavations revealed an exceptionally well preserved Iron Age gate, consisting of two city walls, a pa... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781845535292
Published by : Equinox
Taking advantage of critical methodology for history-writing and the use of anthropological insights and ethnographic data from the modern Middle East, this study aims at providing new understandings on the emergence of Israel in ancient Palest... .... Learn More