Levant

ISBN: 9780742546455
Published by : Rowman and Littlefield
This introduction to Biblical archaeology combines more general sections on the history and philosophy of the discipline, and the difficulties involved, with observations from Freund's own career and accounts of digs with which he has been invo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306100
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study documents the search for settlement and abandonment processes in a highly vulnerable, but attractive, valley that was squeezed between the rising hills of Cis- and Transjordan. Throughout history this area changed in perception from ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789654062121
Published by : Israel Antiquities Authority
Series: IAA REPORTS
Volume: 35
This volume, dedicated to the Hellenistic terracotta from Maresha, is the second in a series of final reports on the Israel Antiquities Authority excavations at Maresha, directed by Prof. Amos Kloner. These large-scale excavations, held during ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789654062046
Published by : Israel Antiquities Authority
Series: IAA REPORTS
Volume: 34.1
This report summarizes the Kadesh Barnea (Tell el-Qudeirat) excavations, conducted under Rudolph Cohen's directorship between 1976 and 1982, on behalf of the Israel Department of Antiquities (now the Israel Antiquities Authority).


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ISBN: 9780955889431
Published by : Arabian Publishing Ltd
As the first British woman convert to Islam on record as making the pilgrimage to Mecca and visiting Medina, Lady Evelyn Cobbold (1867- 1963) cuts a unique figure in the annals of the Muslim Hajj.
Anglo-Scottish aristocrat and landowner, Evel... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780903472265
Published by : British Institute for the Study of Iraq
The great, ninth century palace which Ashurnasirpal II (883-859) built at his new capital of Kalhu/Nimrud has been excavated over 150 years by various expeditions. Each has been rewarded with remarkable antiquities, including the finest ivorie... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780195181142
Published by : Oxford University Press
A surprising number of Old Testament stories involve hair and hairstyles, from the brothers Esau and Jacob to Samson and Delilah. This academic study looks at the representation of hair in ancient Israeli culture and its place in national, reli... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780802862457
Published by : William B. Eerdmans
Leo Perdue here argues from a sociohistorical approach that the proper understanding of ancient wisdom literature requires one to move out of the realm of philosophical idealism into the flesh and blood of human history. Arguing that wisdom was... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781598743258
Published by : Left Coast Press
Kathleen Kenyon was a towering figure of 20th century archaeology and certainly one of the most renowned and successful women archaeologists. Her excavations, most notably in the Holy Land at Jericho and Jerusalem were noted for their advances ... .... Learn More