The Social Archaeology of the Levant: From Prehistory to the Present

doi:10.1017/9781316661468

The volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of the southern Levant (modern day Israel, Palestine and Jordan) from the Paleolithic period to the Islamic era, presenting the past with chronological changes from hunter-gatherers to empires. Written by an international team of scholars in the fields of archaeology, epigraphy, and bioanthropology, the volume presents central debates around a range of archaeological issues, including gender, ritual, the creation of alphabets and early writing, biblical periods, archaeometallurgy, looting, and maritime trade. Collectively, the essays also engage diverse theoretical approaches to demonstrate the multi-vocal nature of studying the past. Significantly, The Social Archaeology of the Levant updates and contextualizes major shifts in archaeological interpretation.

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The Social Archaeology of the Levant
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The Social Archaeology of the Levant - Title page
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From Prehistory to the Present
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Figures
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Tables
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Contributors
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Foreword
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Past Forward: The Social Archaeology of the Levant
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Acknowledgments
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Abbreviations
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Prologue
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- By Yorke M. Rowan, Assaf Yasur-Landau, Eric H. Cline
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Part One
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One - The Lower and Middle Paleolithic of the Southern Levant
pp 9-28
- By Gary O. Rollefson
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Two - An Anthropological Review of the Upper Paleolithic in the Southern Levant
pp 29-46
- By Anna Belfer-Cohen, Nigel Goring-Morris
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Three - The Forager–Farmer Transition in the Southern Levant (ca. 20,000–8,500 cal. BP)
pp 47-66
- By Natalie D. Munro, Leore Grosman
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Four - Getting It Together
pp 67-85
The Creation of Community in the Neolithic
- By Bill Finlayson
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Five - Fire and Society in the Eastern Mediterranean
pp 86-97
A Diachronic View with a Microarchaeological Focus
- By Ruth Shahack-Gross
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Six - It’s a Small World
pp 98-121
Work, Family Life, and Community in the Late Neolithic
- By Edward B. Banning
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Seven - The Spiritual and Social Landscape during the Chalcolithic Period
pp 122-145
- By Yorke M. Rowan
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Eight - Using Archaeobotanical Remains to Model Social, Political, and Economic Changes during the Chalcolithic Period in the Southern Levant
pp 146-160
- By Philip Graham
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Part Two
pp 161-280
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Nine - The Southern Levant during the Early Bronze Age I–III
pp 163-182
- By Meredith S. Chesson
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Ten - Continuity, Innovation, and Change
pp 183-198
The Intermediate Bronze Age in the Southern Levant
- By Susan L. Cohen
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Eleven - Mix ‘n’ Match
pp 199-223
The Bioarchaeology of Commingled Remains
- By Susan Guise Sheridan
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Twelve - The Middle Bronze Age Canaanite City as a Domesticating Apparatus
pp 224-244
- By Assaf Yasur-Landau
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Thirteen - Cuneiform Writing in Bronze Age Canaan
pp 245-264
- By Yoram Cohen
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Fourteen - “Canaan Is Your Land and Its Kings Are Your Servants”
pp 265-280
Conceptualizing the Late Bronze Age Egyptian Government in the Southern Levant
- By Shlomo Bunimovitz
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Part Three
pp 281-390
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Fifteen - The “Conquest” of the Highlands in the Iron Age I
pp 283-309
- By David Ilan
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Sixteen - Iron Age I Philistines
pp 310-323
Entangled Identities in a Transformative Period
- By Aren M. Maeir
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