Journey to the copper age : archaeology in the Holy Land / Thomas E. Levy ; with photographs by Kenneth L. Garrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Thomas E.

Contributor:

Garrett, Kenneth L.

San Diego Museum of Man.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copper age--Palestine--Exhibitions.

Copper age.

Copper age--Jordan--Exhibitions.

Metal-work, Prehistoric--Palestine--Exhibitions.

Metal-work, Prehistoric.

Metal-work, Prehistoric--Jordan--Exhibitions.

Ethnoarchaeology--Palestine--Exhibitions.

Ethnoarchaeology.

Ethnoarchaeology--Jordan--Exhibitions.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Palestine--Exhibitions.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Jordan--Exhibitions.

Antiquities.

Palestine--Antiquities--Exhibitions.

Palestine.

Jordan--Antiquities--Exhibitions.

Jordan.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

110 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

San Diego : San Diego Museum of Man, 2007.

Summary:

"Presents early evidence of metal production from Israel and Jordan, using ethnoarchaeology to document the discovery and adoption of metallurgy in the Holy Land. This important development in human history enabled the production of prestige objects and tools used to build social hierarchies and facilitate trade"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The metal revolution in the Holy Land

Before the metal revolution

The Neolithic Period

The Chalcolithic Period

Life during the metal revolution

Chiefdoms and the birth of social inequality

Food for the masses

Territories, temples, and chiefly power

After the metal revolution

The early Bronze Age

Copper industrialization in biblical times

The Iron Age

Looking ahead.

Notes:

Exhibition catalog.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780937808832

0937808830

9780837808833

0837808839

OCLC:

124074826