The Madaba Plains Project : forty years of archaeological research into Jordan's past / edited by Douglas R. Clark ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clark, Douglas R.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology).

Maʼdabā Region (Jordan)--Antiquities.

Maʼdabā Region (Jordan).

Maʻdabā Plains Project (Jordan).

Excavations (Archaeology)--Jordan--Maʾadabā Region.

Jordan.

Physical Description:

305 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2009.

Summary:

The 40th anniversary of the longest running archaeological project in the Middle East is marked by scholars who have taken part in it at various times at various sites. They discuss results of the research, the project's contributions to the archaeology of the southern Levant, and the legacy of the project throughout Jordan. Specific topics include the late Bronze and early Iron ages at Tall al-'Umayri, collaborative research with the project by a historical geographer, how artists and archaeologists work together, and religious symbolism in tomb architecture and epitaphs at the Umm el-Jimal and Tall Hisban cemeteries. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1845535146

9781845535148

OCLC:

288932951

Publisher Number:

99943948234