Crossing Jordan : North American contributions to the archaeology of Jordan / edited by Thomas E. Levy. [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levy, Thomas Evan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Jordan--History.

Archaeology.

Archaeologists--North America.

Archaeologists.

Jordan--Antiquities.

Jordan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (520 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

Jordan is a key area of migration within the Levantine corridor that links the continents of Africa and Asia. 'Crossing Jordan' examines the peoples and cultures that have travelled across Jordan from antiquity to the present. The book offers a critical analysis of recent discoveries and archaeological models in Jordan and highlights the significant contribution of North American archaeologists to the field. Leading archaeologists explore the theory and methodology of archaeology in Jordan in essays which range across prehistory, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Nabatean civilization, the Byzantine period, and Islamic civilization. The volume provides an up-to-date guide to the archaeological heritage of Jordan, being an important resource for scholars and students of Jordan's history, as well as citizens, non-governmental organizations and tourists.

Contents:

Theory

History

Methodologies

Regional archaeology : deep-time studies across Jordan

Prehistoric perspectives

Bronze Age : earliest urbanism

Early states and the Iron Age

The edge of empire : Hellenistic and Roman period

Nabatean civilization and its Jordanian heartland

Theocratic empire : the Byzantine period

Islamic civilization in Jordan.

Notes:

First published 2007 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-47855-2

1-315-47857-9

1-315-47856-0

9781315478579

OCLC:

954007039