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This book presents the results of a complete detailed survey of the north-eastern region of Samaria, mainly the northern area of the Jordan Valley, in the territory of Israel/Palestine. It is Volume 4 of the Manasseh Hill Country Survey publications. This project, in progress since 1978 and covering 2500 sq. km, is a thorough, metre-by-metre mapping of the archaeological-historical area between the River Jordan and the Sharon Plain, and between Nahal 'Iron and the north-eastern point of the Dead Sea. This territory is one of the most important in the country from the Biblical and archaeological points of view; and the survey is a valuable tool for scholars of the Bible, Archaeology, Near Eastern history and other aspects of the Holy Land. This volume (covering ca. 250 sq. km) describes the area of the Jordan Valley between Nahal Bezeq (Wadi Shubash) in the north and the Sartaba range in the south. It is a fully revised and updated version of the Hebrew publication of 2005.

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Author:   Adam Zertal Z""l ,  Shay Bar
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   21/4
Weight:   1.342kg
ISBN:  

9789004346956

ISBN 10:   9004346953
Pages:   770
Publication Date:   06 April 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations Preface PART ONE: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: Geographical and Settlement Data CHAPTER TWO: The Geographical-Historical Identifications PART TWO: DESCRIPTION OF THE SITES CHAPTER THREE: The Southern Beit She'an Valley – Landscape Unit 27 CHAPTER FOUR: The Narrow Jordan Valley – Landscape Unit 28 CHAPTER FIVE: Nahal Tirzah Floodplain – Landscape Unit 29 CHAPTER SIX: The Sartaba Range and its Surroundings – Landscape Unit 30 GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY PART THREE: APPENDICES AND INDICES APPENDIX A: The Flint Assemblages, by Haim Winter APPENDIX B: Excavations at Bedhat esh-Sha'ab, an Early Iron Age Enclosure in the Jordan Valley: 2002-2003 Excavation Seasons, by Dror Ben-Yose APPENDIX C: Excavations at Yafit (3), an Iron Age Sandal-Shaped Enclosure in the Jordan Valley, by Dror Ben-Yosef APPENDIX D: Excavation at Elevation Point -167 (Site 192): 2007 Season, by Shay Bar. APPENDIX E: The Coin Finds, by Haim Shkolnik and Shay Bar

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Adam Zertal Z""l, was Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Haifa, Israel. He dedicated most of his career to this survey and its implications. Among his other achievements are the discoveries and excavations of several sites, including the Iron Age 1 altar on Mt. Ebal, the city of el-Ahwat, the city of Khirbet Hamam (Narbata of Josephus), and the foot-shaped gilgalim in the Jordan Valley. Shay Bar received his PhD in archaeology from the University of Haifa (2008). He is a researcher in the Zinman Institute and teaches in the archaeology department at this University. His current projects include directing the Manasseh Hill Country Survey and the excavations of Tel Esur, Tel Shiqmona and the Fazael Valley proto-historic project.

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