Overview

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan occupies the geographical and cultural crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, traversed and settled over the millennia by societies that have left archaeological traces across the landscape. The Story of the Land of Jordan is an account of the country's immense history for the first time in English from the perspective of a Jordanian, one of the region's most respected archaeologists, Zeidan Kafafi. Thoroughly referenced and illustrated, the volume first grounds the reader in Jordan's geography and environment and a history of its archaeology. Then it delves into sites that preserve the story of the country's earliest hunter-gatherer communities of the Lower Palaeolithic, through the development of agricultural communities and towns during the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic, and into the urbanization that marked the Chalcolithic period and the development of Bronze Age city-states, ultimately culminating in the Iron Age kingdoms of Ammon, Moab, and Edom and the arrival of the Persians. Includes illustrations, maps, tables, bibliography, indices.

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9781955918213

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...a landmark contribution to understanding Jordan's past, offering a comprehensive account of its archaeological and historical significance. Professor Kafafi's dedication to rigorous scholarship has produced a definitive resource for students, researcher, and history enthusiasts. from the Foreword by Her Elecellency Lina Annab, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Jordan

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Zeidan A. Kafafi is a Jordanian archaeologist who has directed and contributed to numerous excavations in and around Jordan and has assisted the institutional development of local academic institutions. He is a Professor Emeritus who recently served as the President of Yarmouk University, Jordan.

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