| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Archaeopress archaeology |
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Archaeopress archaeology.
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| Contents |
Preface: Digging up Jericho -- Bill Finlayson ; Part I -- Past ; The Jericho Excavations in Historical Context ; Jericho in the Collections of the Palestine Exploration Fund -- Felicity Cobbing ; Jericho in the Media -- Rachael Thyrza Sparks ; The Photographic Methodology of Kenyon's Jericho -- Stuart Laidlaw ; Jericho Syndromes: 'Digging Up Jericho' as Ritual Dramas of Possession -- Beverley Butler ; Square Pegs in Round Holes -- John Carswell ; The Impact of Kenyon's Excavations at Tell es-Sultan on Dutch Archaeology in the Near East -- Bart Wagemakers ; Reconsidering Results from Past Excavations ; Finding and Losing the Person Within: A Neolithic Plastered Skull from Jericho -- Alexandra Fletcher ; Kenyon, Jericho and the Amorites -- Kay Prag ; Metal Weapons and Social Differentiation at Bronze Age Tell es-Sultan -- Daria Montanari ; Jericho Tomb P23 in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities -- Christine Erkelens and Lucas Petit ; A New Umayyad Mosque at Khirbet el-Mafjar, and other Discoveries: A New Understanding through Architectural Stratigraphy and Landscape Archaeology -- Ignacio Arce ; Part II -- Present ; Current Fieldwork ; The Italian-Palestinian Expedition to Tell es-Sultan, Ancient Jericho (1997-2015): Archaeology and Valorisation of Material and Immaterial Heritage -- Lorenzo Nigro ; Mudbricks and Modular Architecture at Tell es-Sultan from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age -- Gaia Ripepi ; Protecting the People: The Fortification Systems of Middle Bronze Age Jericho in Light of the Italian-Palestinian Excavations -- Chiara Fiaccavento and Elisabetta Gallo ; The Jericho Mafjar Project: Palestine-University of Chicago Research at Khirbet el-Mafjar -- Donald Whitcomb ; Cities and Palaces: Khirbet el-Mafjar and the Evolution of Settlements on the Jericho Plain -- Michael Jennings ; Two Decades of Archaeology in Jericho, 1994-2015 -- Hamdan Taha ; Part III -- Future ; Preserving the Archaeological Past for the Future ; Neolithic Heritage, Jericho and the West Bank -- Bill Finlayson and Paul Burtenshaw ; The Hisham's Palace Site and Museum Project -- Jack Green |
| Summary |
21 papers present a holistic perspective on the research and public value of the site of Jericho - an iconic site with a long and impressive history stretching from the Epipalaeolithic to the present day. Covering all aspects of archaeological work from past to present and beyond, they re-evaluate and assess the legacy of this important site |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Excavations (Archaeology) -- West Bank -- Jericho
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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| SUBJECT |
Jericho -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95002113
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Jericho -- Antiquities
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| Subject |
West Bank -- Jericho
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781789693522 |
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1789693527 |
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