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PublisherPennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-101575069830
ISBN-139781575069838
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Number of Pages972 Pages
Publication NameNumayra : Excavations at the Early Bronze Age Townsite in Jordan, 1977-1983
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
SubjectAncient / General, Asia / General, Antiquities & Archaeology, Middle East / Israel & Palestine
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, History
AuthorWalter E. Rast, R. Thomas Schaub, Meredith S. Chesson
SeriesReports of the Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight102.6 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2019-055805
Reviews"Chesson, Schaub, and Rast's Numayra is an exemplary publication of a classic excavation. It should serve as a reference point for any understanding of how people lived, worked, and flourished in the small fortified settlements of the Early Bronze Age Levant." -Raphael Greenberg, Tel Aviv University, "This volume is replete with richly detailed, meticulously presented data on an early third-millennium BC town in southern Jordan. Scholars of early urbanism in the Levant will find in this volume a highly valuable trove of information and ideas on architecture, the agricultural economy, daily life, and social organization." -Glenn M. Schwartz, Whiting Professor of Archaeology, Johns Hopkins University, "Chesson, Schaub, and Rast's Numayra is an exemplary publication of a classic excavation. It should serve as a reference point for any understanding of how people lived, worked, and flourished in the small fortified settlements of the Early Bronze Age Levant." --Raphael Greenberg, Tel Aviv University, "This volume is replete with richly detailed, meticulously presented data on an early third-millennium BC town in southern Jordan. Scholars of early urbanism in the Levant will find in this volume a highly valuable trove of information and ideas on architecture, the agricultural economy, daily life, and social organization." --Glenn M. Schwartz,Whiting Professor of Archaeology, Johns Hopkins University, "Chesson, Schaub, and Rast's Numayra is an exemplary publication of a classic excavation. It should serve as a reference point for any understanding of how people lived, worked, and flourished in the small fortified settlements of the Early Bronze Age Levant." --Raphael Greenberg,Tel Aviv University, "This volume is replete with richly detailed, meticulously presented data on an early third-millennium BC town in southern Jordan. Scholars of early urbanism in the Levant will find in this volume a highly valuable trove of information and ideas on architecture, the agricultural economy, daily life, and social organization." --Glenn M. Schwartz, Whiting Professor of Archaeology, Johns Hopkins University
Series Volume Number4
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Meredith S. Chesson Supporters of the Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain, Jordan 1. Introduction: The 1977-1983 Excavations at Numayra and Ras an- Numayra Meredith S. Chesson 2. Geology and Geomorphology Jack Donahue 3. Central Area Excavations Meredith S. Chesson 4. Town Walls and Gate Systems: East Town Area Excavations (Phases 1A-2B) and West Gate Area Excavations (Phases 1A-2B) R. Thomas Schaub and Meredith S. Chesson 5. Pottery Typology at Numayra R. Thomas Schaub 6. Excavations at Ras an- Numayra Meredith S. Chesson, R. Thomas Schaub, Gillian Bentley, and Michael Coogan 7. Storage in Numayra in Phases 1A-2C Meredith S. Chesson and Nathan Goodale 8. Crop Storage, Processing, and Cooking Practices at Numayra: The Plant Remains Chantel E. White, David McCreery, and Fabian Toro 9. Chipped Stone Tools from Numayra and Ras an- Numayra Mark A. McConaughy 10. Basketry, Cordage, Plant Fibers, and Weaving Tools from Numayra J. M. Adovasio, J. S. Illingworth, T. Miller- Sporrer, M. L. Greek, and S. L. Dost Kerchusky 11. Seal Impressions and Sherds with Markings from Numayra Nancy Lapp 12. Ornaments Excavated at Numayra, Jordan N. H. Broeder and H. C. W. Skinner Bibliography Appendixes Appendix A. Master Locus Lists for Numayra's Central, East Tower, and West Gate Areas and Ras an- Numayra Meredith S. Chesson, R. Thomas Schaub, and Walter E. Rast Appendix B. Pottery Plates Meredith S. Chesson, R. Thomas Schaub, and Walter E. Rast Appendix C. Illustrated Profiles Meredith S. Chesson Appendix D. Registered Objects Meredith S. Chesson, R. Thomas Schaub, and Walter E. Rast
SynopsisThe emergence of ancient urbanism has long held the interest of archaeologists attempting to understand the origins of inequality and its links to early urban life. This volume presents the results of archeological research at the Early Bronze Age sites of Numayra and Ras an-Numayra, conducted to investigate the rise of Early Bronze Age urban society, with a distinctive focus on links between environmental and social systems. The Dead Sea Plain excavations at Numayra and Ras an-Numayra uncovered extraordinarily well-preserved architecture, artifacts, and faunal and paleoethnobotanical remains that offer exciting and profound insights that enhance our understanding of life in these walled settlements. Under the codirection of R. Thomas Schaub and Walter E. Rast, the Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain team designed their research with an explicitly anthropological focus, based on the New Archaeology's principles for archaeological knowledge production. Their excavations at these sites in the mid-1970s and early 1980s heralded the now-common approach combining archaeology, paleoethnobotany, palynology, bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology, geology, and ethnoarchaeology into the research project, with a multidisciplinary team in the field to systematize collection and sampling procedures. These excavations at Numayra and Ras an-Numayra represent a watershed moment in the history of archaeological research in the southern Levant, setting new standards for scientific methods and a multidisciplinary approach to investigating the past., The emergence of ancient urbanism has long held the interest of archaeologists attempting to understand the origins of inequality and its links to early urban life. This volume presents the results of archeological research at the Early Bronze Age sites of Numayra and Ras an-Numayra, conducted to investigate the rise of Early Bronze Age urban society, with a distinctive focus on links between environmental and social systems. The Dead Sea Plain excavations at Numayra and Ras an-Numayra uncovered extraordinarily well-preserved architecture, artifacts, and faunal and paleoethnobotanical remains that offer exciting and profound insights that enhance our understanding of life in these walled settlements. Under the codirection of R. Thomas Schaub and Walter E. Rast, the Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain team designed their research with an explicitly anthropological focus, based on the New Archaeology's principles for archaeological knowledge production. Their excavations at these sites in the mid-1970s and early 1980s heralded the now-common approach combining archaeology, paleoethnobotany, palynology, bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology, geology, and ethnoarchaeology into the research project, with a multidisciplinary team in the field to systemize collection and sampling procedures. These excavations at Numayra and Ras an-Numayra represent a watershed moment in the history of archaeological research in the southern Levant, setting new standards for scientific methods and a multidisciplinary approach to investigating the past., This volume presents the resultsof archeological research atthe Early Bronze Age sites ofNumayra and Ras an-Numayra,conducted to investigate therise of Early Bronze Age urbansociety with a distinctive focuson links between environmentaland social systems.
LC Classification NumberDS154.9.N86N86 2020
