Books

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant Ann E. Killebrew This Handbook aims to serve as a research guide to the archaeology of the Levant, an area situated at the crossroads of the ancient world that linked the eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, Mesopotamia,… OL16804239W
Tell El-Hesi Tell El-Hesi Lawrence E. Toombs The Tell el-Hesi site comprises a 25-acre walled city from the Early Bronze III period. It is located on the southeastern edge of the Mediterranean coastal plain, 26 km northeast of Gaza in Israel. T… OL170527W
Mystery of the Ancient Seafarers Mystery of the Ancient Seafarers Robert D. Ballard,Toni Eugene In a beautiful volume featuring more than 170 maps and photographs, Mystery of the Ancient Seafarers follows the latest pursuits of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert D. Ballard as he s… OL17739671W
Bible lands Bible lands Jonathan N. Tubb Photographs and text document life in Biblical times, surveying the clothing, food, and civilizations of a wide variety of cultures, including the Israelites, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans. OL1833857W
Gender through time in the ancient Near East Gender through time in the ancient Near East Diane R. Bolger "Although the ancient Near East has been studied by anthropologists, archaeologists, philologists, and historians, no single work has explored issues of gender and social identity across the broad te… OL18552662W
On the fringe of society On the fringe of society E. J. van der Steen "The papers collected here are the precipitation of a seminar which was held at the Albright institute, Jerusalem, on June 3rd, 2004, bringing together a group of ethnographic and archaeological rese… OL19286225W
Bible lands Bible lands Jonathan N. Tubb Photographs and text document life in Biblical times, surveying the clothing, food, and civilizations of a wide variety of cultures, including the Israelites, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans. OL20030723W
Who's Who in the Ancient near East Who's Who in the Ancient near East Dr Gwendo Leick,Gwendolyn Leick "Who was the author of the Gilgamesh epic? Who was the wealthiest businessman in Babylon? Who was the earliest known author in history? Which Hittite prince was meant to marry Tutankhamen's widow?" "… OL22055375W
Settlement patterns, development and cultural change in the northern Oman Peninsula Settlement patterns, development and cultural change in the northern Oman Peninsula Nasser Said Al-Jahwari "The aim idea of this study is to examine, quantify and critically assess the settlement history of the northern Oman Peninsula from the Hafit period (late 4th - early 3rd millennium BC) to recent ti… OL23440966W
Canaletto Canaletto Oscar White Muscarella,Katharine Baetjer Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), the painter extraordinaire of Venice who was known as Canaletto, is the subject of this exhibition catalog from a recent show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It… OL26197379W
Who's who in the Ancient Near East Who's who in the Ancient Near East Gwendolyn Leick What do we know of the real Nebuchadnezzar? Was there an historical precedent for the mythical Gilgamesh? Who were the Hittites? When did Isaiah preach? How did Jezebel get her reputation? These and … OL3961852W
Fifty major cities of the Bible Fifty major cities of the Bible John C. H. Laughlin xviii, 246 pages : 23 cm OL5823660W
Treasures from the dust Treasures from the dust Eisenberg, Azriel Louis Describes the technical aspects of several important archaeological digs in the Middle East and what their discoveries have revealed about ancient civilizations. OL6476165W