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Journey to the copper age : archaeology in the Holy Land
- Title
- Journey to the copper age : archaeology in the Holy Land / Thomas E. Levy ; with photographs by Kenneth L. Garrett.
- Author
- Levy, Thomas Evan.
- Publication
- San Diego : San Diego Museum of Man, 2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GN778.32.P19 L48 2007 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 110 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Presents early evidence of metal production from Israel and Jordan, using ethnoarchaeology to document the discovery and adoption of metallurgy in the Holy Land. This important development in human history enabled the production of prestige objects and tools used to build social hierarchies and facilitate trade"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Copper age > Palestine > Exhibitions
- Copper age > Jordan > Exhibitions
- Metal-work, Prehistoric > Palestine > Exhibitions
- Metal-work, Prehistoric > Jordan > Exhibitions
- Ethnoarchaeology > Palestine > Exhibitions
- Ethnoarchaeology > Jordan > Exhibitions
- Excavations (Archaeology) > Palestine > Exhibitions
- Excavations (Archaeology) > Jordan > Exhibitions
- Antiquities
- Copper age
- Ethnoarchaeology
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Metal-work, Prehistoric
- Ethnoarchäologie
- Metallkunst
- Ausgrabung
- Chalkolithikum
- Animals, Mythical, in art > Exhibitions
- Gods in art > Exhibitions
- Copper age > Eretz Israel > Exhibitions
- Excavations (Archaeology) > Israel > Exhibitions
- Metal-work, Prehistoric > Eretz Israel > Exhibitions
- Ethnoarchaeology > Israel > Exhibitions
- Palestine > Antiquities > Exhibitions
- Jordan > Antiquities > Exhibitions
- Jordan
- Middle East > Palestine
- Israel Altertum
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- Exhibition catalog.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The metal revolution in the Holy Land -- Before the metal revolution -- The Neolithic Period -- The Chalcolithic Period -- Life during the metal revolution -- Chiefdoms and the birth of social inequality -- Food for the masses -- Territories, temples, and chiefly power -- After the metal revolution -- The early Bronze Age -- Copper industrialization in biblical times -- The Iron Age -- Looking ahead.
- ISBN
- 9780937808832
- 0937808830
- 9780837808833
- 0837808839
- LCCN
- 2007018221
- OCLC
- ocn124074826
- 124074826
- SCSB-1466338
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library