The Jordan Valley survey, 1953: some unpublished soundings conducted by James Mellaart
During the spring of 1953, in conjunction with survey of more than 100 sites in the Yarmouk and Jordan valleys, brief soundings were conducted at seven sites by James Mellaart, assisted in some cases by Henri de Contenson. Apart from brief notes, however, the material was never fully published. In t...
| Published in: | The annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Winona Lake, Ind.
Eisenbrauns
1992
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| In: |
The annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research (50)
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| Reviews: | , in: IEJ 47/1-2 (1997) 139-141 (Garfinkel, Yosef) , in: JNES 55/2 (1996) 132-132 (Joffe, Alexander H.) |
| Series/Journal: | The Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research
v. 50 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jordan Valley
/ Excavation
/ Antiquity
/ Findings
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| Further subjects: | B
Jordan River Valley Antiquities
B Mellaart, James B Excavations (Archaeology) Jordan River Valley B Jordan |
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| Summary: | During the spring of 1953, in conjunction with survey of more than 100 sites in the Yarmouk and Jordan valleys, brief soundings were conducted at seven sites by James Mellaart, assisted in some cases by Henri de Contenson. Apart from brief notes, however, the material was never fully published. In this volume Al Leonard has brought to completion the publication of the soundings conducted at Tell esh-Shuneh Mashaweh, Tell Abu Habil, Tell el-Mafjar, Jiftlik, Tell Jamid, Tell Umm Hamad, esh-Sherqi, and Tell el-Mefaliq, based on Mellaart's notes. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-121) |
| ISBN: | 0931464722 |