The Manasseh Hill Country Survey Volume 4 - From Nahal Bezeq to the Sartaba

Manasseh Hill Country Survey Volume 4 presents the results of a complete archaeological survey of large parts of the Jordan Valley. This territory is one of the most important in the country from archaeological, Biblical and other points of view.

About the author

Adam Zertal Z"l, was Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Haifa, Israel. He dedicated most of his career to this survey and its implications. Among his other achievements are the discoveries and excavations of several sites, including the Iron Age 1 altar on Mt. Ebal, the city of el-Ahwat, the city of Khirbet Hamam (Narbata of Josephus), and the foot-shaped gilgalim in the Jordan Valley.

Shay Bar received his PhD in archaeology from the University of Haifa (2008). He is a researcher in the Zinman Institute and teaches in the archaeology department at this University. His current projects include directing the Manasseh Hill Country Survey and the excavations of Tel Esur, Tel Shiqmona and the Fazael Valley proto-historic project.

Product details

• Authors: Shay Bar, Adam Zertal Zl
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2017
• EAN: 9789004346956
• ISBN: 978-90-04-34695-6
• No. of pages: 780
• Weight: 1342 g
• Series: Culture and History of the Anc
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works