Shiqmim II - The phase II excavations at a Chalcolithic settlement center in the northern Negev desert, Israel (1987-1993)

The Chalcolithic period (ca. 4500-3600 BCE) in the southern Levant represents the rise of regional polities, the metallurgical revolution, and a set of other significant socio-economic changes that distinguish it from the preceding Pottery Neolithic period. Central to these issues are the Phase II (1987-1989, 1993) excavations at Shiqmim, a large Chalcolithic settlement center in Israel's northern Negev desert.The first phase of excavations at Shiqmim took place between 1979 and 1984 and were described in Shiqmim I, Parts i and ii (BAR Publishing, 1987). Shiqmim II reports on the second phase of excavations at this complex site and contributes to a greater understanding of its Chalcolithic stratigraphy, architecture, and chronology. It includes the project research design and history framed in an anthropological archaeology perspective, primary excavation data, and a Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates from Shiqmim presented in comparison with dates from contemporary regional sites.

Product details

• Assisted by: Margie M. Burton (Editor), Thomas E. Levy (Editor), Yorke M. Rowan (Editor)
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2023
• EAN: 9781407360591
• ISBN: 978-1-4073-6059-1
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 297 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 859 g
• Series: International
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)