Re-Excavating Jerusalem - Archival Archaeology

The excavations of Jerusalem by Dame Kathleen Kenyon in the 1960s excited great interest, and the on-going study and publication continues to provide new insights and re-interpretations. This well-illustrated overview of the archive reconsiders many aspects of Jerusalem's long history, from the Bronze Age to the fifteenth century AD.

List of contents

• List of Figures


• List of Tables


• Preface and Acknowledgements


• 1: Introduction


• 2: The Archive


• 3: The Bronze and Iron Ages in Jerusalem


• 4: Crisis and Transition in Jerusalem under Rome, Byzantium, Islam and the Crusades


• 5: The Islamic City, ad 1187-1516: Archaeology and the Human Story


• Appendix: An Inscribed Lead Ornament from Jerusalem


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Dr Kay Prag studied Near Eastern archaeology at the Universities of Sydney, London, and Oxford. She was a field supervisor on Kathleen Kenyon's Jerusalem excavation in the 1960s, has curated the archive since 1980, and works on the publication of the final reports. As well as research and teaching, she has led field surveys in Jordan and Lebanon, directed excavations at Tell Iktanu in Jordan, and was Honorary Editor of the journal Levant for many years. Her principal publications concern the later third millennium in the Near East, and Jerusalem.

Summary

The excavations of Jerusalem by Dame Kathleen Kenyon in the 1960s excited great interest, and the on-going study and publication continues to provide new insights and re-interpretations. This well-illustrated overview of the archive reconsiders many aspects of Jerusalem's long history, from the Bronze Age to the fifteenth century AD.

Product details

• Authors: Kay Prag, Kay (Manchester University Prag, Prag Kay
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.2018
• EAN: 9780197266427
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726642-7
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, Ancient / Biblical Israel, Archaeology, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, History and Archaeology, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Biblical Archaeology