Crossing Jordan - North American Contributions to the Archaeology of Jordan

Klappentext Crossing Jordan' examines the peoples and cultures that have travelled across Jordan from antiquity to the present. The book offers a critical analysis of recent discoveries and archaeological models in Jordan and highlights the significant contribution of North American archaeologists to the field. Zusammenfassung Crossing Jordan' examines the peoples and cultures that have travelled across Jordan from antiquity to the present. The book offers a critical analysis of recent discoveries and archaeological models in Jordan and highlights the significant contribution of North American archaeologists to the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface - His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan Bin Talal Foreword - Fawwaz al-Khraysheh, Director General, Department of Antiquities of Jordan Introduction - Barbara A. Porter, Director, ACOR Theory 1. Thinking Globally and Acting Locally: Anthropology, History and Archaeology in the Study of Jordan's Past Oystein S. LaBianca, Andrews University, Michigan History 2. American and Canadian History and Archaeology in Jordan Nancy Lapp, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Methodologies and Problem Solving 3. Archaeological Survey Work in Jordan: The North American Contribution Burton MacDonald, St. Francis Xavier University Nova Scotia 4. The Once and Future GIS Database: The History, Current Condition, and Future Development of JADIS Stephen Savage, Arizona State University 5. On-Site Digital Archaeology: GIS-Based Excavation Recording in Southern Jordan Thomas E. Levy and Neil G. Smith, University of California, San Diego 6. High Precision Radiocarbon Dating in Jordan Thomas Higham, Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit 7. The Evolving Landscapes East of the Jordan: The Contributions of Geoarchaeology and Paleoecology Carlos E. Cordova, Oklahoma State University 8. Past Environments of the Jordan Plateau from the Paleolakes of the Eastern Desert Caroline Davies, University of Missouri-Kansas City 9. Conservation and Preservation of Archaeological Sites in Jordan: Initiatives of the American Center of Oriental Research Pierre Bikai, American Center of Oriental Research, Amman Regional Archaeology - Deep-time studies across Jordan 10. Ancient Metal Production and Social Change in Southern Jordan : The Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project - Thomas E. Levy, University of California, San Diego and Mohammad Najjar, Department of Antiquities of Jordan 11. How Crossing Jordan Made the Difference: The Case of the Madaba Plains Project, 1967 - 2007 Lawrence T. Geraty, La Sierra University 12. Tell Hesban: Palimpsest of Great and Little Traditions of Transjordan and the Ancient Near East - Oystein S. LaBianca, Andrews University and Bethany J. Walker, Grand Valley State University, Michigan 13. Tall al-`Umayri through the Ages Larry G. Herr, Canadian University College and Douglas R. Clark, La Sierra University 14. Highlights from the Heights of Jalul Randall W. Younker, Andrews University 15. Investigating 5,000 Years of Urban History: The Tall M dab Archaeological Project Timothy P. Harrison, Debra Foran, and Andrew Graham, University of Toronto 16. Crossing Jordan - By Way of the Karak Plateau Gerald L. Mattingly, Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tennessee) and James H. Pace, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina 17. The Iraq al-Amir and Dhiban Plateau Regional Surveys Chang-Ho Ji, La Sierra University 18. Four Archaeological Surveys in Southern Jordan Burton MacDonald, St. Francis Xavier University Nova Scotia Prehistoric Perspectives 19. Looking For Neanderthals and Finding Ourselves: Research at Tor Faraj Donald O. Henry, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma 20. Neanderthals at the Crossroads: Middle Paleolithic Sites on the Madaba Plateau, Jordan Michael S. Bisson, McGill University, April Nowell, University of Victoria, Carlos Cordova, Oklahoma State University, and Regina Kalchgruber, Oklahoma State University 21. Midnight at the Oasis: The End of the Pleistocene in the ...

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• Autori: P M Michele Daviau, P. M. Michele Daviau, Thomas Evan Levy, Thomas Evan Daviau Levy, Randall W Younker, Randall W. Younker
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2007
• EAN: 9781845532680
• ISBN: 978-1-84553-268-0
• Pagine: 520
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie