Excavations at Tall Jawa, Jordan

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Excavations at Tall Jawa, Jordan

by P.M. Michèle Daviau ; with contributions by Paul-Eugène Dion ... [et al.]

(Culture and history of the ancient Near East / edited by B. Halpern ... [et al.], v. 11)

Brill, 2002-2003

  • v. 1
  • v. 2

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v. 1. The Iron Age town -- v. 2. The Iron Age artefacts

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9789004123632

Description

This volume presents a functional and typological study of the Iron Age artefacts recovered during six years of excavation at the site of Tall Jawa, in central Jordan. The introduction presents information on the recording and classification system used to identify artefact types. The main chapter presents each category of artefact with examples of the most representative items, and their parallels from sites in Israel and Syria. Examples include jewellery, figurines, weapons, food processing tools, and tools used in a variety of crafts and industries. A CD-ROM is included, containing the database and illustrations of all registered items dating to the Iron Age (100-600 BC).
Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9789004130128

Description

Located in a strategic position on the southern flank of the Ammonite hill country, overlooking the Madaba Plain, the earliest settlement at Tall Jawa dates to the Iron I period (1100-900 BC). This settlement was redesigned during Iron Age II (900-600 BC), and consisted of a walled town, surrounded by a casemate style fortification system and a multi-chambered gate complex. Major buildings, standing to the second storey, are described in detail with their furnishings and contents. A marked change in architecture, ceramic technology, and high status artefacts mark the high point of Tall Jawa during the period of the Assyrian empire (730-600 BC). The major features of each structure are illustrated both in the text and on a CD-ROM. This volume presents the final report of six seasons of excavations at Tall Jawa in central Jordan. The particular focus of this report is the architecture and stratigraphy of the settlements which occupied the site during the Iron Age (1100-600 BC).

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  • NCID
    BA57222108
  • ISBN
    • 9004130128
    • 9004123636
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Leiden ; Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    2 v.
  • Size
    25 cm.
  • Attached Material
    1 CD-ROM
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