CiNii Books - The archaeology of the early Islamic settlement in Palestine

There is a common perception that the Muslim conquest of Palestine in the seventh century caused a decline in the number and prosperity of settlements throughout the country. The role played by archaeology in perpetuating this view, claims Magness, is particularly insidious, because it is perceived, rightly or wrongly, as providing "scientific" (and therefore "objective") data. Thus, archaeological evidence is frequently cited by scholars as proof or confirmation that Palestine declined after the Muslim conquest, and especially after the rise of the Abbasids in the mid-eighth century. Instead, Magness argues that the archaeological evidence, freed insofar as possible of political and/or religious biases, supports the idea that Palestine and Syria experienced a tremendous growth in population and prosperity between the mid-sixth and mid-seventh centuries. Such a radical shift in the interpretation of the evidence guarantees that this volume will be a benchmark with which future interpretations must reckon. The book includes a CD with map and key, which provides additional information regarding the sites studied and the area examined.

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Preface Chapter 1. Introduction The Models for the Israelite and Muslim Conquests Why Yattir? Problems of Survey Methodology Chapter 2. Map of Nahal Yattir: The Survey Sites 9 Tel 'Ira The Nestorian Monastery at Tel Masos Har Beriah Continuation of Sites in Govrin's Survey Map of Nahal Yattir Clusterings of Sites Conclusion Chapter 3. Settlement Processes and Patterns of Land Use The Landscape, Climate, and Natural Resources of the Yattir Region The Modern Bedouin of the Yattir Region Pastoralists and Agriculturalists The Yattir Region during the Ottoman Turkish Period The Model of the Ottoman Period Cyclades Dry Farming Techniques in the Yattir Region and the Negev Agriculture in the Nessana Papyri Installations for Wine, Oil, and Cereal Production Chapter 4. The Darom (South) Horvat Ma'on Horvat Rimmon (Eremmon) Horvat (or Khirbet) Susiya Eshtamo'a Horvat 'Anim Khirbet Yattir Beth Guvrin (Eleutheropolis) Beit Loya Horvat Berachot Chapter 5. The Limes in Southeastern Judea 'Ein Boqeq Upper Zohar The Eastern Mount Hebron Sites The Sites Surveyed by Hirschfeld Hirschfeld's Chronology and Interpretation of the Eastern Mount Hebron Sites New Evidence for the Chronology and Function of the Eastern Mount Hebron Sites Conclusion Chapter 6. The Central Negev The Geography of the Negev The Distribution of Negev Farms and Campsites The Date of the Negev Farms: Haiman's Interpretation The Date of the Negev Farms: Avni's Interpretation Haiman or Avni: Who Is Correct? Sde Boqer Other Mosques in the Northern and Central Negev The Farm and Mosque at Nahal La'ana Map of Har Nafha (196) Sites with Illustrated and Chronologically Diagnostic Pottery Nahal Mitnan Map of Har Hamran-Southwest (198) Map of Har Hamran-Southeast (199) Map of Mizpe Ramon-Southwest (200) Map of Har Ramon (203) Map of Makhtesh Ramon (204) Sites with Illustrated, Chronologically Diagnostic Pottery Nahal Oded and Har Oded The Pottery from Nahal Oded and Har Oded Other Finds Map of Har Saggi-Northeast (225) Other Sites with Illustrated, Chronologically Diagnostic Pottery The Northern Arabah: Nahal Shahaq Chapter 7. The Northwest Negev Map of Urim (125) Sites with Illustrated, Chronologically Diagnostic Pottery Excavated Sites in the Northern Negev The Northwest Negev Be'er-sheva' Chapter 8. The Negev Towns Nessana Colt's Chronology The Pottery from the Colt Excavations Urman's Excavations at Nessana Shivta Avdat Mamshit Halutza Rehovot-in-the-Negev Conclusion Chapter 9. Did Syria-Palestine Decline in the Mid-Sixth Century? The Northern Syrian Villages: Dehes House I: Buildings 101, 102, 103 House II: Buildings 104, 108 House III: Buildings 105, 106, 107 The Excavators' Conclusions My Conclusions Antioch Caesarea Maritima Summary Chapter 10. Conclusion Works Cited Indexes Index of Authors Index of Sites

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