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Archaeology in the Holy Land

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Journey to the Copper Age

Archaeology in the Holy Land

"Presents early evidence of metal production from Israel and Jordan, using ethnoarchaeology to document the discovery and adoption of metallurgy in the Holy Land. This important development in human history enabled the production of prestige objects and tools used to build social hierarchies and facilitate trade"--Provided by publisher.

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Language
English
Pages
112

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Journey to the Copper Age: Archaeology in the Holy Land
2007, San Diego Museum of Man
Paperback in English

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Table of Contents

The metal revolution in the Holy Land
Before the metal revolution
The Neolithic Period
The Chalcolithic Period
Life during the metal revolution
Chiefdoms and the birth of social inequality
Food for the masses
Territories, temples, and chiefly power
After the metal revolution
The early Bronze Age
Copper industrialization in biblical times
The Iron Age
Looking ahead.

Edition Notes

Exhibition catalog.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
San Diego
Genre
Exhibitions.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
933
Library of Congress
GN778.32.P19 L48 2007

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
112

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16291724M
ISBN 10
0937808830
ISBN 13
9780937808832
LCCN
2007018221
OCLC/WorldCat
124074826
Library Thing
5129546
Goodreads
4205048

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