MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02312cam a22004218a 4500
001 2007018221
003 DLC
005 20070601075055.0
008 070430s2007 cau bc 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007018221
020 $a9780937808832 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0937808830 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aGN778.32.P19$bL48 2007
082 00 $a933$222
100 1 $aLevy, Thomas E.
245 10 $aJourney to the copper age :$barchaeology in the Holy Land /$cThomas E. Levy ; with photographs by Kenneth L. Garrett.
260 $aSan Diego :$bSan Diego Museum of Man,$c2007.
263 $a0706
300 $ap. cm.
500 $aExhibition catalog.
520 $a"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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
650 0 $aCopper age$zPalestine$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aCopper age$zJordan$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aMetal-work, Prehistoric$zPalestine$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aMetal-work, Prehistoric$zJordan$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aEthnoarchaeology$zPalestine$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aEthnoarchaeology$zJordan$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zPalestine$vExhibitions.
650 0 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zJordan$vExhibitions.
651 0 $aPalestine$xAntiquities$vExhibitions.
651 0 $aJordan$xAntiquities$vExhibitions.
700 1 $aGarrett, Kenneth L.
710 2 $aSan Diego Museum of Man.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007018221.html