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The Manasseh Hill Country Survey, Volume 2
The Eastern Valleys and the Fringes of the Desert
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Adam Zertal
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2007
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The book presents the results of a complete and detailed archaeological survey in the area of ancient Shechem and Samaria. This survey is being conducted since 1978, and it relates to some 400 square kilometers of the heartland of the central hill country of Israel/Palestine. It is a detailed and thorough archaeological and historical work, which deals with the most important area for biblical and other researches. This territory and its survey is a most valuable tool for every scholar involved in Bible, theology, Ancient Near Eastern history, and other schools concerned.
Author / Editor information
Adam Zertal, Ph.D. Tel Aviv University, is Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Haifa, Israel. He has dedicated most of his career to the survey of Manasseh and research of that territory. His works include Arubboth, Hepher and the Third Solomonic District (Tel Aviv, 1984), The Israelite Settlement in the Hill Country of Manasseh ( 1988), and The Manasseh Hill Country Survey (Tel Aviv and Haifa, 1992/1996/2000). He is involved in the Manasseh Survey, several excavations, and various other activities. He excavated the altar on Mount Ebal, el-Ahwat, and other Biblical sites.
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eBook published on:
November 30, 2007
eBook ISBN:
9789047423874
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Main content:
796
eBook ISBN:
9789047423874
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars in the fields of ancient history, Bible, Ancient Near East, Archaeology.
