This classic book, extensively revised in 1979, includes the most important archaeological discoveries of that time made regarding both the pre-biblical and biblical history of Palestine. The earliest archaeological finds in Palestine reveal man’s presence as early as 9000 B.C., about 6000 years before early biblical history is established. This early phase of human activity was first defined by remarkable discoveries in the Mount Carmel caves and later elucidated by the author’s own excavations at Jericho. This book traces the development of man from hunter and food-gatherer to the earliest agricultural settlements that grew into towns and city states which were eventually incorporated into the Israelite Kingdom. It also discusses the post-Exilic period down to the early fourth century B.C. This book added considerable knowledge about early phases of Palestinian history, particularly due to the inclusion of Carbon-14 determinations and special study of animal and plant remains from Jericho. This is a detailed guide to twentieth-century archaeology in the Holy Land that remains fascinating, wonderfully illustrated, and a great aid in understanding life in Palestine as revealed by archaeological evidence.

Product Description: The present Festschrift is a token of gratitude from some of the colleagues and academic partners of Leah Di Segni in Israel and abroad. The various sections into which the book is divided - Urban Sites, Churches and Monasteries, Ethnic Communities, Literary Sources, Religious Life, Theology and Sacred Objects - reflect some of Leah's fields of scholarly interest...read more

Product Description: Recently, a travel account and 700 photographs came to light by the hand of Leo Boer, a former student of the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem who, at the age of 26 in 1953–4 visited many archaeological sites in the area of present-day Israel and the Palestinian Territories...read more

Product Description: Book by Faust, Avraham

Product Description: Recipient of the G. Ernest Wright Award for Best Archaeological Publication, American Schools of Oriental Research, 2011In 2007 the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project (JCHP) was established as a joint research endeavor of the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles...read more

Product Description: Archaeology in the Holy Land by Kathleen M. Kenyon

Product Description: Winner (for best semi-popular book) of the 2008 Irene Levi-Sala Prize for publications on the archaeology of Israel. The emergence of Israel in Canaan is a central topic in biblical/Syro-Palestinian archaeology. However, the archaeology of ancient Israel has rarely been subject to in-depth anthropological analysis until now...read more

Product Description: This collection of twelve papers, dedicated to Professor Israel Finkelstein, deals with various aspects concerning the archaeology of Israel and the Levant during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Although the area under discussion runs from southeastern Turkey (Alalakh) down to the arid zones of the Negev Desert, the main emphasis is on the Land of Israel...read more

A first-person account of the 2000 archaeological discovery of a cave that reflected signs of ritual use and Christian art created during the time of Jesus discusses how the cave's discovery informs modern society about the life and mission of John the Baptist and the Jewish world into which Jesus was born.

Product Description: A Gazeteer of Iron I Sites in the North Central Highlands of Palestine: An excellent reference source for archaeological sites known through survey and excavation, this gazetteer catalogues all known (360) Iron I sites in the north-central highlands of Palestine, north of Jerusalem...read more

Filled with suspense and mystery, a true account details the 1992 murder of Albert Glock, a renowned American archaeologist devoted to helping Palestinian archeologists find the clues to their historic roots, in the Holy Land by examining the intricate puzzle surrounding Glock's death and the cultural politics in biblical archaeology of the time. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

Product Description: One of the premier historians of ancient Israel provides an overview of the issues involved in reconstructing the history of ancient Palestine. He demonstrates how one must integrate the study of geography, climate, archaeological discoveries, demography, oral traditions, and written documents—both biblical and nonbiblical—in order to provide the fullest picture of ancient Israel’s experience...read more