The Manasseh Hill Country Survey Volume 7 The South-Eastern Samaria Shoulder, from Wadi Rashash to Wadi 'Aujah (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, 21)

The book presents the results of a complete detailed archaeological survey of parts of Eastern Samaria. This territory is one of the most important in the country from the Archaeological, Biblical and other points of view, and the survey is a valuable tool for scholars of the Bible, Archaeology, Near Eastern history, tourism, and other aspects of the Holy Land. Zertal (ancient near eastern archaeology, U. of Haifa) reports the results of archaeological excavations during 23 years beginning in 1978 in the central hill country of the Land of the Bible, the main setting of the Biblical events, between Hebron and Megiddo. This first of five volumes was published in Hebrew in 1992 (no publisher noted), and the English edition has been revised, bringing forward and citing all the descriptions by past explorers, and adding anthropological and ethnographic material and dates of visits. A folded color topological map of the Syncline of Shechem area with features marked in Hebrew and English is included. Zertal intends the other volumes, two already published in Hebrew, to follow into English in good time. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) The Manasseh Hill Country Survey CONTENTS Abbreviations Preface CHAPTER ONE Geographical and Settlement Data A. History of Research and Historical Sources B. Geography of the South-Eastern Samaria Shoulder 1. Boundaries 2. Geology and Geomorphology 3. Climate, Water, Soil and Vegetation 4. Roads CHAPTER TWO The Settlement by Periods CHAPTER THREE Outline of the History of the Region and the Geographical-Historical Identifications CHAPTER FOUR Description of the Sites CHAPTER FIVE Appendices and Indices APPENDIX Destructive Plundering of the Dhahr Mirzbaneh Tumulus (Site 109) by Shay Bar INDICES 1. List of Springs and Other Water Sources 2. List of Roads 3. Agricultural Installations and Other Features 4. Site Index 5. List of Sites by Period BIBLIOGRAPHY Volume 7 map The book presents the results of a complete detailed survey of the eastern region of Samaria, mainly the South-Eastern Samaria Shoulder, from Wadi Rashash to Wadi 'Aujah within the territory of Israel/Palestine. This project, in progress since 1978, and covering 2500 sq. km, is a thorough, metre-by-metre mapping of the archaeological-historical area between the River Jordan and the Sharon Plain, and between Nahal 'Iron and the north-eastern point of the Dead Sea. This territory is one of the most important in the country from the Biblical and archaeological view ; and the survey is a valuable tool for scholars of the Bible, Archaeology, Near Eastern history, tourism, and other aspects of the Holy Land