The Sea Peoples and Their World: A Reassessment (University Museum Monographs Book 108)

This volume presents the results of the 1995 international seminar on the history and archaeology of the Sea Peoples. The 17 comprehensive articles, written by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology, Hittitology, biblical studies, and Aegean, Anatolian, and Near Eastern archaeology, examine current methodologies and interpretations concerning the origin, migration, and settlement of the Sea Peoples against the overwhelming new archaeological record from sites throughout the Mediterranean basin and the Levant. Symposium Series 11 University Museum Monograph, 108 Egypt And Western Asia In The Late New Kingdom : An Overview / Donald B. Redford -- New Evidence On The End Of The Hittite Empire / Itamar Singer -- Ras Shamra-ugarit Before The Sea Peoples / Annie Caubet -- Biblical Traditions : The Philistines And Israelite History / Peter Machinist -- Sea Peoples And The Egyptian Sources / David O'connor -- To The Sea Of The Philistines / Shelley Wachsmann -- Reflections On The Initial Phase Of Philistine Settlement / Trude Dothan -- Philistine Settlements : When, Where And How Many? / Israel Finkelstein -- Sea Peoples In The Jordan Valley / Jonathan N. Tubb -- Settlement Of Sea Peoples In Northern Israel / Ephraim Stern -- Temples And Cult Of The Philistines / Amihai Mazar -- Aegean-style Early Philistine Pottery In Canaan During The Iron I Age : A Stylistic Analysis Of Mycenaean Iiic:1b Pottery And Its Associated Wares / Ann E. Killebrew. Cultural Innovations In Cyprus Relating To The Sea Peoples / Vassos Karageorghis -- Mycenaean Iiic:1b And Related Pottery In Cyprus : Comments On The Current State Of Research / Barbara Kling -- Aegean And The Origin Of The Sea Peoples / Philip P. Betancourt -- Western Mediterranean Overview : Peninsular Italy, Sicily And Sardinia At The Time Of The Sea Peoples / Lucia Vagnetti -- Early Iron Age At Gordion : The Evidence From The Yassihöyük Stratigrahic Sequence / Mary M. Voigt And Robert C. Henrickson. Edited By Eliezer D. Oren. Includes Bibliographical References. Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Participants Foreword Editor's Preface Introduction 1. Egypt and Western Asia in the Late New Kingdom: An Overview 2. New Evidence on the End of the Hittite Empire 3. Ras Shamra-Ugarit Before the Sea Peoples, 4. Biblical Traditions: The Philistines and Israelite History 5. The Sea Peoples and the Egyptian Sources 6. To the Sea of the Philistines 7. Reflections on the Initial Phase of Philistine Settlement 8. The Philistine Settlements: When, Where and How Many? 9. Sea Peoples in the Jordan Valley 10. The Settlement of Sea Peoples in Northern Israel 11. The Temples and Cult of the Philistines 12. Aegean-Style Early Philistine Pottery in Canaan During the Iron I Age: A Stylistic Analysis of Mycenaean IIIC: 1 b Pottery and Its Associated Wares 13. Cultural Innovations in Cyprus Relating to the Sea Peoples 14. Mycenaean IIIC:1b and Related Pottery in Cyprus: Comments on the Current State of Research 15. The Aegean and the Origin of the Sea Peoples 16. Western Mediterranean Overview: Peninsular Italy, Sicily and Sardinia at the Time of the Sea Peoples 17. The Early Iron Age at Gordion: The Evidence from the Yassihöyük Stratigraphic Sequence The centerpiece of Jones' (classics, U. of Tennessee-Knoxville) work is a catalogue of foreign artifacts found at 33 sites in Crete, and Cretan artifacts found at overseas sites. He also, however, spends considerable attention pondering how they got there and reviewing the possibilities in detail. He discusses such topics as ships, harbors, travel, Crete and Cyprus, the importance of early iron age trade, agricultural risk and comparative advantage, and the sensitivity of the Greek economy to resources reallocations associated with trade. The catalogue lists artifacts by site. There are no illustrations aside from a map. c. Book News Inc

This volume presents the results of the 1995 international seminar on the history and archaeology of the Sea Peoples. The 17 comprehensive articles, written by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology, Hittitology, biblical studies, and Aegean, Anatolian, and Near Eastern archaeology, examine current methodologies and interpretations concerning the origin, migration, and settlement of the Sea Peoples against the overwhelming new archaeological record from sites throughout the Mediterranean basin and the Levant.

Symposium Series 11
University Museum Monograph, 108