Excavations at Tawilan in Southern Jordan: 8 (British Academy Monographs in Archaeology) - Hardcover

Bennett, Crystal-M.; Bienkowski, Piotr

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0197270077 ISBN 13: 9780197270073

Publisher: Council for British Research in the Levant, 1995

Synopsis

This is the first report to be published on the Biblical kingdom of Eden, the Iron Age site of Tawilan. Particular attention is paid to the cuneiform tablet and gold jewellery hoard, the first to be discovered in Jordan. The stratigraphy, ceramics and other finds are also comprehensively analysed by Piotr Bienkowski and other specialists, and an overview of the development and nature of the site is provided.

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Synopsis

This final report on an Iron Age site in southern Jordan, the biblical kingdom of Edom, is the first ever to be published. Particular attention is paid to the cuneiform tablet and gold jewellery hoard, the first to be discovered in Jordan. The stratigraphy, ceramics and other finds are also comprehensively analysed by Piotr Bienkowski and other specialists, and an overview of the development and nature of the site is provided. This long-awaited volume sheds light on an important aspect of biblical history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Council for British Research in the Levant
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197270077
• ISBN 13: 9780197270073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300