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The Manasseh Hill Country Survey
Volume 3: From Nahal ‘Iron to Nahal Shechem
Series: - Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 21/3
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The volume presents the results of a detailed survey of north-western Samaria in Israel/Palestine. It is the third volume of the
Manasseh Hill Country Survey publications. This project, in progress from 1978 and covering 2500 sq. km, is a thorough mapping of the archaeological-historical area between the River Jordan and the Sharon Plain and between Nahal 'Iron and the Dead Sea. The survey is a valuable tool for scholars of the Bible, Archaeology, Near Eastern history and other aspects of the Holy Land. This volume describes the area between Nahal 'Iron (Wadi 'Ara) in the north and Nahal Shechem (Wadi She'ir) in the south. It is a fully revised and updated version of the Hebrew publication of 2000.
Adam Zertal, PhD (Tel Aviv University), was Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Haifa, Israel. He dedicated most of his career to the survey and its implications. Among his other achievements are the discoveries and interpretations of several excavated sites, including the Iron Age 1 altar on Mt. Ebal, the city of el-Ahwat (possibly of the Shardana of the Sea-Peoples), the city of Khirbet Hamam (Narbata of Josephus), and the sandal-shaped
Gilgalim in the Jordan Valley. Until now, five volumes of the survey have been published in Hebrew and three in English. He passed away in October 2015, aged 79.
Nivi Mirkam, the co-author, who took part in the survey from its beginning and contributed many ideas and much help in the organization of the project. He passed away in January 2004, aged 61.
Nivi Mirkam, the co-author, who took part in the survey from its beginning and contributed many ideas and much help in the organization of the project. He passed away in January 2004, aged 61.
ABBREVIATIONS
PREFACE
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
Geographical and Settlement Data
CHAPTER TWO
Geographical-Historical Identifications
PART TWO: DESCRIPTION OF THE SITES
CHAPTER THREE
Nahal 'Iron (Wadi 'Arah) – Landscape Unit 22
CHAPTER FOUR
The Fringes of Jezreel and the Ta'anach Hills – Landscape Unit 23
CHAPTER FIVE
Hills of Ya'bad – Landscape Unit 24
CHAPTER SIX
The District of Narbatah – Landscape Unit 25
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Area of Bal'ah – Landscape Unit 26
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
PART THREE: APPENDICES AND INDICES
PREFACE
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE
Geographical and Settlement Data
CHAPTER TWO
Geographical-Historical Identifications
PART TWO: DESCRIPTION OF THE SITES
CHAPTER THREE
Nahal 'Iron (Wadi 'Arah) – Landscape Unit 22
CHAPTER FOUR
The Fringes of Jezreel and the Ta'anach Hills – Landscape Unit 23
CHAPTER FIVE
Hills of Ya'bad – Landscape Unit 24
CHAPTER SIX
The District of Narbatah – Landscape Unit 25
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Area of Bal'ah – Landscape Unit 26
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
PART THREE: APPENDICES AND INDICES
All who are interested in Archaeology, Near Eastern and Biblical Studies, with special interest in the hill country of Manasseh.