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Russell Adams - Jordan, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Jordan

An Archaeological Reader

Av Russell Adams

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Beskrivning
This volume will fill the demand for a general introduction to the archaeology of Jordan. It covers the full range of archaeology in Jordan from the Palaeolithic through to the end of the Ottoman period. The volume contains 15 chapters as chronological summaries of these principal archaeological periods, as well as an introductory chapter by the volume editor. The primary intent of this volume, which is a shortened and updated version of The Archaeology of Jordan published by Sheffield Academic Press in 2001, is to provide an introductory textbook for students of archaeology in general and Levantine and Near Eastern Archaeology in particular as well as a companion volume for interested amateurs and tourists. Russell Adams is Post-Doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, Department of Anthropology, at McMaster University, Canada.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2008-07-01
  • Mått: 189 x 246 x 32 mm
  • Vikt: 1 161 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 600
  • Förlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781845530372
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Russell B. AdamsUniversity of WaterlooRussell Adams is an anthropological archaeologist with primary research interests in the emergence of complex societies and early states and the interface between the development of social complexity and the adoption and development of industrial processes and technology during prehistory. His current research focuses upon early metal producing communities in southern Jordan and understanding how the growth and spread of metal production impacted upon social organization, regional interaction and the environment. He has directed archaeological projects in Jordan since 1989, and specializes in archaeological method and theory, ancient technology and the archaeometric study ceramics and metals. He received his BA and MA (Near Eastern Archaeology) from Wilfrid Laurier University, and his PhD in Archaeology and Prehistory from Sheffield University. He has been a SSHRC post-doctoral fellow at McMaster University and has taught at universities in the UK, Canada and the United States.

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