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This study represents the first comprehensive examination of the archaeological and
historical aspects of the development of fortification strategies of Middle Bronze Age …

During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant.
The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power …

The transition from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant (ca 3800-
3600 BC) had multiple aspects. While often the term transition is used to describe material …

Jewelry has always had an irresistible allure yet in the past also had a significance and
function within society that went far beyond ornamentation. Jewelry is an important, if often …

The Levant-modern Lebanon, southern Syria, Jordan, Israel and Palestine-is one of the
most intensively excavated regions of the world. This richly documented and illustrated …

In the narrow sense this volume deals with Egyptian military activity in the southern Levant,
about 1300 to 1185 BC In the broad sense it provides a case study for the integration of …

Like a black hole in a distant part of our galaxy, ancient societal collapse cannot be
observed directly, but only inferred from its effects. In fact, even modern episodes of severe …

The affiliation of complex, ie, mechanically delivered projectiles, with Anatomically Modern
Humans has led to a growing interest in the origin of these weapons in different geographic …

Discussion The earliest Levantine Upper Palaeolithic manifestations represent local
conceptual modifications in approaches to lithic production from the Middle Palaeolithic …