Persian through Byzantine Periods

General Reading Assignments

Skip: Persian and Hellenistic Periods

Betlyon, John W. “A People Transformed: Palestine in the Persian Period.” Near Eastern Archaeology 68, 1-2 (2005): 4-58.

Berlin, Andrea M. “Between Large Forces: Palestine in the Hellenistic Period.” The Biblical Archaeologist 60, 1 (1997): 2-51.

Virtual World Project: Iraq al-Amir

April 17: Roman Period I

Chancey, Mark A., and Adam Porter. “The Archaeology of Roman Palestine.” Near Eastern Archaeology 64, 4 (2001): 164-203.

Galor, Katharina. “Domestic Architecture in Roman and Byzantine Galilee and Golan.” Near Eastern Archaeology 66, 1-2 (2003): 44-57

Virtual World Project: Qadesh, Herodium, Masada, Caesarea, Jerash, Gadara, Hammat Gader, Gamla, Yodefat, Itri, Ramat Hanadiv, Tulul Abu el-Alayiq

April 19: Roman Period II

Qumran:

Martínez, Florentino García. “The Great Battles over Qumran.” Near Eastern Archaeology 63, 3 (2000): 124-30.

Humbert, Jean-Baptiste. “Interpreting the Qumran Site.” Near Eastern Archaeology 63, 3 (2000): 140-43.

Broshi, Magen, and Hanan Eshel. “Daily Life at Qumran.” Near Eastern Archaeology 63, 3 (2000): 136-37.

Hidiroglou, Patricia. “Aqueducts, Basins, and Cisterns: The Water Systems at Qumran.” Near Eastern Archaeology 63, 3 (2000): 138-39.

Davies, Philip R. “How Not to Do Archaeology: The Story of Qumran.” The Biblical Archaeologist 51, 4 (1988): 203-7.

Hirschfeld, Yizhar. “Early Roman Manor Houses in Judea and the Site of Khirbet Qumran.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 57, 3 (1998): 161-89.

Virtual World Project: Qumran, Feshkha

Petra:

Kanellopoulos, Chrysanthos. “A New Plan of Petra’s City Center.” Near Eastern Archaeology 65, 4 (2002): 251-54.

Bedal, Leigh-Ann. “Desert Oasis: Water Consumption and Display in the Nabatean Capital.” Near Eastern Archaeology 65, 4 (2002):225-34.

Joukowsky, Martha Sharp. “The Petra Great Temple: A Nabatean Architectural Miracle.” Near Eastern Archaeology 65, 4 (2002): 235-48.

Basile, Joseph J. “Two Visual Languages at Petra: Aniconic and Representational Sculpture of the Great Temple.” Near Eastern Archaeology 65, 4 (2002): 255-58.

Kolb, Bernhard. “Excavating a Nabatean Mansion.” Near Eastern Archaeology 65, 4 (2002): 260-64.

Virtual World Project: Petra, Tannur, Al-Qasr, Mo'a

April 24: Byzantine Period I

Parker, S. Thomas. “An Empire’s New Holy Land: The Byzantine Period.” Near Eastern Archaeology 62, 3 (1999): 134-80.

Petra:

Bikai, Patricia Maynor. “The Churches of Byzantine Petra.” Near Eastern Archaeology 65, 4 (2002): 271-76.

Lehtinen, Marjo. “Petra Papyri.” Near Eastern Archaeology 65, 4 (2002): 277-78.

Virtual World Project: Petra, Mampsis, Avdat, Shivta, Ramat Hanadiv, Khan el-Ahmar

April 26: Byzantine Period II

Killebrew, Ann E., Billy J. Grantham, and Steven Fine. “A ‘Talmudic’ House at Qasrin: On the Use of Domestic Space and Daily Life During the Byzantine Period.” Near Eastern Archaeology 66, 1-2 (2003): 59-72.

Virtual World Project: Qasrin, Kursi, Shema, Bar'am, Hippos