Council for British Research in the Levant

The Council for British Research in the Levant is the British Academy sponsored society for research into the humanities and social sciences in the Levant.

Format: Hardback

Pages: 282

ISBN: 9780953910229

Pub Date: 01 Sep 2004

Imprint: Council for British Research in the Levant

Illustrations: 4 maps and 219 colour pls

Description:

Jordan is part both of the Fertile Crescent and the Holy Land. Its archaeological remains extend in time from prehistory to the British Empire. The country is, of course, renowned for the magnificent ruins at Petra - a World Heritage Site - and the superb remains of the Roman city of Jerash.

RRP: £30.00

Excavations at Tawilan in Southern Jordan Cover

Format: Hardback

Pages: 300

ISBN: 9780197270073

Pub Date: 01 Dec 1995

Imprint: Council for British Research in the Levant

Illustrations: with halftones and line-drawings

Description:

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.

RRP: £60.00

Excavations by K M Kenyon in Jerusalem, Volume 4 Cover

Format: Hardback

Pages: 278

ISBN: 9780197270059

Pub Date: 01 Dec 1995

Imprint: Council for British Research in the Levant

Illustrations: with many figs and illus

Description:

Kathleen Kenyon died in 1978 without having published final reports on her excavations in Jerusalem. These are being now published in five volumes. This volume concentrates on finds outside the walls of the Iron Age city, and particularly on the enigmatic, pottery-rich depositis in Caves I and II to the south east of the city.

RRP: £45.00

Format: Hardback

Pages: 161

ISBN: 9780197270080

Pub Date: 01 Dec 1995

Imprint: Council for British Research in the Levant

Illustrations: 20 b/w plates, 25 figs

Description:

The final report of excavations undertaken by the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem. The fort dates from the late fifth to early seventh centuries and was the first such fort to have been fully investigated. It was a small but strategically placed military installation which provided evidence for the late antique military system and the daily life of traders and travellers.

RRP: £52.50