Khirbat Iskandar

Edited by Suzanne Richard, Jesse C. Long Jr, Paul S. Holdorf, Glen Peterman

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Publication date:

31 December 2009

Length of book:

470 pages

Publisher

American Schools of Oriental Research

Dimensions:

280x215mm

ISBN-13: 9780897570824

Illustrated in b/w with 193 figures, 22 plates and 23 tables. This volume is the first in a planned series of final reports on the Archaeological Expedition to Khirbat Iskandar and its Environs, Jordan, begun in 1981 by Principal Investigator, Suzanne Richard of Gannon University. Khirbat Iskandar is an important Early Bronze Age site situated on the WΓdi al-WalΓ north of Dhiban. Due to its extensive stratified Early Bronze IV (ca. 2300/2000 BCE) occupation on the tell, Khirbat Iskandar is a seminal site for the period. This volume focuses on the excavation of Area C from 1981-1987, where a gateway came to light. In a period known for one-phase sites and isolated cemeteries, the stratified remains at Khirbat Iskandar offer important data on rural complexity in a sedentary community of the late third millennium, BCE. The volume also includes the results of excavations in the contemporaneous cemeteries discovered in the environs of the site. Along with studies of stratigraphy, the environment, ground stone and other artifacts, faunal remains, skeletal remains from the tombs, and C14 determinations, there are quantitative and petrographic ceramic studies.

Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction   Suzanne Richard Khirbat Iskandar in its Eco-Environmental Setting 2. Khirbat Iskandar and its Modern and Ancient Environment   Carlos E. Cordova and Jesse C. Long, Jr. Area C — The Early Bronze IV Period 3. The Stratigraphy of Area C     Jesse C. Long, Jr. 4. The Area C Early Bronze IV Ceramic Assemblage    Suzanne Richard 5. Quantitative Analysis of the Early Bronze IV Tell and Tomb Ceramic Assemblages    Paul S. Holdorf 6. Ceramic Technology and Provenance at Khirbat Iskandar    Yuval Goren 7. Faunal remains from Area C    Mary C. Metzger 8. Ground Stone and Small Artifacts from Area C    Jeanette Forsen, expanded and updated by Yorke M. Rowan Khirbat Iskandar Early Bronze IV Cemeteries 9. The Early Bronze IV Cemeteries at Khirbat Iskandar    Suzanne Richard, Glen Peterman, and James D. D’Angelo 10. Excavation of the Area D, H, and J Cemeteries    Glen Peterman and Suzanne Richard 11. Excavation of the Area E Cemetery    James D. D’Angelo 12. Ceramic Assemblage of the Early Bronze IV Cemeteries     Suzanne Richard and Glen Peterman 13. Ground Stone and Small Artifacts from the Cemeteries    Susan Ellis 14. Preliminary Report on Human Remains in the Cemeteries    Lynn Welton 15. Comparison of Early Bronze IV Radiocarbon Results from Khirbat Iskandar and Bâb adh-Dhrâ‘    Paul S. Holdorf 16. Summary and Conclusions    Suzanne Richard and Jesse C. Long, Jr. Appendix A: Area C Ceramic Corpus Appendix B: List of Loci Appendix C: Inventory of Faunal Remains Appendix D: Basic Form Classifi cations for Area C and Cemeteries Appendix E: Basic Rim/Handle/Base Classifi cations for Area C and Cemeteries Appendix F: List of Registered Objects from Area C and Cemeteries Appendix G: Inventory of Petrographic Th in Sections Appendix H: Inventory of Human Remains from the Cemeteries Appendix I: Specifi c Types Corpora for Area C and Cemeteries References Geographical Index