Steiner M.L., Killebrew A.E. (eds). The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: c. 8000-332 BCE

Oxford University Press, 2014. — 912 pp. — (Oxford Handbooks). — ISBN: 978–0–19–921297–2.This volume represents a comprehensive study of the archaeology of the whole of the Levant spanning the Neolithic through Persian period. The compilation of this volume is a challenging task because of the controversial nature of biblical archaeology and because the term ‘Levant’ is also notoriously ambiguous, with a variety of definitions, associations and connotations, some derogatory in nature. For the purpose of the book, the Levant region will include the countries that border the eastern littoral of the Mediterranean encompassing the western region of the Fertile Crescent, an area south of the Taurus Mountains, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and the north Arabian Desert and Mesopotamia to the east. The volume explores the unique cultural interactions, hybridity and confrontations that the region witnessed, which often fractured the population into local sub-cultures and multi-layered identities.Introduction (Ann E. Killebrew and Margreet Steiner).
Archaeology of the Levant: Background and Definitions.
Historical Geography of the Ancient Levant (Matthew J. Suriano).
Peoples and Languages of the Levant During the Bronze and Iron Ages (Holger Gzella).
History of Research (Thomas Davis).
Levantine Chronology (Ilan Sharon).
The Levant as the crossroads between empires: Egypt, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Persia.
Egypt and the Levant (Gregory D. Mumford).
Anatolia (Hittites) and the Levant (Horst Klengel).
Mesopotamia (Assyrians and Babylonians) and the Levant (Tammi J. Schneider).
Achaemenid Persia and the Levant (Josette Elayi).
The archaeological record.
The Neolithic Period.
Introduction to the Levant During the Neolithic Period (Bill Finlayson).
The Northern Levant During the Neolithic Period: Damascus and Beyond (Peter M. M. G. Akkermans).
The Southern Levant (Cisjordan) During the Neolithic Period (A. Nigel Goring-Morris and Anna Belfer-Cohen).
The Southern Levant (Transjordan) During the Neolithic Period (Alison Betts).
Cyprus During the Neolithic Period (Joanne Clarke).
The Chalcolithic Period.
Introduction to the Levant During the Chalcolithic Period: Regional Perspectives (Thomas E. Levy).
The Northern Levant During the Chalcolithic Period: The Lebanese–Syrian Coast (Gassia Artin).
The Southern Levant (Cisjordan) During the Chalcolithic Period (Yorke M. Rowan).
The Southern Levant (Transjordan) During the Chalcolithic Period: Jordan (c.4500–3500 bc) (Zeidan A. Kafafi).
Cyprus During the Chalcolithic Period (Edgar Peltenburg).
The Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages.
Introduction to the Levant During the Early Bronze Age (Raphael Greenberg).
The Northern Levant (Syria) During the Early Bronze Age (Lisa Cooper).
The Northern Levant (Lebanon) During the Early Bronze Age (Hermann Genz).
The Southern Levant (Cisjordan) During the Early Bronze Age (Pierre de Miroschedji).
The Southern Levant (Transjordan) During the Early Bronze Age (Suzanne Richard).
Cyprus During the Early Bronze Age (Jennifer M. Webb).
The Northern Levant During the Intermediate Bronze Age: Altered Trajectories (Harvey Weiss).
The Southern Levant During the Intermediate Bronze Age (Kay Prag).
The Middle Bronze Age.
Introduction to the Levant During the Middle Bronze Age (Aaron A. Burke).
The Northern Levant (Syria) During the Middle Bronze Age (Daniele Morandi Bonacossi).
The Northern Levant (Lebanon) During the Middle Bronze Age (Hanan Charaf).
The Southern Levant (Cisjordan) During the Middle Bronze Age (Susan L. Cohen).
The Southern Levant (Transjordan) During the Middle Bronze Age (Stephen J. Bourke).
Cyprus During the Middle Bronze Age (David Frankel).
The Late Bronze Age.
Introduction to the Levant During the Late Bronze Age (E. Susan Sherratt).
The Northern Levant (Syria) During the Late Bronze Age: Small Kingdoms between the Supraregional Empires of the International Age (Marta Luciani).
The Northern Levant (Lebanon) During the Late Bronze Age (Marlies Heinz and Sabina Kulemann-Ossen).
The Southern Levant (Cisjordan) During the Late Bronze Age (Nava Panitz-Cohen).
The Southern Levant (Transjordan) During the Late Bronze Age (Peter M. Fischer).
Cyprus During the Late Bronze Age (Louise Steel).
The Iron Age I Period.
Introduction to the Levant During the Transitional Late Bronze Age/Iron Age I and Iron Age I Periods (Ann E. Killebrew).
The Northern Levant During the Iron Age I Period (Hélène Sader).
The Southern Levant (Cisjordan) During the Iron Age I Period (Ayelet Gilboa).
The Southern Levant (Transjordan) During the Iron Age I Period (Larry G. Herr).
Cyprus During the Iron Age I Period (Late Cypriot IIC–IIIA): Settlement Pattern Crisis (LC IIC–IIIA) to the Restructuring (LC IIIB) of Its Settlement Pattern (Maria Iacovou).
The Iron Age II Period.
Introduction to the Levant During the Iron Age II Period (Margreet L. Steiner).
The Aramean States During the Iron Age II–III Periods (Stefania Mazzoni).
Phoenicia During the Iron Age II Period (María Eugenia Aubet).
Philistia During the Iron Age II Period (David Ben-Shlomo).
Israel During the Iron Age II Period (Ann E. Killebrew).
Judah During the Iron Age II Period (James W. Hardin).
Ammon During the Iron Age II Period (Randall W. Younker).
Moab During the Iron Age II Period (Margreet L. Steiner).
Edom During the Iron Age II Period (Piotr Bienkowski).
Cyprus During the Iron Age Through the Persian Period: From the 11th Century BC to the Abolition of the City-Kingdoms (c.300 BC) (Maria Iacovou).
The Levant During the Babylonian Period (Jeffrey R. Zorn).
The Levant During the Persian Period (Gunnar Lehmann).