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9780788505843

Archaeology, History and Culture in Palestine and the Near East : Essays in Memory of Albert E. Glock

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  • ISBN13:

    9780788505843

  • ISBN10:

    078850584X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-12-01
  • Publisher: Amer School of Oriental
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List Price: $49.95

Summary

Albert Glock, Director of Birzen University's Institute of Archaeology was among the first archaeologists to promote and foster research into the archaeological record of Palestinian Arabs. His life ended tragically in 1992, but his vision continues today as witnessed in this collection of essays. This volume commemorates Albert Glock's contribution to archaeology and education in Palestine and the Near East.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Albert E. Glock (1925-1992): A Remembrancep. 1
Can "Biblical Archaeology" be an Academic and Professional Discipline?p. 11
Memories of Palestine: Uses of Oral History and Archaeology in Recovering the Palestinian Pastp. 23
Ethnographic Analogy and Ethnoarchaeologyp. 47
Implications of Cultural Tradition: The Case of Palestinian Traditional Potteryp. 66
Late Bronze and Iron I Cooking Pots in Canaan: A Typological, Technological, and Functional Studyp. 83
Abandonment and Site Formation Processes: An Ethnographic and Archaeological Studyp. 127
Early Bronze Age Seals and Seal Impressions from Taanachp. 151
Society and Mortuary Customs at Bab edh-Dhra[characters not reproducible]p. 164
Balaam at Deir Alla and the Cult of Baalp. 183
The Head Huntress of the Highlandsp. 203
An Odyssey of Love and Hatep. 235
Strabo, Pliny, Ptolemy and the Tabula Peutingeriana: Cultural Geography and Early Maps of Phoeniciap. 267
Appendices
Archaeology as Cultural Survival: The Future of the Palestinian Pastp. 302
Cultural Bias in Archaeologyp. 324
Divided We Stand: The Problem of Palestinep. 343
Bibliography of Albert E. Glockp. 366
Contributorsp. 370
Indexp. 373
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