This dissertation studies the religions of the Iron Age II Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites by means of biblical evidence, extrabiblical evidence, and archaeological evidence. Based on the evidence, the study makes comparisons and contrasts among the three states, and compares …
During the Iron Age II period of the Southern Levant, both the Central Negev Highlands and the Edomite Plateau experienced intensified settlement. Using excavation and recently published survey reports, this dissertation classifies the types of sites which have been discovered, …
The dissertation investigates household organization for the inhabitants of southern Judah during the Iron Age II (late 8th century B.C.E.). It specifically attempts to broaden our understanding of the social unit which occupies the pillared dwellings so prevalent throughout the…
The study of foodstuff and pottery exchanges in the Iron Age II has been neglected thus far. This research provides new information on the market exchanges and centric transfers of those goods between the Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines during the Iron Age II, the time …
This work investigates the adaptive strategies that facilitated the intensification of settlement and trade that occurred between 1100 and 600 BCE in Southeastern Arabia and the ways in which we can use ceramic evidence to investigate them. The ceramic evidence shows that the pr…