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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.
Suzanne Richard is a professor in the History and Archaeology and Theology departments at Gannon University. In addition, Richard directs the Collins Institute for Archaeological Research, through which she organizes a regular dig in Jordan at a site called Khirbat Iskandar. She is currently planning an eleventh season for the Institute in the summer of 2013. With her work at the Institute, Richard guides students who help in the processing of materials from the dig as the archaeological team prepares the findings for publication.
Jesse C. Long is Dean of the College of Biblical Studies and Behavioral Sciences at Lubbock Christian University, where he also serves as Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Archaeology. Long specializes in the literary analysis of Hebrew narrative and in biblical archaeology. He serves as co-director of the Archaeological Expedition to Khirbet Iskander, Jordan.
Paul Holdorf is a retired corporate lawyer who has been an amateur archaeologist since 1994. He designed and still maintains the Khirbat Iskander database.
Glen Peterman is Director of Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance in the Corporate, Foundation & Goverment Support Office at Dickinson College. Peterman's academic background is in Near Eastern archaeology; he lived in Jordan off and on for about 9 years.
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