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Busayra: Excavations by Crystal M Bennett 1971-1980(13 British Academy Monographs in Archaeology)

Busayra: Excavations by Crystal M Bennett 1971-1980(13 British Academy Monographs in Archaeology)


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Busayra in southern Jordan is generally identified with Old Testament Bozrah, the major city of the Iron Age kingdom of Edom. Crystal Bennett's excavations between 1971 and 1980 unearthed a fortified administrative and religious centre dominated by impressive raised stone buildings containing distinctive fine painted pottery. In this final report on the late Mrs Bennett's excavations, Piotr Bienkowski and specialist contributors describe and illustrate the architecture, stratigraphy, pottery and other finds in detail. The concluding chapter puts the nature and role of Busayra into its proper ancient context in the light of current research on tribal kingdoms. Busayra was settled from the late eighth century to c. 300/200 BC, with some re-use, perhaps for agricultural purposes, in the Nabataean and Roman periods. The site is ideally located on an easily defended, high spur among rich arable lands, providing secure opportunities for agriculture and pastoralism and maximising proximity to the copper mines of Faynan and to the crossing of the Wadi Arabah used by the Arabian incense trade.Piotr Bienkowski concludes that Busayra was not a capital of a nation state, as it is often described, but the administrative and religious centre of the supra-tribal authority of the heterarchical state of Edom, recognised and treated as kings by the Assyrians.

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... a definitive account of Crystal Bennett's work at Busayra in the 1970s. Antiquity Because so few Edomite sites have been studied, and because those sites that are available have quite different natures, Busayra is crucial to our understanding of this important cultural and political entity. Antiquity This report puts to death the myth that Busayra is 'typical' in any way, giving us the opportunity to rethink old theories and view Edomite material afresh. Antiquity [I] applaud Piotr Bienkowski for his attempt to disentangle the complex records left by Bennett's excavations and his thorough publication of the findings. Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Volume 66, Number 2


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  • ISBN-13: 9780197270127
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Excavations by Crystal M Bennett 1971-1980
  • ISBN-10: 0197270123
  • Publisher Date: 01 Dec 2002
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 500
  • Series Title: 13 British Academy Monographs in Archaeology


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