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Article: Studies in the Archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan.(Book Review)
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- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
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- July 1, 2003
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Studies in the Archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan. Edited by AMIHAI MAZAR. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series, vol. 331. Sheffield: SHEFFIELD ACADEMIC PRESS. Pp. 335, illustrations. $85.
This book has its origins in a colloquium held at University College, London in 1996, a fact that I must admit put me on my guard. So often books born of conferences constitute little more than disparate collections of papers linked by loose coincidences of geography or chronology. Indeed, an initial glance at the table of contents seemed to confirm my worst fears. However, on settling down to read the contributions my fears were instantly ...