The book presents the results of a complete and detailed archaeological survey in the area of ancient Shechem and Samaria. This survey is being conducted since 1978, and it relates to some 400 square kilometers of the heartland of the central hill country of Israel/Palestine. It is a detailed and thorough archaeological and historical work, which deals with the most important area for biblical and other researches. This territory and its survey is a most valuable tool for every scholar involved in Bible, theology, Ancient Near Eastern history, and other schools concerned.
Adam Zertal, Ph.D. Tel Aviv University, is Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Haifa, Israel. He has dedicated most of his career to the survey of Manasseh and research of that territory. His works include Arubboth, Hepher and the Third Solomonic District (Tel Aviv, 1984), The Israelite Settlement in the Hill Country of Manasseh ( 1988), and The Manasseh Hill Country Survey (Tel Aviv and Haifa, 1992/1996/2000). He is involved in the Manasseh Survey, several excavations, and various other activities. He excavated the altar on Mount Ebal, el-Ahwat, and other Biblical sites.
CONTENTS
PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONS
CHAPTER ONE The Scientific Principles of the Manasseh Hill Country Survey
CHAPTER TWO The Geography and Settlement History of East Manasseh
CHAPTER THREE The Geographical Historical Identifications
PART TWO: DESCRIPTION OF THE SITES
CHAPTER FOUR Zebabdeh Valley - Landscape Unit 12
CHAPTER FIVE Ras es-Salmeh - Landscape Unit 13
CHAPTER SIX Tubas Valley - Landscape Unit 14
CHAPTER SEVEN Wadi Malih - Landscape Unit 15
CHAPTER EIGHT Ras Jadir - Landscape Unit 16
CHAPTER NINE The Buqeiâah - Landscape Unit 17
CHAPTER TEN Jebel Tammun - Landscape Unit 18
CHAPTER ELEVEN Wadi el-Farâah - Landscape Unit 19
CHAPTER TWELVE Ras Humsah - Landscape Unit 20
CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Desert Fringes - Landscape Unit 21
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
PART THREE: APPENDICES AND INDICES
APPENDIX A
The Flint Finds, by Haim Winter
APPENDIX B
The Coins, by Yaâakov Yannai
INDICES
List of Water Sources in the Territory of Vol. II
List of Geographical Names Collected during the Survey
Partial List of Features
List of Arabic Villages and Their Population
Site Index
List of Sites by Period
Scholars in the fields of ancient history, Bible, Ancient Near East, Archaeology.