Byzantine settlements of the Negev Desert : an archaeological and historical synthesis /
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| Author / Creator: | Wacławik, Maciej, euthor. |
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| Imprint: | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023. ©2023 |
| Description: | x, 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13347663 |
| Summary: | This book presents a complementary synthesis of the newest research on the Negev Desert (Israel) in the Byzantine period (363-640 AD) including a holistic analysis of archaeological reports, historical sources, and field surveys with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The contextualization of settlement trends in the region reveals the subjectivity of some of earlier theories, which means that the study uses models developed as part of the French École des Annales discussion on the concept of long duration. Looking at the evolution of settlement from a regional and transregional perspective, through the prism of the cycle of behavioural domains, revealed a positive aspect of the transformation of society and settlement space: that the individual and community are able to resist and get out of difficult circumstances. The study also uses the paradigm of the rise and fall of cultures; in light of this, the long-term changes taking place in late antiquity appear to consist of relatively long periods of settlement expansion and short, sudden breakdowns. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1527517047 9781527517042 |
