Bibliography of Syrian archaeological sites to 1980 /

More than 1,800 articles and books on Syrian archaeology written prior to 1980 are gathered in this well-organized bibliography. While a few broader archaeological bibliographies exist such as Jill Phillips's Archaeology of the Collective East (1977), this source is unique for researchers in Near East archaeology, religious studies, and history focusing on Syria, particularly since the earlier works it cites would otherwise be quite difficult to locate. Since more recent articles and books are becoming increasingly easy to access online, however, updates to the bibliography are not planned. In part 1, entries are listed by site and arranged by author then chronologically by date of publication. The articles and books listed in part 2 are broader in scope and are listed under three topical sections: "Chronique," "Prehistory," and "Survey." Part 3 lists the sources used in compiling the bibliography. Supplementing the clear-cut organization are author and heading indexes. This very useful and comprehensive listing of research and reports written in Western languages includes a few citations to articles written in Arabic. General; academic. P. I. Nielson; Rand Corporation