Ancient Ammon /

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Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c1999.
Description:vi, 247 p., [30] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Studies in the history and culture of the ancient Near East, 0169-9024 ; v. 17
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4119756
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Other authors / contributors:MacDonald, Burton, 1939-
Younker, Randall W.
ISBN:9004107622 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Chapter 1. Review of Archaeological Research in Ammon
  • Excursus: Salient Features of Iron Age Tribal Kingdoms
  • Chapter 2. Ammonite Territory and Sites
  • Chapter 3. Central Jordanian Ceramic Traditions
  • Chapter 4. "Ammonite" Monumental Architecture
  • Chapter 5. Domestic Architecture in Iron Age Ammon: Buildings Materials, Construction Techniques, and Room Arrangement
  • Chapter 6. Burial Customs and Practices in Ancient Ammon
  • Chapter 7. The Religion of the Ammonites
  • Chapter 8. Ammonite Texts and Language
  • Chapter 9. The Emergence of the Ammonites
  • Chapter 10. The Ammonites in the Late Iron Age and Persian Period
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Places
  • Index of Subjects