{"product_id":"shechem-i-9780897572064","title":"Shechem I","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first volume of the final report on the site of Tell Balatah, biblical Shechem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShechem I\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable tool for the study of the Middle Bronze Age in Syria-Palestine. The primary material which it presents serves to define the ceramic boundaries of the Middle Bronze IIB Period, and thus it contributes to a sharper definition of the debate about the nature of the MB IIA transition to MB IIB and the validity of the term MB IIC.--Douglas L. Esse, The University of Chicago in \u003ci\u003eJournal of Near Eastern Studies\u003c\/i\u003e Vol. 47, No. 4\u003cbr\u003e Cole's major achievement in \u003ci\u003eShechem I\u003c\/i\u003e is to demonstrate when certain ceramic forms first appear in the relative sequence at Shechem. We must, of course, allow for the limited Shechem database, as well as for the possibility of regional variations or new material from elsewhere that may insert nuances into the picture. Nevertheless, Cole has provided a demonstration that soundings and sherds--when carefully controlled--can produce reliable and useful results in ceramic chronology. For the larger picture of Shechem and cultural development in the Middle Bronze Palestine, we shall have to await further volumes in this series.--William G. Dever, University of Arizona in \u003ci\u003eBASOR\u003c\/i\u003e 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Plans, Tables, Figures, and Sections\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1.       Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Preservation and Reporting of Sherds\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Separation and Interpretation of Loci\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Classification of Materials\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2.       Middle Bronze IIB at Shechem\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Field VI Strata\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Loci Selected for Analysi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3.       The Pottery: Typological and Comparative Analysis\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eClassification of Types and Forms\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePlatter Bowls\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDeep Bowls\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGlobular Bowls\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNecked Bowls\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCarinated Bowls\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMiniature Bowls\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBowl Bases\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFlat-bottom Cookpots\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHolemouth Cookpots\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUpright-rim Cookpots\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDipper Juglets\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePiriform Juglets\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCylindrical Juglets\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJugs\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLarge Jars\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSmall Jars\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSmall Jar and Jug Fragments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGeneral Comments on Wares, Pastes, and Surface Treatments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4.       Summary Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDiagnostic Ceramic Types and Forms\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComparative Sites\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGeographical and Historical Considerations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCatalogue of Shechem MB IIB Pottery\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNotes on Drawing and Descriptive Conventions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Pottery Classified by Type and Form, Plates 1-45\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStrata XX-XVIIs: Selected Pottery, Plates 46-49\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American Society of Overseas Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884986151255,"sku":"9780897572064","price":40.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shechem-i-9780897572064","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}