Archaeology, anthropology, and cult : the sanctuary at Gilat, Israel

Weitere Verfasser: Levy, Thomas Evan
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London ; : Oakville, Ct. :. Equinox, 2006.
Ausgabe: 1st. publ.
Umfang/Format: X, 875 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Approaches to anthropological archaeology
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Archaeology, anthropology and cult: exploring religion in formative Middle Range societies / Thomas E. Levy
  • Cults, shrines, and the emergence of regional ritual centers: the view from New Guinea / Donald F. Tuzin
  • Tribal pilgrimages to saint's tombs in South Sinai / Emanuel Marx
  • The rise of a new Negev cult center today: Baba Sali's sanctuary in Netivot, Israel / Yoram Bilu
  • The sanctuary sequence: excavations at Gilat: 1975-77, 1989, 1990-92 / Thomas E. Levy, David Alon, James D. Anderson, Yorke M. Rowan, Y. and Morag Kersel
  • Farming? feasting? herding? large mammals from the Chalcolithic of Gilat / Caroline Grigson
  • Marine and riverine shells from Gilat / Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer
  • Death and the sanctuary: the human remains from Gilat / Patricia Smith, Tania Zagerson, Pamela Sabari, Jonathan Golden, Thomas E. Levy and Leslie Dawson
  • Tracking ceramic production at Gilat: petrographic studies / Yuval Goren
  • Gilat's ceramic assemblage / Catherine Commenge, Thomas E. Levy, David Alon and Eric Kansa
  • Flint tool production at Gilat / Yorke M. Rowan
  • Gilat's ground stone assemblage : stone fenestrated stands, bowls, palettes, and related artifacts / Yorke M. Rowan, Thomas E. Levy, Yuval Goren and David Alon
  • The worked bone from the Chalcolithic site of Gilat: interim report / Caroline Grigson
  • The intensification of production in the Gilat sanctuary: dimensions of textile and other forms of manufacture / Thomas E. Levy, Yorke M. Rowan, Wendy Conner, and David Alon
  • Gilat's figurines: exploring the social and symbolic dimensions of representation / Catherine Commenge, Thomas E. Levy, David Alon, and Eric Kansa
  • The evolution of a Levantine regional cult center / Thomas E. Levy.