Hesban 12: Small Finds
Studies of the Bone, Iron, Glass, Figurines, and Stone Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity
Edited by Paul J. Ray, Jr.
This volume presents an analysis of small finds excavated at Tell Hesban, conveniently compiling information from all periods of Hesban into one study. Invaluable insights can be gained about the ancient human mind and the cultural context of the time periods. The study looks at Hesban's ancient technologies, trade relations, social and political structures, military innovations, education, and diet.
Reports are provided by a spectrum of specialists and deal with Arabic, Greek, Latin and Ammonite inscriptions; ceramic figurines; scarabs; glass fragments; domestic stone objects and iron samples; textile tools; cosmetic objects and jewelry; and coins, all findings from the Tell Hesban excavations.
About the Hesban Series
This series provides reports on anthropological and archaeological findings gleaned from the site of Tell Hesban, Jordan, during five seasons of excavation. Sponsored principally by Andrews University, the Hesban Expedition received international recognition as the first regional project in Jordan. Each volume of this series describes a specific aspect of the excavation and has been authored by one or more specialists in the subject. Authors in this series include Lawrence T. Geraty, Robert D. Ibach Jr., Øystein S. LaBianca, Larry A. Mitchel, Paul J. Ray Jr., Leona G. Running, and S. Douglas Waterhouse, among others. The hardcover volumes are highly illustrated and completely indexed.
Hardcover $16.99
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CHAPTER 1: Introduction by Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 2: The Arab Inscriptions from Hesban by Ghazi Bisheh
CHAPTER 3: Latin and Greek Inscriptions from Tell Hesban by James J. C. Cox, Lawrence T. Geraty, Bastiaan Van Elderen, and Volker Langholf
CHAPTER 4: Ammonite Ostraca from Tell Hesban by Frank M. Cross
CHAPTER 5: Terracotta Figurines from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Boguslav Dabrowski
CHAPTER 6: An Early Roman Fenestrated Bowl from Hesban by Ralph E. Hendrix
CHAPTER 7: Scarabs from Hesban by Siegfried H. Horn
CHAPTER 8: Glass from Hesban by Sidney M. Goldstein
CHAPTER 9: Objects of Stone, Clay, Bone, and Ivory from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Wade R. Kotter and Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 10: Metallurgical Samples from Tell Hesban by Blair D. London
CHAPTER 11: The Textile Tools from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt and Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 12: The Cosmetic Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 13: The Jewelry from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 14: Miscellaneous Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Marie-Louise Vollenweider and Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 15: The Coins from the Excavations at Hesban by Abraham Terian
CHAPTER 2: The Arab Inscriptions from Hesban by Ghazi Bisheh
CHAPTER 3: Latin and Greek Inscriptions from Tell Hesban by James J. C. Cox, Lawrence T. Geraty, Bastiaan Van Elderen, and Volker Langholf
CHAPTER 4: Ammonite Ostraca from Tell Hesban by Frank M. Cross
CHAPTER 5: Terracotta Figurines from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Boguslav Dabrowski
CHAPTER 6: An Early Roman Fenestrated Bowl from Hesban by Ralph E. Hendrix
CHAPTER 7: Scarabs from Hesban by Siegfried H. Horn
CHAPTER 8: Glass from Hesban by Sidney M. Goldstein
CHAPTER 9: Objects of Stone, Clay, Bone, and Ivory from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Wade R. Kotter and Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 10: Metallurgical Samples from Tell Hesban by Blair D. London
CHAPTER 11: The Textile Tools from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt and Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 12: The Cosmetic Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 13: The Jewelry from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 14: Miscellaneous Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Marie-Louise Vollenweider and Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 15: The Coins from the Excavations at Hesban by Abraham Terian
Title: Hesban 12: Small Finds: Studies of the Bone, Iron, Glass, Figurines, and Stone Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity
Editor: Paul J. Ray, Jr.
ISBN-13: 978-0-943872-28-5
Year: 2009
Pages: 436
Editor: Paul J. Ray, Jr.
ISBN-13: 978-0-943872-28-5
Year: 2009
Pages: 436
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This volume presents an analysis of small finds excavated at Tell Hesban, conveniently compiling information from all periods of Hesban into one study. Invaluable insights can be gained about the ancient human mind and the cultural context of the time periods. The study looks at Hesban's ancient technologies, trade relations, social and political structures, military innovations, education, and diet.
Reports are provided by a spectrum of specialists and deal with Arabic, Greek, Latin and Ammonite inscriptions; ceramic figurines; scarabs; glass fragments; domestic stone objects and iron samples; textile tools; cosmetic objects and jewelry; and coins, all findings from the Tell Hesban excavations.
About the Hesban Series
This series provides reports on anthropological and archaeological findings gleaned from the site of Tell Hesban, Jordan, during five seasons of excavation. Sponsored principally by Andrews University, the Hesban Expedition received international recognition as the first regional project in Jordan. Each volume of this series describes a specific aspect of the excavation and has been authored by one or more specialists in the subject. Authors in this series include Lawrence T. Geraty, Robert D. Ibach Jr., Øystein S. LaBianca, Larry A. Mitchel, Paul J. Ray Jr., Leona G. Running, and S. Douglas Waterhouse, among others. The hardcover volumes are highly illustrated and completely indexed.
Hardcover $16.99
N/A
CHAPTER 1: Introduction by Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 2: The Arab Inscriptions from Hesban by Ghazi Bisheh
CHAPTER 3: Latin and Greek Inscriptions from Tell Hesban by James J. C. Cox, Lawrence T. Geraty, Bastiaan Van Elderen, and Volker Langholf
CHAPTER 4: Ammonite Ostraca from Tell Hesban by Frank M. Cross
CHAPTER 5: Terracotta Figurines from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Boguslav Dabrowski
CHAPTER 6: An Early Roman Fenestrated Bowl from Hesban by Ralph E. Hendrix
CHAPTER 7: Scarabs from Hesban by Siegfried H. Horn
CHAPTER 8: Glass from Hesban by Sidney M. Goldstein
CHAPTER 9: Objects of Stone, Clay, Bone, and Ivory from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Wade R. Kotter and Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 10: Metallurgical Samples from Tell Hesban by Blair D. London
CHAPTER 11: The Textile Tools from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt and Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 12: The Cosmetic Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 13: The Jewelry from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 14: Miscellaneous Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Marie-Louise Vollenweider and Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 15: The Coins from the Excavations at Hesban by Abraham Terian
CHAPTER 2: The Arab Inscriptions from Hesban by Ghazi Bisheh
CHAPTER 3: Latin and Greek Inscriptions from Tell Hesban by James J. C. Cox, Lawrence T. Geraty, Bastiaan Van Elderen, and Volker Langholf
CHAPTER 4: Ammonite Ostraca from Tell Hesban by Frank M. Cross
CHAPTER 5: Terracotta Figurines from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Boguslav Dabrowski
CHAPTER 6: An Early Roman Fenestrated Bowl from Hesban by Ralph E. Hendrix
CHAPTER 7: Scarabs from Hesban by Siegfried H. Horn
CHAPTER 8: Glass from Hesban by Sidney M. Goldstein
CHAPTER 9: Objects of Stone, Clay, Bone, and Ivory from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Wade R. Kotter and Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 10: Metallurgical Samples from Tell Hesban by Blair D. London
CHAPTER 11: The Textile Tools from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt and Paul J. Ray, Jr.
CHAPTER 12: The Cosmetic Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 13: The Jewelry from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 14: Miscellaneous Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity by Marie-Louise Vollenweider and Elizabeth E. Platt
CHAPTER 15: The Coins from the Excavations at Hesban by Abraham Terian
Title: Hesban 12: Small Finds: Studies of the Bone, Iron, Glass, Figurines, and Stone Objects from Tell Hesban and Vicinity
Editor: Paul J. Ray, Jr.
ISBN-13: 978-0-943872-28-5
Year: 2009
Pages: 436
Editor: Paul J. Ray, Jr.
ISBN-13: 978-0-943872-28-5
Year: 2009
Pages: 436
