Khirbat Iskandar Final Report on the Early Bronze IV Area C 'Gateway' and Cemeteries: Archaeological Expedition To Khirbat Iskandar And Its Environs, Jordan

The original project was simply to determine whether the site indicated sedentary or pastoral nomadic people during the period, but grew into a large multi-disciplinary effort. The excavations reported here were conducted over four seasons--1981, 1982, 1984, and 1987--and work since then will be described in later volumes. Among the topics are Khirbat Iskandar and its modern and ancient environment, a quantitative analysis of tell and tomb ceramic assemblages, faunal remains from Area C, ground stone and small artifacts from the cemeteries, human remains, and a comparison of the radiocarbon results with those from Bad adh-Dhra'. The geographical index cites names of sites, places, regions and zones, and geographic features. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Suzanne Richard is a professor in the History and Archaeology and Theology departments at Gannon University. In addition, Richard directs the Collins Institute for Archaeological Research, through which she organizes a regular dig in Jordan at a site called Khirbat Iskandar. She is currently planning an eleventh season for the Institute in the summer of 2013. With her work at the Institute, Richard guides students who help in the processing of materials from the dig as the archaeological team prepares the findings for publication. Jesse C. Long is Dean of the College of Biblical Studies and Behavioral Sciences at Lubbock Christian University, where he also serves as Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Archaeology. Long specializes in the literary analysis of Hebrew narrative and in biblical archaeology. He serves as co-director of the Archaeological Expedition to Khirbet Iskander, Jordan. Paul Holdorf is a retired corporate lawyer who has been an amateur archaeologist since 1994. He designed and still maintains the Khirbat Iskander database. Glen Peterman is Director of Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance in the Corporate, Foundation & Goverment Support Office at Dickinson College. Peterman's academic background is in Near Eastern archaeology; he lived in Jordan off and on for about 9 years.