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Shiqmim II: The phase II excavations at a Chalcolithic settlement center in the northern Negev desert, Israel (1987 - 1993)
Thomas E. Levy, Yorke M. Rowan and Margie M. Burton
The Chalcolithic period (ca. 4500–3600 BCE) in the southern Levant represents the rise of regional polities, the metallurgical revolution, and a set of other significant socio-economic changes that distinguish it from the preceding Pottery Neolithic period. Central to these issues are the Phase II (1987–1989, 1993) excavations at Shiqmim, a large Chalcolithic settlement center in Israel’s northern Negev desert.The first phase of excavations at Shiqmim took place between 1979 and 1984 and were described in Shiqmim I, Parts i and ii (BAR Publishing, 1987). Shiqmim II reports on the second phase of excavations at this complex site and contributes to a greater understanding of its Chalcolithic stratigraphy, architecture, and chronology. It includes the project research design and history framed in an anthropological archaeology perspective, primary excavation data, and a Bayesian analysis of radiocarbon dates from Shiqmim presented in comparison with dates from contemporary regional sites.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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By the Same Author and Of Related Interest
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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1. Personal Reflections on a Desert Chiefdom – The History and Research Design of the Phase II Excavations at Shiqmim
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1.1. History of research
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1.1.1. In the beginning
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1.1.2. Mapping Shiqmim
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1.1.3. Desert chiefdom
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1.1.4. Chiefdom model under attack
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1.2. Shiqmim II research design
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1.2.1. The 1987 season
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1.2.2. The 1988 season
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1.2.3. The 1989 season
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1.2.4. The 1993 season
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1.3. Summary
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1.4. Concluding remarks
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1.5. Acknowledgments
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1.6. References
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2. The Settlement Center: Phase II Excavations in the Shiqmim Village—Stratigraphy, Architecture, and Social Change
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2.1. Introduction
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2.2. Methodology
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2.3. Notes on subterranean systems
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2.3.1. Notes on terminology
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2.3.2. Subterranean site formation processes
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2.3.3. Excavation
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2.4. North Trench (1987)
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2.4.1. Overview
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2.4.2. Stratum I
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2.4.3. Stratum II
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2.5. South Trench (1987)
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2.5.1. Overview
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2.5.2. Stratum I
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2.5.3. Stratum II
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2.6. Area P (1988)
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2.6.1. Overview
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2.6.2. Stratum I
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2.6.3. Stratum II
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2.6.4. Stratum III
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2.7. Area Y (1988–89)
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2.7.1. Overview
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2.7.2. Stratum I
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2.7.3. Stratum II
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2.7.4. Stratum III
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2.7.5. Vessel clusters: Strata I–III
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2.8. Area J (1989)
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2.8.1. Overview
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2.8.2. Stratum I copper-smelting contexts (CS1, CS2, CS3)
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2.8.3. Subterranean systems and phases
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2.8.4. Relative dating of Subterranean Systems 1 and 2
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2.9. Area D (1988-1989, 1993)
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2.9.1. Overview
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2.9.2. Stratum I
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2.9.3. Stratum II
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2.9.4. Stratum III
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2.10. Area X (1993)
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2.10.1. Overview
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2.10.2. Area X-West
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2.10.3. Area X-East
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2.11. Area E (1993)
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2.11.1. Overview
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2.11.2. Stratum I
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2.11.3. Stratum II
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2.12. Area Z (1993)
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2.12.1. Overview
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2.12.2. Stratum I
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2.12.3. Stratum II
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2.13. Summary
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2.13.1. Stratum III
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2.13.2. Stratum II
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2.13.3. Stratum I
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2.13.4. Subterranean complexes
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2.14. References
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3. Radiocarbon Dating of the Shiqmim Settlement
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3.1. Introduction
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3.2. Methods
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3.3. Results and discussion
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3.4. Conclusion
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3.5. Acknowledgements
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3.6. References
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Appendix 2.1.
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Appendix 2.2.
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Back Cover
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Published: 2023
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407360591 (paper)
- 9781407360607 (ebook)
BAR Number: S3144