Shiqmim II: The phase II excavations at a Chalcolithic settlement center in the

<p>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. </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Thomas E. Levy<br><b>Publisher:</b> British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Ltd<br><b>Published:</b> 10/06/2023<br><b>Pages:</b> 220<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.59lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781407360591<p></p>