{"product_id":"shiqmim-ii-thomas-e-levy-9781407360591","title":"Shiqmim II: The phase II excavations at a Chalcolithic settlement center in the northern Negev desert, Israel (1987-1993)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas E. Levy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1407360590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781407360591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.60d","brand":"Thomas E. Levy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491405000959,"sku":"9781407360591","price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a273298-242b-44d2-82fa-e7382b13c8ec.jpg?v=1699451003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shiqmim-ii-thomas-e-levy-9781407360591","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}