March 2017
Vol. 5, No. 3
Lights on the “Dark Age” – Rethinking the Southern Levantine Early Bronze IV after a Century of Archaeological Investigation
By Marta D’Andrea
Societal collapse has always been intriguing. For this reason scholars have been attracted to the Early Bronze IV of the Southern Levant (EB IV, ca. 2500-1950/1920 BCE) since the early 20th century.
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‘Joy plants’ and the Earliest Toasts in the Ancient Near East
By Elisa Guerra Doce
Inebriation is a cross-cultural habit whose origins can be traced back to Prehistory. But humans are not the only species fond of the mind-altering effects of certain plants and drinks. Some animals are also attracted to overripe fruits and psychoactive plants.
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Kamid el-Loz – A Short Story in 900 Words
By Marlies Heinz
Across 2000 years of history the residents of Kamid el-Loz, one of the major sites in Lebanon’s Beqa’a plain, lived through: (1) three phases of urbanization, de-urbanization, and re-urbanization; (2) two phases of collapse and the irreversible dissolution of urban life; (3) four episodes of imperialist rule.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls at Seventy
By Timothy Lim
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. What have we learned over the past three score and ten? First, it has become increasingly recognized that we do not have a “library of the Essenes” in the way that it was previously understood.
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Do You Get to Keep What You Find?
By Eric Cline
There is one question that I am asked all the time, which has a short answer but is long on associated implications. The question is simply “Do you get to keep what you find?” The answer is very short: “No.” Whether you’re working in your own country or in a country other than your own, that nation’s antiquities department will have a set of rules.
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The Ancient Near East Today features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.
Take a look at the contents of this e-book!
- Lights on the “Dark Age” – Rethinking the Southern Levantine Early Bronze IV after a Century of Archaeological Investigation
- ‘Joy Plants’ and the Earliest Toasts in the Ancient Near East
- Kamid el-Loz – A Short Story in 900 Words
- The Dead Sea Scrolls at Seventy
- Do You Get to Keep What You Find?
