The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East (original) (raw)

Edited by: Eric M. Meyers

A joint effort between Oxford University Press and the renowned American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), this comprehensive work analyzes the archaeological and linguistic data that pertain to the broad cultural milieu of the ancient Near East, the crossroads of three of the world's most influential religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Ranging from prehistoric times up to the early centuries of the rise of Islam, the work covers the civilizations of Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, Arabia, Cyprus, Egypt, and the coastal regions of North and East Africa.

With 1,100 entries written by 560 contributors from more than two dozen countries, the scope of the encyclopedia is wide and provides a full range of perspectives and approaches to archaeological endeavors. Articles span from Bahrain to Libraries and Archives to Ziggurats and offer cultural, historical, and religious perspectives to a wide range of topics of interest to both scholars and lay people.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:

1997

Print ISBN-13:

9780195065121

Published online:

2011

Current Online Version:

2011

DOI:

10.1093/acref/9780195065121.001.0001

eISBN:

9780199892280

Author

Eric M. Meyers is the Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor and Director of Religion at Duke University. Dr. Meyers has authored or co-authored ten books, edited many others, and has published approximately 350 scholarly papers, reports, and reviews in the field of Hebrew Bible and Biblical Archaeology and Jewish History. Dr. Meyers specializes in the social setting of late biblical prophecy in the Persian period, Second Temple Judaism, the archaeology of the Land of Israel, and the synagogue in early Judaism.