The Manasseh Hill Country Survey Volume 9: The Jordan Valley and Eastern Samaria from Wadi 'Aujah to Wadi Makuk - Hardcover

by Shay Bar (Author), Zertal Zl Adam (Author)

The book presents the results of a complete detailed archaeological survey of parts of Eastern Samaria and the Jordan valley. It is Volume 9 of the Manasseh Hill Country Survey series of publications. This territory is very important from the Archaeological, Biblical and other points of view, and the survey is a valuable tool for scholars of the Bible, Archaeology, Near Eastern history, tourism, and other aspects of the Holy Land.

Author Biography

Shay Bar received his PhD in archaeology from the University of Haifa (2008). He is a researcher in the Zinman Institute and teaches in the archaeology department at this University. His current projects include directing the Manasseh Hill Country Survey and the excavations of Tel Esur, el-Ahwat, Mras ed-Din, and the Fazael Valley proto-historic project.

The late Adam Zertal was Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Haifa, Israel. He dedicated most of his career to the survey and its implications. Among his other achievements are the discoveries and excavations of several sites, including the Iron Age cultic site on Mt. Ebal, the city of el-Ahwat, and the foot-shaped gilgalim enclosures in the Jordan Valley.