Table of Contents

Contents
List of Figures
List of Photos
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and Symbols
Archaeological Periods and Dates
Dedication
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Early, Middle and Late Bronze Periods (3800/3700-1200 BC)
Chapter 3: Iron I and II Periods (1200-539 BC)
Chapter 4: Persian (539-332 BC) and Hellenistic (and Nabataean) Periods (332-63 BC)
Chapter 5: Roman (and Nabataean) Period (63 BC-AD 324)
Chapter 6: Byzantine Period (AD 324-640)
Chapter 7: Early, Middle and Late Islamic Periods (AD 640-1917)
Chapter 8: Summary and Conclusions

References
Indices: Sites; Subjects; Biblical Passages

Reviews

This book is the corollary of the enormous archaeological work done by MacDonald in southern Transjordan for almost 40 years, inserting the large amount of data gathered during his five archaeological surveys into the longue durée and the wider Levantine world. The book displays many detailed maps, figures, and plates that effectively follow the reading… MacDonald should be congratulated for this work, which will be an invaluable source of information for archaeologists and historians working on Jordan and the arid peripheries of the Near East.
*BASOR*

In all, Burton MacDonald has accomplished the enormous task he set himself and provided us with an inspiring and very informative book on the history of the people inhabiting the southern Transjordan Edomite plateau and the Dead Sea rift valley ... MacDonald has managed to bring together a wealth of information on this region and I am certain that this book will prove to be the starting point for everyone interested in the southern Levant for many years to come.
*Bibliotheca Orientalis*