35 days to go.....

Well I figured it out, where in Israel I am going to be!! Thats is a BIG step...

I took a step back and checked out an archaeology textbook and read it this past weekend. It was a basic book and really explained alot. I have a greater understanding of the basics and feel almost ready to try and tackle the recommended reading for the trip. I do have to say my nerves are starting to kick in and i am sure my eye twitch will make an appearance in the next 15 days....

Recommended Background Reading



Burton, M., & Levy, T.E. (2001). The Chalcolithic radiocarbon record and its use in southern Levantine archaeology. Radiocarbon, 43(2), 1–24.


Grigson, C. (1998). Plough and pasture in the early economy of the southern Levant. In Levy, T. E. (Ed.), The archaeology of society in the Holy Land (pp. 245–268). London: Leicester.


Joffe, A.H., Dessel, J.P., & Hallote, R.S. (2001) The 'Gilat woman': female iconography, Chalcolithic cult, and the end of southern Levantine prehistory. Near Eastern Archaeology, 64, 8–23.


Levy, T. E. (1983). The emergence of specialized pastoralism in the southern Levant. World Archaeology, 15, 15–36.


Levy, T. E., Grigson, C., Holl, A., Goldberg, P., Rowan, Y., & Smith, P. (1991a). Subterranean settlement and adaptation in the Negev Desert, c. 4500–3700 BC. National Geographic Research and Exploration, 7(4), 394–413.


Levy, T. E., & Shalev, S. (1989). Prehistoric metalworking in the southern Levant: Archaeometallurgy and social perspectives. World Archaeology, 20, 353–372.


Levy, T. E. (1998). Cult, metallurgy and rank societies – Chalcolithic period (ca. 4500–3500 BCE). In Levy, T. E. (Ed.), The archaeology of society in the Holy Land (pp. 226 – 244). London: Leicester University Press.


Rowan, Y. M. and Golden, J. (2009). The Chalcolithic Period of the Southern Levant: A Synthetic Review. Journal of World Prehistory 22(1): 1-92.


Shalem, D. (2008). The Upper and Lower Galilee in the Late Chalcolithic Period. In Bar, S. (ed.), In the Hill country, and in the Shephelah, and in the Arabah (Joshua 12,8). Studies and Researches Presented to Adam Zertal in the 30th Anniversary of the Manasseh Hill-country Survey. Jerusalem. Pp. 99*-110*.