The archaeology of Israelite society in Iron Age II / Avraham Faust ; translated by Ruth Ludlum.

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Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Place of this Book in Research -- The Period under Discussion -- The Book�s Structure -- History of Historical Inquiry on Israelite Society: Summary of Previous Research -- A Few Preliminary Notes -- Traditional Social Organization -- Social Organization at the End of the Monarchy -- Processes of Change in Israelite Society -- Did Changes Occur in the Transition from Settlement to Monarchy? -- Summary -- History of Archaeological Study on Israelite Society -- General Studies

Economic SpecializationSocioeconomic Stratification -- Analysis of Residential Houses and Family Structure -- Detailed Analyses of Specific Settlements -- Between the Eighth and Seventh Centuries b.c.e. -- Summary -- Between Monarchy and Kinship: Urban Society -- Definitions and Methodology -- The Cities of the Kingdom of Israel -- Cities of the Kingdom of Judah in the Eighth Century b.c.e. -- Cities of the Kingdom of Judah in the Seventh Century b.c.e. -- Discussion: Public Buildings -- The City Gate as an Urban Community Element -- Urban Planning

ConclusionsAppendix: Small Finds and Social Stratification -- Community and Family: Rural Society -- Definitions and Methodology -- The Sites: Villages -- The Sites: Fortress Villages -- The Sites: Large Villages or Townships -- The Sites: Farms -- Discussion: Social and Community Organization in the Israelite Village -- Conclusions -- Fortified Structures in the Countryside: Between the Military and the Administration -- �Real Fortresses� -- Fortified Structures in the Rural Areas of the Kingdom of Judah

The Function of the Fortified Structures and the Settlements below ThemDiscussion -- Summary -- Political Organization in the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah -- Archaeological Evidence for the Existence of a State: General Characteristics -- Israel and Judah -- Summary -- Appendix: Residential Buildings in Iron Age II -- The Four-Room House and Israelite Society -- The Essence of the Four-Room House -- Social and Cognitive Aspects of Four-Room Houses -- Summary -- Pots and Peoples: Ethnic Groups in the Kingdom of Israel -- Archaeology and Ethnicity

The Rural Sites in the Northern ValleysAnalysis: The Unique Features of the Sites -- Ethnic Groups in the Northern Valleys -- Summary -- From Hamlets to Monarchy: Israelite Society from the Settlement Period to the End of the Period of the Monarchy -- The Settlement Period -- The Period of the Monarchy -- Summary -- Epilogue -- The Status of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah -- The Question of Social Stratification -- City and Country -- Social Identity -- Directions for Continuing a Socioarchaeological Study of the Period of the Monarchy -- Bibliography

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