Crossing the Rift ― Resources, Routes, Settlement Patterns and Interaction in the Wadi Arabah

Southern Jordan and the Negev were clearly part of a single socio-economic system from the Iron Age through Roman and Byzantine times, but they are divided by the Wadi, which is generally considered a barrier and border. In November 2003, archaeologists gathered in Atlanta, Georgia to share thoughts and findings on how the Wadi was formed and developed geographically and environmentally, routes across it, resources for settlement, settlement patterns from the Palaeolithic to Ottoman periods, and its historical role as a bridge between the two regions. The 21 papers are not indexed. Distributed in the US by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)