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The archaeology of the family in ancient Israel
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research • (260) • Published In 1985 • Pages: 1-35
By: Stager, Lawrence E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this is survey of central highland Iron Age settlements the evidence shows a relatively rapid increase in population early in the period, resulting deforestation and the use of terracing. Shortages of charcoal favored the smelting of iron over copper, and land reclamation gave impetus to lineage development as the best means to mobilize labor. The author describes in detail the architecture of houses, stables, and temples.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Tillage
- Dwellings
- Outbuildings
- Religious and educational structures
- Settlement patterns
- Household
- Nuclear family
- Extended families
- Lineages
- Clans
- Status of adolescents
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Israelites
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle East
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Middle East
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1200–586 BC
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- West Bank, Palestinian territories
- NotesAdditional notes
- Lawrence E. Stager
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-35)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 59004636
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D.