Complex Communities: The Archaeology of Early Iron Age West-Central Jordan

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Complex Communities Complex Communities The Archaeology of Early Iron Age West-Central Jordan Benjamin W. Porter tucson The University of Arizona Press© 2013 The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved www.uapress.arizona.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Porter, Benjamin W., 1974– Complex communities : the archaeology of early Iron Age West-Central Jordan / Benjamin W. Porter. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8165-3032-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Jordan—Antiquities. 2. Iron Age—Jordan. 3. Human settlements—Jordan— History. I. Title. DS153.3.P64 2013 956.95—dc23 2012046519 Publication of this book is made possible in part by funding from the University of California, Berkeley. Manufactured in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper containing a minimum of 30% post-consumer waste and processed chlorine free. 18 17 16 15 14 13 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is dedicated to my parents, Joseph and Athna May Porter, for teaching me the resilience that I have used throughout my life. ...