Digging Up Jerusalem
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Beneath the stones of one of the world's most contested cities lies a history stretching back millennia — and Dame Kathleen M. Kenyon, one of the twentieth century's most celebrated archaeologists, spent years uncovering it. Digging Up Jerusalem chronicles the landmark excavations she led in the 1960s, presenting a meticulous and authoritative account of the stratigraphic evidence unearthed beneath the holy city's ancient streets. Kenyon details the physical layers of civilisation — Canaanite, Israelite, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine — reconstructing a picture of Jerusalem's past that both confirms and challenges long-held biblical and historical assumptions. Her narrative illuminates not only the artefacts and structures brought to light, but also the complex methodologies that defined her rigorous scientific approach to fieldwork. A towering figure in the discipline of Near Eastern archaeology, Kenyon brings to this work the same forensic precision that distinguished her legendary digs at Jericho. Her prose is authoritative yet accessible, bridging the gap between academic scholarship and general readership with remarkable clarity. Digging Up Jerusalem stands as an indispensable landmark text in biblical archaeology — and for anyone captivated by the idea that the truth of history lies buried just beneath our feet, this is essential reading.
Author: Kathleen M. Kenyon
Format: Hardback
Genre: Archaeology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Beneath the stones of one of the world's most contested cities lies a history stretching back millennia — and Dame Kathleen M. Kenyon, one of the twentieth century's most celebrated archaeologists, spent years uncovering it. Digging Up Jerusalem chronicles the landmark excavations she led in the 1960s, presenting a meticulous and authoritative account of the stratigraphic evidence unearthed beneath the holy city's ancient streets. Kenyon details the physical layers of civilisation — Canaanite, Israelite, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine — reconstructing a picture of Jerusalem's past that both confirms and challenges long-held biblical and historical assumptions. Her narrative illuminates not only the artefacts and structures brought to light, but also the complex methodologies that defined her rigorous scientific approach to fieldwork. A towering figure in the discipline of Near Eastern archaeology, Kenyon brings to this work the same forensic precision that distinguished her legendary digs at Jericho. Her prose is authoritative yet accessible, bridging the gap between academic scholarship and general readership with remarkable clarity. Digging Up Jerusalem stands as an indispensable landmark text in biblical archaeology — and for anyone captivated by the idea that the truth of history lies buried just beneath our feet, this is essential reading.