Khirbat Iskandar

Suzanne Richard is a professor in the History and Archaeology and Theology departments at Gannon University. In addition, Richard directs the Collins Institute for Archaeological Research, through which she organizes a regular dig in Jordan at a site called Khirbat Iskandar. She is currently planning an eleventh season for the Institute in the summer of 2013. With her work at the Institute, Richard guides students who help in the processing of materials from the dig as the archaeological team prepares the findings for publication. Jesse C. Long is Dean of the College of Biblical Studies and Behavioral Sciences at Lubbock Christian University, where he also serves as Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Archaeology. Long specializes in the literary analysis of Hebrew narrative and in biblical archaeology. He serves as co-director of the Archaeological Expedition to Khirbet Iskander, Jordan. Paul Holdorf is a retired corporate lawyer who has been an amateur archaeologist since 1994. He designed and still maintains the Khirbat Iskander database. Glen Peterman is Director of Sponsored Projects and Research Compliance in the Corporate, Foundation & Goverment Support Office at Dickinson College. Peterman's academic background is in Near Eastern archaeology; he lived in Jordan off and on for about 9 years.

• Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction   Suzanne Richard Khirbat Iskandar in its Eco-Environmental Setting 2. Khirbat Iskandar and its Modern and Ancient Environment   Carlos E. Cordova and Jesse C. Long, Jr. Area C — The Early Bronze IV Period 3. The Stratigraphy of Area C     Jesse C. Long, Jr. 4. The Area C Early Bronze IV Ceramic Assemblage    Suzanne Richard 5. Quantitative Analysis of the Early Bronze IV Tell and Tomb Ceramic Assemblages    Paul S. Holdorf 6. Ceramic Technology and Provenance at Khirbat Iskandar    Yuval Goren 7. Faunal remains from Area C    Mary C. Metzger 8. Ground Stone and Small Artifacts from Area C    Jeanette Forsen, expanded and updated by Yorke M. Rowan Khirbat Iskandar Early Bronze IV Cemeteries 9. The Early Bronze IV Cemeteries at Khirbat Iskandar    Suzanne Richard, Glen Peterman, and James D. D’Angelo 10. Excavation of the Area D, H, and J Cemeteries    Glen Peterman and Suzanne Richard 11. Excavation of the Area E Cemetery    James D. D’Angelo 12. Ceramic Assemblage of the Early Bronze IV Cemeteries     Suzanne Richard and Glen Peterman 13. Ground Stone and Small Artifacts from the Cemeteries    Susan Ellis 14. Preliminary Report on Human Remains in the Cemeteries    Lynn Welton 15. Comparison of Early Bronze IV Radiocarbon Results from Khirbat Iskandar and Bâb adh-Dhrâ‘    Paul S. Holdorf 16. Summary and Conclusions    Suzanne Richard and Jesse C. Long, Jr. Appendix A: Area C Ceramic Corpus Appendix B: List of Loci Appendix C: Inventory of Faunal Remains Appendix D: Basic Form Classifi cations for Area C and Cemeteries Appendix E: Basic Rim/Handle/Base Classifi cations for Area C and Cemeteries Appendix F: List of Registered Objects from Area C and Cemeteries Appendix G: Inventory of Petrographic Th in Sections Appendix H: Inventory of Human Remains from the Cemeteries Appendix I: Specifi c Types Corpora for Area C and Cemeteries References Geographical Index