Michael, Noé David
Settlement Patterns in the Northern Negev from the Hellenistic through the Early Islamic Periods
This research examines the long-term settlement history of the northern Negev, on the edge of the Roman Empire from origins prior to the empire in the Hellenistic period, through times of peak habitation in the Byzantine period, and on to the decline in population at the end of the first millennium CE. The ecological constraints of the semi-desert region are explored, as are issues of geographic variability and climatic change. The book draws on the great potential of Geographic Information Systems to synthesize the numerous large surveys undertaken in the region, calibrated chronologically by reference to excavations with greater chronological resolution.
