This volume presents a layer-by-layer account of the discoveries
from the six Iron Age strata (12th through 5th centuries B.C.)
at Tell Hesban, Jordan, with regional survey data from its
immediate vicinity. Discoveries are interpreted in light of
cultural, ethnological, and natural-science data as well as
historical events. Implications of these finds for an
understanding of the history of the biblical tribe of Reuben and
the tribal kingdoms of Ammon and Moab are also examined. It
includes a summary of the site and the surrounding region during
the Late Bronze Age and Hellenistic periods as well as a chapter
on the history of the excavation methodology of the Heshbon
Expedition. There are numerous plans, photographs and pottery
plates. The ceramic discussion compares the pottery of Tell
Hesban with similar Iron Age forms found elsewhere in the
Levant. The volume includes appendices of all loci, objects and
faunal remains found in the Iron Age strata. An index is
provided. Illustrations include 68 figures, 37