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- catalog contributor b3058199.
- catalog coverage "Palestine Antiquities.".
- catalog created "1990.".
- catalog date "1990".
- catalog date "1990.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1990.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- Technology and culture -- Background -- The problem and its significance -- Method and procedure -- Organization -- 2. Iron technology and symbolism in African cultures -- Introduction -- Africa: The introduction of iron technology -- General surveys on iron and symbols -- Survey of traditional African societies -- Analysis and interpretation -- 3. Background to the development of iron technology in the ancient Near East -- Introduction -- Bronze, the precursor to iron -- The discovery of iron -- Wrought iron and the early processes of smelting and forging -- Sources of iron ore -- The artifactual information -- The textual information -- The search for the origins of iron technology".
- catalog description "4. The early Iron Age -- Introduction -- The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age -- The production of steeled iron -- The adoption of iron technology -- The artifactual information -- Distributional analysis: 'Philistine' vs. 'Non-Philistine' -- Metallurgy and symbols -- Implications for reconstructing Israel's early history -- 5. Biblical symbols -- Introduction -- Iron technology -- The symbolic value of iron -- The symbolic role of artisan gods in ancient Near Eastern mythology -- The smith in ancient Israel -- Egypt as an 'iron furnace' -- 6. Conclusions.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-290) and indexes.".
- catalog extent "307 p. :".
- catalog identifier "185075263X".
- catalog isPartOf "Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 108".
- catalog isPartOf "The Social world of biblical antiquity series ; 8".
- catalog issued "1990".
- catalog issued "1990.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Sheffield : Almond Press,".
- catalog spatial "Africa.".
- catalog spatial "Middle East".
- catalog spatial "Palestine Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Palestine.".
- catalog subject "933 20".
- catalog subject "Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc.".
- catalog subject "DS111".
- catalog subject "Excavations (Archaeology) Palestine.".
- catalog subject "Iron age Palestine.".
- catalog subject "Metallurgy Africa.".
- catalog subject "Metallurgy Middle East History To 622.".
- catalog subject "Metals Religious aspects.".
- catalog subject "Symbolism in the Bible.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- Technology and culture -- Background -- The problem and its significance -- Method and procedure -- Organization -- 2. Iron technology and symbolism in African cultures -- Introduction -- Africa: The introduction of iron technology -- General surveys on iron and symbols -- Survey of traditional African societies -- Analysis and interpretation -- 3. Background to the development of iron technology in the ancient Near East -- Introduction -- Bronze, the precursor to iron -- The discovery of iron -- Wrought iron and the early processes of smelting and forging -- Sources of iron ore -- The artifactual information -- The textual information -- The search for the origins of iron technology".
- catalog tableOfContents "4. The early Iron Age -- Introduction -- The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age -- The production of steeled iron -- The adoption of iron technology -- The artifactual information -- Distributional analysis: 'Philistine' vs. 'Non-Philistine' -- Metallurgy and symbols -- Implications for reconstructing Israel's early history -- 5. Biblical symbols -- Introduction -- Iron technology -- The symbolic value of iron -- The symbolic role of artisan gods in ancient Near Eastern mythology -- The smith in ancient Israel -- Egypt as an 'iron furnace' -- 6. Conclusions.".
- catalog title "The forging of Israel : iron technology, symbolism and tradition in ancient society / Paula M. McNutt.".
- catalog type "text".