Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal
- Autores
- Bienkowski, Piotr; Tebes, Juan Manuel
- Año de publicación
- 2024
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Fil: Bienkowski, Piotr. University of Manchester; Reino Unido
Fil: Tebes, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Tebes, Juan Manuel. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina; Argentina
Abstract: The final report on the Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project concludes that local nomadic tribes created a complex polity at early Iron Age Faynan, in southern Jordan, that was responsible for a radical shift in copper production to an industrial scale. Erez Ben-Yosef has subsequently used these conclusions as the key example in a theoretical argument about the social complexity – and, usually, archaeological invisibility – of nomadic societies. A review of the archaeological evidence from Faynan indicates that the sudden change at the beginning of the 10th century BCE should not be attributed to local nomads. Evidence from the Wadi Fidan 40 cemetery – both material culture and chemical analysis of teeth – shows that its nomadic inhabitants did not actively participate in the copper industry. There is no evidence of a process of transition from nomadism to sedentarism at Faynan, and its architecture does not reflect any influence or antecedents in the archaeology of nomads. The evidence shows close material culture connections with the western Negev and the major site of Tel Masos. The scenario that best fits the evidence is that Masos took direct control of copper production at Faynan and developed it as an industrial site to exponentially increase the copper trade – Masos had the resources, technical skills, an architectural tradition, and connections to trade networks that the local nomads lacked, and which transformed Faynan. Hundreds of sites in the Negev Highlands were settled by pastoralists who found employment both in production and transport in the burgeoning copper industry. The industrial transformation of Faynan, along with the settlement of Tel Masos and the Negev Highlands sites, was short-lived, and lasted little more than a hundred years. - Fuente
- Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 2024, febrero
- Materia
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EDAD DE HIERRO
NOMADISMO
METALURGIA
ORIENTE MEDIO
ARQUEOLOGIA
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
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Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisalBienkowski, PiotrTebes, Juan ManuelEDAD DE HIERRONOMADISMOMETALURGIAORIENTE MEDIOARQUEOLOGIACOBREFil: Bienkowski, Piotr. University of Manchester; Reino UnidoFil: Tebes, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Tebes, Juan Manuel. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina; ArgentinaAbstract: The final report on the Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project concludes that local nomadic tribes created a complex polity at early Iron Age Faynan, in southern Jordan, that was responsible for a radical shift in copper production to an industrial scale. Erez Ben-Yosef has subsequently used these conclusions as the key example in a theoretical argument about the social complexity – and, usually, archaeological invisibility – of nomadic societies. A review of the archaeological evidence from Faynan indicates that the sudden change at the beginning of the 10th century BCE should not be attributed to local nomads. Evidence from the Wadi Fidan 40 cemetery – both material culture and chemical analysis of teeth – shows that its nomadic inhabitants did not actively participate in the copper industry. There is no evidence of a process of transition from nomadism to sedentarism at Faynan, and its architecture does not reflect any influence or antecedents in the archaeology of nomads. The evidence shows close material culture connections with the western Negev and the major site of Tel Masos. The scenario that best fits the evidence is that Masos took direct control of copper production at Faynan and developed it as an industrial site to exponentially increase the copper trade – Masos had the resources, technical skills, an architectural tradition, and connections to trade networks that the local nomads lacked, and which transformed Faynan. Hundreds of sites in the Negev Highlands were settled by pastoralists who found employment both in production and transport in the burgeoning copper industry. The industrial transformation of Faynan, along with the settlement of Tel Masos and the Negev Highlands sites, was short-lived, and lasted little more than a hundred years.Taylor & Francis2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttps://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/183130031-0328 (impreso)1743-1301 (online)10.1080/00310328.2023.2277628Bienkowski, P., Tebes, J. M. Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal [en línea]. Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 2024, febrero. doi: 10.1080/00310328.2023.2277628. Disponible en: https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/18313Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 2024, febreroreponame:Repositorio Institucional (UCA)instname:Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentinaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/2025-07-03T10:59:49Zoai:ucacris:123456789/18313instacron:UCAInstitucionalhttps://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/Universidad privadaNo correspondehttps://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/oaiclaudia_fernandez@uca.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:25852025-07-03 10:59:50.218Repositorio Institucional (UCA) - Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentinafalse |
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Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal |
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Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal |
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Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal Bienkowski, Piotr EDAD DE HIERRO NOMADISMO METALURGIA ORIENTE MEDIO ARQUEOLOGIA COBRE |
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Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal |
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Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal |
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Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal |
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Faynan, nomads and the western Negev in the Early Iron Age: a critical reappraisal |
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Fil: Bienkowski, Piotr. University of Manchester; Reino Unido Fil: Tebes, Juan Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Tebes, Juan Manuel. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina; Argentina Abstract: The final report on the Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project concludes that local nomadic tribes created a complex polity at early Iron Age Faynan, in southern Jordan, that was responsible for a radical shift in copper production to an industrial scale. Erez Ben-Yosef has subsequently used these conclusions as the key example in a theoretical argument about the social complexity – and, usually, archaeological invisibility – of nomadic societies. A review of the archaeological evidence from Faynan indicates that the sudden change at the beginning of the 10th century BCE should not be attributed to local nomads. Evidence from the Wadi Fidan 40 cemetery – both material culture and chemical analysis of teeth – shows that its nomadic inhabitants did not actively participate in the copper industry. There is no evidence of a process of transition from nomadism to sedentarism at Faynan, and its architecture does not reflect any influence or antecedents in the archaeology of nomads. The evidence shows close material culture connections with the western Negev and the major site of Tel Masos. The scenario that best fits the evidence is that Masos took direct control of copper production at Faynan and developed it as an industrial site to exponentially increase the copper trade – Masos had the resources, technical skills, an architectural tradition, and connections to trade networks that the local nomads lacked, and which transformed Faynan. Hundreds of sites in the Negev Highlands were settled by pastoralists who found employment both in production and transport in the burgeoning copper industry. The industrial transformation of Faynan, along with the settlement of Tel Masos and the Negev Highlands sites, was short-lived, and lasted little more than a hundred years. |
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