Archaeological Survey of the Kerak Plateau, Archaeological Reports conducted during 1978-1982 under the direction of J. maxwell Miller and Jack M. Pinkerton.
edited by J. Maxwell Miller. American Schools of Oriental Research 1991. 343 pp. with photos. This volume reports the results of an archaeological survey of the Kerak Plateau in Southern Jordan.
Limites of the survey area and phyical characteristics of the region: The narrow strip of cultvable land east of the Dead Sea, sandwiched between the rugged slopes of the Dead Sea escarpment and the Syrian (or North Arabian) desert, is referred to in ancient written records as "Moab." Actually Moab represents a relatively small section of the northwestern edge the the Arabian desert-plateau- the edge namely, where the gradual northwestern incline of the vast plateau is interrupted by the Jordan Rift and where rains from the Mediterranean encroach on the desert, providing enough moisture for agriculture. Moab is bisected by the deep Wadi el-Mujib and interrupted in the south by the equally formidable Wadi el-Hasa canyon, both of which approach the Dead Sea from the east. The survey reported here focused on that portion of the Moabite/Arabian plateau between Wadi el-Mujib and Wadi el-Hasa, referred to henceforth as the "Kerak Plateau.".....
Includes two large folded maps in rear pocket. One is of survey area and the other is a color poster of the area taken by satellite. All in great condition. Not ex-lib, no marks at all.
