New Insights into the Iron Age Archaeology of Edom, Southern Jordan - Ben-Yosef, Erez a Levy, Thomas E. a Najjar, Mohammad

Challenges the current scholarly consensus concerning the emergence and historicity of the Iron Age polity of biblical Edom and some of its neighbors, such as ancient Israel. Excavations and radiometric dating establish a new chronology for Edom, adding almost 500 more years to the Iron Age, including key periods of biblical history. Includes DVD.