Emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period: A Social and Demographic Study

by Charles E. Carter

A long-awaited and much-needed comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian-period Judah. Carter analyses the settlement pattern and population distribution of the province, using both excavations and archaeological surveys. His meticulous examination arrives at a rather low estimate of the population during this period, on the basis of which he examines Yehud's socio-economic setting and considers the implications of a small...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841270121
• ISBN13: 9781841270128
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"