The Avdat in Late Antiquity Project: uncovering the Early Islamic phases of a Byzantine town in the Negev Highlands
Open Access
- 13 April 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Antiquity Publications in Antiquity
- Vol. 96 (387) , 754-761
Abstract
Three seasons of archaeological fieldwork by the Avdat in Late Antiquity Project have yielded new evidence of intensive Early Islamic activity in the late antique town of Avdat in Israel's Negev Highlands. This evidence has important implications for understanding the fate of such towns in the region during the Byzantine–Islamic transition.Keywords
Funding Information
- American Philosophical Society (Franklin Grant)
- British Academy (Newton International Fellowship)
- DePaul University (College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences)
- DePaul University (Department of History)
- DePaul University (Office of the Provost)
- DePaul University (University Research Council)
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