Frank Braemer, Jean-Claude Echallier & Ahmad Taraqji (ed.). Khirbet al Umbashi: Villages et campements dans le 'desert noir' (Syrie) a l'age du Bronze.(Book review)

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FRANK BRAEMER, JEAN-CLAUDE ECHALLIER & AHMAD TARAQJI (ed.). Khirbet al Umbashi: Villages et campements dans le 'desert noir' (Syrie) a l'age du Bronze (Bibliotheque Archeologique et Historique 171). 428 pages, 632 figures. 2004. Beirut: Institut Francais du Proche-Orient; 2-912738-28-8 paperback.

Our understanding of the past often depends on where we choose to look for information. When an important discovery is made, scholars tend to cluster in the vicinity of highest potential, resulting in a patchy and misleading record. The Khirbet al Umbashi publication is a ...

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