Publisher's Synopsis
This volume revisits archaeological evidence from Syria, Palestine, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Egypt describing a variety of land-use patterns and the development of a particular type of settlement across the Near East.
"This volume presents a much needed addition to the history of the transit from Byzantine to Islamic administration
and a welcome survey of recent archaeology of an understudied period"
(Gladys Frantz-Murphy)
The four-volume set comprises:
Volume 1: Problems in the Literary Source Material.
Volume 2: Land Use and Settlement Patterns.
Volume 3: States, Resources and Armies.
Volume 4: Elites Old and New
