Life at the Dead Sea

Proceedings of the International Conference held at the State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz (smac), February 21-24, 2018, Chemnitz

edited by Martin Peilstocker and Sabine Wolfram

Book cover: Life at the Dead Sea

Extent: 367 pages

Publisher: Zaphon

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Biblical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Ägypten und Altes Testament

Series volume number: 96

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2020)

ISBN: 9783963270826

Price: $141.00

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(July 2020)

ISBN: 9783963270833

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Until the present day the Dead Sea is associated with the lowest point on Earth’s surface, the many biblical stories that take place around the Dead Sea, or the Salt Sea as it is called in Hebrew and the large number of world famous archaeological sites. The region is certainly suited to serve as a microcosmic mirror of the different stages of archaeological and historical research in the Near East. 26 contributions explore the region of the Dead Sea in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan-in particular Qumran, Jericho, Machaerus, Kallirrhoe, En-Gedi, Ghor es-Safi. They focus on its archaeology (including environmental archaeology and studies on climate and vegetation and excavations), the history of the exploration as well as the role of the Dead Sea in the Bible. They cover a wide range of topics from Neolithic and Chalcolithic until the Byzantine Era and Early Islam.


Until the present day the Dead Sea is associated with the lowest point on Earth’s surface, the many biblical stories that take place around the Dead Sea, or the Salt Sea as it is called in Hebrew and the large number of world famous archaeological sites. The region is certainly suited to serve as a microcosmic mirror of the different stages of archaeological and historical research in the Near East. 26 contributions explore the region of the Dead Sea in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan – in particular Qumran, Jericho, Machaerus, Kallirrhoe, En-Gedi, Ghor es-Safi. They focus on its archaeology (including environmental archaeology and studies on climate and vegetation and excavations), the history of the exploration as well as the role of the Dead Sea in the Bible. They cover a wide range of topics from Neolithic and Chalcolithic until the Byzantine Era and Early Islam.

  • Edited by Martin Peilstocker
  • Edited by Sabine Wolfram