Description: Fertile Crossroads examines how, despite the lack of large-scale institutional support throughout the ancient world, small-scale leaders persisted in long-distance interactions and established the foundations for Iron Age polities. The author critically examines the most direct evidence of these developments with the aid of hi
Brief description: Sarah Malena is Associate Professor of History at St. Mary's College of Maryland. She specializes in the history and archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean world, with a special focus on intercultural exchange.