Description: Examining stone vessels in the Levant during the 2nd millennium BC, the author Rachael Thyrza Sparks explores the links between material culture and society through a comprehensive study of production and distribution.
Review Quotes: This volume is refreshingly different from other monographs on stone vessels of the eastern Mediterranean region. It not only describes the typology, chronology, and materials of the vessels - which is where other treatments stop - but also provides a thorough discussion of their archaeological contexts.
The author is to be congratulated for producing a scholarly work of the first magnitude as well as an authoritative reference of great usefulness. It deserves a place in the library of every student of stone vessels and not just those with an interest in the Levant.'--James A. Harrell"American Journal Of Archaeology" (05/01/2009)