#  Desert Chiefdom: Dimensions of Subterranean Settlement and Society in Israel's Negev Desert (c. 4500 – 3600 BCE) Based on New Data from Shiqmim 

 



 **PUBLISHED 2023**. Please visit the ***[publication's webpage](/publications/shiqmim-ii-phase-ii-excavations-chalcolithic-settlement-center-northern-negev).***

 This proposal seeks support to prepare a book-length publication concerning the Phase II excavations at Shiqmim, the largest and most deeply stratified Chalcolithic (ca. 4500 - 3500 BCE) site in Israel's Negev desert. The major field work for this project took place in 1987 -1989 and was sponsored by the Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology (NGSBA) of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem. In many respects, Shiqmim has become a bench-mark for social evolutionary studies in the southern Levant.

 The publication project is directed by **[Thomas E. Levy](/people/thomas-levy)**, with **[Yorke M. Rowan](/people/yorke-rowan)** and Margie M. Burton



 



 

 See also:- [ 1999 Sponsored Projects ](/grants-year/1999)
- [ Levant - Southern ](/sponsored-projects-area/levant-southern)