Early Islamic Syria: An Archaeological Assessment

Abstract

This book presents a new interpretation of social and economic developments in Syria-Palestine in the decades before and during the two centuries after the Islamic expansion into the region (roughly the later 6th to the early 9th century AD). Drawing on a wide range of evidence from recent archaeological work, some of it unpublished, the study challenges conventional explanations for social change in the period, and argues for considerable cultural and economic continuity. Topics include the formation of Islamic archaeology in the region, continuity and change in late antiquity, material culture and society, sites and settlement, life ways, and prospects for Islamic archaeology in the region. The book includes a detailed bibliography and index.

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