REL226 - Biblical Archaeology:  Period Outline form

Period:____________________   Years:________________

What is happening in the Bible?

What is happening in Egypt?

What is happening in Mesopotamia?

Settlement Patterns:

Architecture:

     Building materials-

     Dwellings-

     Fortifications (walls, gates, etc)-

     Water works-

     Temples-

     Other-

Pottery:

Agriculture:

Tools, Weapons, Metallurgy:

Burials:

Art (ritual objects, seals, sculptures, jewelry, etc.):

Texts, Inscriptions:

Major Sites:

Major Innovations:

Evidence for Trade, foreign relations:

Continuity/discontinuity, local development vs. migration: