The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East

Editor	Eric M. Meyers
Published	1997
Publisher	Oxford University Press

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East is an encyclopedia of the archaeology of the Near East edited by Eric M. Meyers and published by Oxford University Press. ^[1] It was welcomed by Douglas R. Givens as "one of the most important compendiums of information comprising the history of Near Eastern Archaeology in recent time". ^[2] and by Walter E. Aufrecht as "the epitome of what Near East architecture has been and what it is now". ^[3] Robert D. Biggs also welcomed the encyclopedia but regretted the number of typographical errors in the text. ^[4]

References

1. Meyers, Eric M., ed. (1 January 2011). "The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East". Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195065121.001.0001. ISBN   978-0-19-506512-1 – via www.oxfordreference.com.
2. Givens, Douglas (20 May 1997). "The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East (Prepared Under the Auspices of the American Schools of Oriental Research), edited by Eric M. Meters, Oxford University Press, New York". Bulletin of the History of Archaeology. 7 (1): 10–11. doi: 10.5334/bha.07106 .
3. Aufrecht, Walter E. (1 May 1999). "The State of Near Eastern Archaeology: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East by Eric M. Meyers, ed" . Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 314: 71–75. doi:10.2307/1357452. JSTOR   1357452. S2CID   163802059 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).
4. Biggs, Robert D. (2000). "Reviewed work: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. 5 Vols, Eric M. Meyers" . Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 59 (1): 36–38. doi:10.1086/468770. JSTOR   546215.

Further reading

• Dittemore, M. R. (1997). "The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East". Choice. 34 (9): 1478–1479.
• Meyers, Eric M. (1996). "The Making of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East". The Biblical Archaeologist. 59 (4): 194–197. doi:10.2307/3210561. JSTOR   3210561. S2CID   160154906.
• "The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, 5 vols". Booklist. 93 (14): 1260. 1997.