A Mound of Many Cities-Frederick J. Bliss-1894 1st Edition-Palestine Exploration

Rare and original 1894 first edition of A Mound of Many Cities: Tell el Hesy Excavated by Frederick Jones Bliss, M.A., Explorer to the Palestine Exploration Fund. Published in London by A.P. Watt Son for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

This important archaeological work details the excavation of Tell el Hesy (also spelled Tell el-Hesi), one of the earliest scientifically excavated sites in the Levant. Bliss meticulously documents multiple city layers (“tells”), providing valuable insights into ancient urban development and biblical archaeology.

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Author: Frederick Jones Bliss, M.A.

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Title: A Mound of Many Cities: Tell el Hesy Excavated

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Publisher: A.P. Watt Son, London, 1894

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Binding: Hardcover with decorative cloth cover and gilt Jerusalem cross emblem

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Pages: Approx. 200pp + plates and illustrations

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Illustrations: Includes maps, diagrams, photographs, and artifact sketches

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Chapters: Covers stratigraphy, architectura