The Central Negev Highlands Project
FAIN: RO-*0710-79
Arizona Board of Regents (Tucson, AZ 85721-0073)
William G. Dever (Project Director: November 1978 to October 1990)
To support the American component of an American/Israeli excavation in Israel'sNegev desert at a major settlement of the Middle Bronze Age (2100 B.C.). A multi-disciplinary survey of the area will place the site within an ecological and historical context.