The "Central Negev Highlands Project: (Israel)
FAIN: RO-*1359-80
Arizona Board of Regents (Tucson, AZ 85721-0073)
William G. Dever (Project Director: October 1979 to October 1990)
To support a joint American/Israeli excavation in Israel's Negev 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.