Bibliography
On The Scythians
Bouzek, Jan.
1997 Scythians. Pp. 503-505 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Volume 4, ed. Eric M. Meyers. New York: Oxford University Press.
Description: This encyclopedia article discusses the history of the Scythians from the 17th century B.C.E. up to the 3rd century C.E. The article focuses on Scythian contacts with other cultures, their art, and their military skills.
Jacobson, Esther.
1995 The Art of the Scythians: the Interpretation of Cultures at the Edge of the Hellenic World. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
Description: Jacobson's book is an in depth study of the origins of Scythian art and influences of other cultures' artistic styles on the Scythians. She gives a brief history of the Scythians from their origins. She focuses on the period between the 7th century B.C.E. and the 1st century B.C.E. The book discusses objects of Scythian art and includes black and white plates at the end.
Yamauchi, Edwin.
1983 The Scythians: Invading Hordes from the Russian Steppes. Biblical Archaeologist 46: 90-99.
Description: Yamauchi's article briefly relates Ancient Near Eastern contact with the Scythians. His article includes a list of textual references to the Scythians in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Assyrian texts and reliefs, as well as in Herodotus. Also the article discusses the Scythian trilobate points.
On Warfare and Weaponry
Albenda, Pauline.
1980 Syrian-Palestinian Cities in Stone. Biblical Archaeologist 43: 222-229.
Description: Albenda's article discusses the usefulness of pictorial art from Assyria to understanding life in Syria-Palestine. The article focuses on art with battle themes. Art includes sieges of cities, archers in battle, and chariot warfare.
Chapman, Rupert.
1997 Weapons and Warfare. Pp. 334-339 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East, Volume 5, ed. Eric M. Meyers. New York: Oxford University Press.
Description: This encyclopedia article briefly discusses weaponry and fortifications from their earliest appearance in the Near East up to the Islamic conquests of the 7th century C.E. Egypt, Syria-Palestine, and Mesopotamia are discussed.
Yadin, Yigael.
1963 The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands in Light of Archaeological Study, 2 vols. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
Description: Yadin's two-volume set discusses warfare by chronological period from an archaeological and textual approach. Volume One gives an overview of weaponry and fortifications. This is followed by a more in depth discussion of the years between 4000 B.C.E and 1200 B.C.E. Volume Two covers the years between 1200 B.C.E. and 586 B.C.E.
On Excavations
Herr, Larry G., et al.
1991 Madaba Plains Project: The 1987 Season at Tell el-'Umeiri and Vicinity and Subsequent Studies 2. Berrien Springs MI: Andrews University Press.
Description: This book is an excavation report containing the results from the fields excavated in 1987. It also contains chapters on the pottery and objects recovered on the site and from a regional survey. The chapter on objects pictures an example of a bronze trilobate point.