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Ruti Erez Edelson

Ruti Erez Edelson
Bar Ilan Ph.D. Candidate

Ruti Erez Edelson has concentrated recent studies on the Sedentary Zone in the Negev during the Byzantine Period, concentrating on settlement distribution and runoff farming. This work was carried out under the direction of Professor Shimon Dar, of the Martin Szusz Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, at Bar-Ilan University, and Professor Hanoch Lavee, Department of Geography, Bar-Ilan University.

The following abstract from her Ph.D. thesis, and related maps and images are available below to review in pdf format.

Abstract: Sedentary Zone in the Negev During the Byzantine Period - Settlement Distribution and Runoff Farming
Sedentary Zone Increase Runoff
Runoff Farming Inter-Settlement
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Ancient Negev Cistern
Ancient Negev cistern which supplied the community with drinking water over a long period of time
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