RARE groundbreaking monograph on the Israelite Settlement by Israel Finkelstein (b.1949) - an eminent Israeli archaeologist active in the archaeology of the Levant, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and an applicant of archaeological data in reconstructing biblical history. He is also known for applying the exact and life sciences in archaeological and historical reconstruction, and is the current excavator of Megiddo, a site for the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Levant. 245x175mm. 380 pages. Maroon cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. JAcket slightly rubbed. Jacket edges/corner/hinges slightly wrinkled. Spine edges bumped. Pen inscription on front inner cover. Rear whitepage torn and mostly missing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book by a leading Israeli archeologist who transformed the academic study of history and archaeology is in good condition.