Publications
2024
Alan Millard - Obituary. Palestine Exploration Quarterly
Routledge, B., & Whting, C. (2024). Alan Millard - Obituary. Palestine Exploration Quarterly. (Vol. 156 (3), pp. 292-293).
The 2022 Survey at Khirbet al-Mudayna al-‘Aliya
Routledge, B., Halbertsma, D., Scott, C., Peterson, J. R., Alshboul, L., & Stokes, R. (2024). The 2022 Survey at Khirbet al-Mudayna al-‘Aliya. Archaeology in Jordan, 4, 124-126.
Visual affordances and social interactions at Early Iron Age Khirbat al-Mudayna al-ʽAliya, Jordan
Routledge, B., & Wilson, A. (n.d.). Visual affordances and social interactions at Early Iron Age Khirbat al-Mudayna al-ʽAliya, Jordan. Levant, 1-21. doi:10.1080/00758914.2024.2386191
2023
An Archaeology of Traces
Routledge, B. (2023). An Archaeology of Traces. Cambridge Archaeological Journal.
Stable isotopes of archaeological and modern semi-terrestrial crabs <i>(Potamon potamios)</i> provide paleoecological insights into brachyuran ecology and human resource acquisition in late Holocene Jordan
Farahani, A., Miller, M. J., Porter, B. W., Dawson, T., & Routledge, B. (2023). Stable isotopes of archaeological and modern semi-terrestrial crabs <i>(Potamon potamios)</i> provide paleoecological insights into brachyuran ecology and human resource acquisition in late Holocene Jordan. QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL, 658, 14-23. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2023.03.001
2021
Between Rocks and ‘High Places’: On Religious Architecture in the Iron Age Southern Levant
Halbertsma, D. J. H., & Routledge, B. (2021). Between Rocks and 'High Places': On Religious Architecture in the Iron Age Southern Levant. RELIGIONS, 12(9). doi:10.3390/rel12090740
Scaffolding and Concept-Metaphors: Building Archaeological Knowledge in Practice
Routledge, B. (2021). Scaffolding and Concept-Metaphors: Building Archaeological Knowledge in Practice. In Synthese Library (pp. 47-63). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61052-4_4
2018
Transjordan in the Eighth Century BCE
Routledge, B. E. (2018). Transjordan in the Eighth Century BCE. In Z. Farber, & J. L. Wright (Eds.), Archaeology and History of Eighth-Century Judah (pp. 139-159). Atlanta: SBL Press.
2017
Is there an Iron Age Levant?
Routledge, B. E. (2017). Is there an Iron Age Levant?. Revista del Instituto de Historia Antigua Oriental, 18, 49-76. Retrieved from http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/rihao/article/view/4921
2016
Conditions of State Formation at the Edges of Empires: the Case of Iron Age Moab
Routledge, B. E. (2016). Conditions of State Formation at the Edges of Empires: the Case of Iron Age Moab. In R. Kessler, W. Sommerfeld, & L. Tramontini (Eds.), State Formation and State Decline in the Near and Middle East (Vol. 59, pp. 77-97). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. Retrieved from https://www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/
Crop Storage and Animal Husbandry at Early Iron Age Khirbat al-Mudayna al-‘Aliya (Jordan): A Paleoethnobotanical Approach
Farahani, A., Porter, B. W., Huynh, H., & Routledge, B. (2016). Crop Storage and Animal Husbandry at Early Iron Age Khirbat al-Mudayna al-‘Aliya (Jordan): A Paleoethnobotanical Approach. In K. McGeough (Ed.), The Archaeology of Agro-Pastoralist Economies in Jordan. (Vol. 69, pp. 27-89). Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research. Retrieved from http://www.asor.org/
2015
A Fishy Business: The Inland Trade in Nile Perch (Lates niloticus) in the Early Iron Age Levant
Routledge, B. (2015). A Fishy Business: The Inland Trade in Nile Perch (Lates niloticus) in the Early Iron Age Levant. In T. P. Harrison, E. B. Banning, & S. Klassen (Eds.), Walls of the Prince: Egyptian Interactions with Southwest Asia in Antiquity. Essays in Honour of John S. Holladay Jr. (Vol. 77, pp. 212-233). Leiden: Brill. doi:10.1163/9789004302563_009
2014
A LATE IRON AGE I CERAMIC ASSEMBLAGE FROM CENTRAL JORDAN: INTEGRATING FORM, TECHNOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION
Routledge, B., Smith, S., Mullan, A., Porter, B., & Klassen, S. (2014). A LATE IRON AGE I CERAMIC ASSEMBLAGE FROM CENTRAL JORDAN: INTEGRATING FORM, TECHNOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION. In Exploring the Narrative: Jerusalem and Jordan in the Bronze and Iron Ages: Papers in Honour of Margreet Steiner (pp. 82-107).
Extensification in a Mediterranean semi-arid marginal zone: An archaeological case study from Early Iron Age Jordan's Eastern Karak Plateau
Porter, B., Routledge, B., Simmons, E., & Lev-Tov, J. (2014). Extensification in a Mediterranean semi-arid marginal zone: An archaeological case study from Early Iron Age Jordan's Eastern Karak Plateau. Journal of Arid Environments, 104, 132-148. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.01.015
2013
On Water Management in the Mesha Inscription and Moab
Routledge, B. (2013). On Water Management in the Mesha Inscription and Moab. Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 72(1), 51-64. doi:10.1086/669215
Archaeology and State Theory: Subjects and Objects of Power
Routledge, B. (2013). Archaeology and State Theory: Subjects and Objects of Power. London: Bloomsbury.
Archaeology and State Theory: Subjects and Objects of Power
Routledge, B. (2013). Archaeology and State Theory: Subjects and Objects of Power.
Long-term settlement change at Dhiban
Routledge, B., Fatkin, D., Porter, B., Adelsberger, K., & Wilson, A. (2013). Long-term settlement change at Dhiban. Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan, 11, 131-141.
Review Article: Household Archaeology in the Levant
Routledge, B. (2013). Review Article: Household Archaeology in the Levant. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 370, 207-219.
2012
Review of : Ashkelon I. By L.E. Stager, J.D. Schloen and D. Master
Routledge, B. (2012). Review of : Ashkelon I. By L.E. Stager, J.D. Schloen and D. Master. Unknown Journal, 144(1), 73-75.
The Dhiban Excavation and Development Project's 2009 season: Field L excavations.
Porter, B., Routledge, B., Fatkin, D., Adelsberger, K., Farahani, A., & Schultz., W. (2012). The Dhiban Excavation and Development Project's 2009 season: Field L excavations.. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 56, 111-129.
2011
Digging Deeper: Technical Reports from the Dhiban Excavation and Development Project (2004-2009)
Fatkin, D., Adelsberger, K., Farahani, A., Fischer, A., Kansa, S., Lev-Tov, J., . . . Wilson, A. (2011). Digging Deeper: Technical Reports from the Dhiban Excavation and Development Project (2004-2009). Annual if the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 55, 249-266.
Evidence for karst utilization in water storage at Tall Dhiban, Jordan
Adelsberger, K. A., Routledge, B., Wilson, A., Porter, B. W., & Fatkin, D. S. (2011). Evidence for karst utilization in water storage at Tall Dhiban, Jordan. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 43(5), 247.
Measuring Local Diversity in Early Iron Age Animal Economies: A View from Khirbat al-Mudayna al-ʿAliya (Jordan)
Lev-Tov, J. S. E., Porter, B. W., & Routledge, B. E. (2011). Measuring Local Diversity in Early Iron Age Animal Economies: A View from Khirbat al-Mudayna al-ʿAliya (Jordan). Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 361, 67-93. doi:10.5615/bullamerschoorie.361.0067
Slope sedimentation and soil development at Tall Dhiban, Jordan
Adelsberger, K. A., Kasaju, S., Routledge, B., Farahani, A., Wilson, A., Porter, B. W., & Fatkin, D. S. (2011). Slope sedimentation and soil development at Tall Dhiban, Jordan. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 43(5), 247.
2010
, Identification of Occupational Contexts at Tall Dhiban, Jordan.
Adelsberger, K. A., Routledge, B., Porter, B. W., Fatkin, D. S., & Wilson, A. (2010). , Identification of Occupational Contexts at Tall Dhiban, Jordan.. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 42(7), 153.
Exploring Heritage Discourses in Central Jordan
Steen, D., Porter, B., Jacobs, J., & Routledge, B. (2010). Exploring Heritage Discourses in Central Jordan. In R. Boytner, & L. S. Dodd (Eds.), In Controlling the Past, Owning the Future: The Political Uses of Archaeology in the Middle East. (pp. 159-177). Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
The Tall Dhiban Archaeology and Development Project's 2005 Season
Porter, B., Routledge, B., Fatkin, D., Zimmerle, W., Hakes, J., Salvant, J., & Schultz, W. (2010). The Tall Dhiban Archaeology and Development Project's 2005 Season. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 55(9-34).
2009
AVERAGE FAMILIES? HOUSE SIZE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANTINE IRON AGE
Routledge, B. (2009). AVERAGE FAMILIES? HOUSE SIZE VARIABILITY IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANTINE IRON AGE. In The Family in Life and in Death: The Family in Ancient Israel: Sociological and Archaeological Perspectives (pp. 42-60).
Average families? The problem of variability in Iron Age houses.
Routledge, B. (2009). Average families? The problem of variability in Iron Age houses.. In P. Dutcher-Walls (Ed.), The Family in Life and in Death: The Family in Ancient Israel Sociological and Archaeological Perspectives (pp. 45-63). London: T & T Clark International.
Just What Collapsed? A Network Perspective on Trade, Exchange, and the Palace at Ugarit
Routledge, B., & McGeough, K. (2009). Just What Collapsed? A Network Perspective on Trade, Exchange, and the Palace at Ugarit. In C. Bachhuber, & R. G. Roberts (Eds.), Forces of Transformation: The End of the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean (pp. 20-27). Oxford: Oxbow Books.
The Balu'a Stele Revisited.
Routledge, B., & Routledge, C. (2009). The Balu'a Stele Revisited.. In P. Bienkowski (Ed.), Studies on Iron Age Moab and Neighbouring Areas in Honour of Michèle Daviau. (pp. 71-95). Leuven: Peeters.
2008
The Dhiban Archaeological Project: Community outreach activities.
Routledge, B. (2008). The Dhiban Archaeological Project: Community outreach activities.. The Bulletin of the Council for British Research in the Levant, 3(1), 63.
Thinking “Globally” and Analysing “Locally”: South-Central Jordan in Transition
Routledge, B. (2008). Thinking “Globally” and Analysing “Locally”: South-Central Jordan in Transition. In Israel in Transition: From Late Bronze II to Iron IIa (c. 1250-850 BCE): 1 The Archaeology (pp. 144-176).
2007
A Place In-Between: Khirbat al-Mudayna al-‛Aliya in the early Iron Age
Routledge, B., & Porter, B. (2007). A Place In-Between: Khirbat al-Mudayna al-‛Aliya in the early Iron Age. In P. M. Daviau, T. Levy, & R. Younker (Eds.), Crossing Jordan: North American contributions to the Archaeology of Jordan (pp. 323-329). London: Equinox.
Review of Life in Biblical Israel by P. King, P. and L.E. Stager
King, P., & Stager, L. (2007). Review of Life in Biblical Israel by P. King, P. and L.E. Stager. Unknown Journal, 212-213.
The Power of Place: The Dhiban Archaeological Project
Porter, B., Routledge, B., Steen, D., & al-Kawamlha, F. (2007). The Power of Place: The Dhiban Archaeological Project. In P. M. Daviau, T. Levy, & R. Younker (Eds.), Crossing Jordan: North American contributions to the Archaeology of Jordan. (pp. 315-322). London: Equinox.
Village Foundation and Social Formation in Iron I Transjordan.
Routledge, B. (2007). Village Foundation and Social Formation in Iron I Transjordan.. In J. C. Margueron, P. Miroschedji, & J. P. Thalmann (Eds.), ICAANE (pp. 21). Winona Lakde: Eisenbrauns.
2005
"Tall Dhiban, 2004 Season"
Porter, B., Routledge, B., & Steen, D. (2005). "Tall Dhiban, 2004 Season". American Journal of Archaeology, 109(3), 542-544.
Book Reviews
Routledge, B. (2005). Book Reviews. Nations and Nationalism, 11(1), 175-177. doi:10.1111/j.1354-5078.2005.197_10.x
Review of Biblical Ideas of Nationality Ancient and Modern by Steven Grosby
Grosby, S. (2005). Review of Biblical Ideas of Nationality Ancient and Modern by Steven Grosby. Unknown Journal, 11(1), 175-177.
Tall Dhiban 2004 Pilot Season: Prospection, Preservation, and Planning
Routledge, B., Porter, B., Steen, D., Parlsow, C., de Jong, L., & Zimmerle, W. (2005). Tall Dhiban 2004 Pilot Season: Prospection, Preservation, and Planning. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 49, 201-216.
2004
Moab in the Iron Age; Hegemony, Polity, Archaeology
Routledge, B. (2004). Moab in the Iron Age; Hegemony, Polity, Archaeology. I. Hodder, & R. Preucel (Eds.), Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
2003
A comment on A.E Rainey's 'the new inscription from Khirbet el-Mudeiyineh'
Routledge, B. (2003). A comment on A.E Rainey's 'the new inscription from Khirbet el-Mudeiyineh'. Israel Exploration Journal, 53(2), 192-195.
Evolution is as History Does: On State Formation in Iron Age Transjordan.
Routledge, B. (2003). Evolution is as History Does: On State Formation in Iron Age Transjordan.. In D. Clark, & V. Matthews (Eds.), One Hundred Years of American Archaeology in the Levant: Proceedings of the ASOR Centennial (pp. 231-261). Boston: ASOR Publications.
The antiquity of the nation? Critical reflections from the ancient Near East
Routledge, B. (2003). The antiquity of the nation? Critical reflections from the ancient Near East. Nations and Nationalism, 9(2), 213-233. doi:10.1111/1469-8219.00083
2002
5. Assyrian Imperialism and the Political Economy of Agricultural Change
Routledge, B. (2002). 5. Assyrian Imperialism and the Political Economy of Agricultural Change. In K. Lesick, B. Kulle, C. Cluney, & M. Peuramaki-Brown (Eds.), CHACMOOL (pp. 135-144). Calgary: University of Calgary.
Assyrian Imperialism and the Political Economy of Agricultural Change.
Routledge, B. (2002). Assyrian Imperialism and the Political Economy of Agricultural Change.. In K. Lesick, B. Kulle, C. Cluney, & M. Peuramaki-Brown (Eds.), The Archaeology of Contact: Processes and Consequences. Proceedings of the 25th Chacmool Conference (pp. 135-144). Calgary: Archaeological Association of the University of Calgary.
2000
THE POLITICS OF MESHA: SEGMENTED IDENTITIES AND STATE FORMATION IN IRON AGE MOAB
Routledge, B. (2000). THE POLITICS OF MESHA: SEGMENTED IDENTITIES AND STATE FORMATION IN IRON AGE MOAB. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 43(3), 221-256. doi:10.1163/156852000511295
Seeing Through Walls: Interpreting Iron I Architecture at Khirbat al-Mudayna al-'Aliya, Jordan.
Routledge, B. (2000). Seeing Through Walls: Interpreting Iron I Architecture at Khirbat al-Mudayna al-'Aliya, Jordan.. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 319, 37-70.
1998
Making Nature Human: Small-Scale Production and Specialization in the Middle Khabour Valley.
Routledge, B. (1998). Making Nature Human: Small-Scale Production and Specialization in the Middle Khabour Valley.. In M. Fortin, & O. Aurenche (Eds.), Espace naturel, Espace habité en Syrie du Nord (10e-2emillénaires av. J-C.) (pp. 243-256). Lyon: Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen lien.
1997
Learning to Love the King: Urbanism and the State in Iron Age Moab.
Routledge, B. (1997). Learning to Love the King: Urbanism and the State in Iron Age Moab.. In W. Aufrecht, N. Mirau, & S. Gauley (Eds.), Aspects of Urbanism in Antiquity: From Mesopotamia to Crete. (pp. 130-144). Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press.
Mesopotamian "Influence" in Iron Age Jordan: Issues of Power, Identity and Value
Routledge, B. (1997). Mesopotamian "Influence" in Iron Age Jordan: Issues of Power, Identity and Value. Bulletin of the Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies, 32, 33-41.
1996
State, Empire, and Identity in Iron Age Jordan
Routledge, B. (1996). State, Empire, and Identity in Iron Age Jordan. In D. Meyer, P. Dawson, & D. Hanna (Eds.), Debating Complexity. Proceedings of the 26th Chacmool Conference (pp. 519-525). Calgary: Archaeological Association of the University of Calgary.
1995
Archaeological Explorations in the Vicinity of Khirbat ath-Thamayil-1992
Routledge, B. (1995). Archaeological Explorations in the Vicinity of Khirbat ath-Thamayil-1992. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 39, 127-147.
‘For the Sake of Argument’: Reflections on the Structure of Argumentation in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
Routledge, B. (1995). ‘For the Sake of Argument’: Reflections on the Structure of Argumentation in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology. Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 127(1), 41-49. doi:10.1179/peq.1995.127.1.41
1994
Canadian Excavations at Tell Gudeda (Syria).
Routledge, B., Routledge, C., & Fortin, M. (1994). Canadian Excavations at Tell Gudeda (Syria).. Bulletin of the Canadian Society for Mesopotamian Studies, 27, 51-63.