CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER II: STUDYING THE HOUSEHOLDThe Importance and Usefulness of Studying the HouseholdDefining the HouseholdIdentifying the Form of Domestic SpaceDetermining the Relationship of Domestic Space to the HouseholdDetermining How the Household Used its SpaceUsing Spatial AnalysesSummaryCHAPTER III: HOUSEHOLD ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANTThe Tell as a Site TypeDestruction Strata in TellsCauses of Destruction StrataRefuse Preserved in Destruction StrataThe Iron Age Pillared DwellingIdentificationArchitectural PlanOriginsConstructionComponentsDesign FactorsSources of Data for Determining the Use of Domestic SpaceNon-Ceramic DataCeramic DataUsing CeramicsDetermining Vessel FunctionRecovering and Processing CeramicsAnalyzing CeramicsQuestions to be AddressedSummaryExcursus No: A History of Destruction StrataCHAPTER IV: TELL HALIF – ITS HISTORY AND REMAINSThe History of Tell HalifGeographyExcavationsSite OccupationSite IdentificationThe Field IV Remains at Tell HalifExcavations in Field IVThe F7 DwellingStudying Formation ProcessesTesting for Cultural Formation ProcessesStep 1: Listing Possible Cultural ProcessesSteps 2 and 3: Testing and Evaluating Specific Cultural Formation ProcessesStep 4: Evaluating the Impact of Cultural DisturbancesTesting for Natural Formation ProcessesStep 1: Listing Possible Natural ProcessesStep 2: Studying the Environment at Tell HalifStep 3: Identifying Specific Natural Formation Processes Affecting the F7 DwellingStep 4: Evaluating the Impact of Natural Formation Processes on the F7 DwellingStep 5: Evaluating the Overall Role of Natural Formation ProcessesSummary of the Study of Formation ProcessesCHAPTER V: INVESTIGATING THE F7 DWELLING – THE DE FACTO ASSEMBLAGERoom 1Room 2Room 3Room 4Room 5Conclusions Regarding the Use of Space in the F7 DwellingCHAPTER VI – HOUSES AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE: ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ETHNOARCHAEOLOGICAL DATAThe Usefulness of Ethnographic and Ethnoarchaeological StudiesSources of Ethnographic ComparisonsThe Physical EnvironmentComponents of CompoundsVillage Social StructureIdentifying the Archaeological HouseholdCHAPTER VII – BIBLICAL TEXTS, DWELLINGS AND SOCIAL STRUCUREBiblical Texts and DwellingsBiblical Texts and Israelite Social StructureExcursus No: Biblical Texts, Historical Reconstructions and Revisionist TrendsCHAPTER VIII – CONCLUSIONPLATESGLOSSARYREFERENCES