| In the first study of the musical culture of ancient Israel/Palestine to be based primarily on the archaeological record, musicologist Joachim Braun traces the form and development of music in the Holy Land, from its beginnings in the Stone Age to the 4th century CE. The book combines archaeological findings, including musical instruments, terra cotta figures and mosaics, with evidence drawn from written texts and anthropological, sociological and linguistic sources to assemble a portrait of musical life in the region. |