The Emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period

"A comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian period Yehud. Carter analyses the settlement pattern and population distribution of the province, using both excavations and archaeological surveys. His meticulous examination arrives at a rather low estimate of the population during this period, on the basis of which he examines Yehud's socio-economic setting and considers the implications of a small Yehud for some of the prominent theories concerning the province in the Persian period."--Jacket.