On the Periphery of an Agricultural Hinterland in the Negev Highlands: Rekhes Nafha 396 in the Sixth through the Eighth Centuries C.E.

The nature of the material culture from the sixth through the eight centuries demonstrates that the occupants of Rekhes Nafha 396 were integrated into a Mediterranean-based economy that operated throughout Palestine. Saidel discusses the economic activities in the agricultural hinterlands of the Negev Highlands in the 6th through the 8th centuries.