The emergence of Yehud in the Persian period: a social and demographic study

A long-awaited and much-needed comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian-period Judah.

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.