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1 online resource |
| Series |
Tel Aviv University Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology monograph series ; number 34 |
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Monograph series (Makhon le-arkheʼologyah ʻa. sh. Sonyah u-Marḳo Nadler) ; no. 34.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- EXPEDITION STAFF -- VOLUME I -- PART ONE: INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS -- Chapter 1 A TALE OF THREE EXPEDITIONS: TEL BETH-SHEMESH EXCAVATORS, EXCAVATIONS AND SITE REPORTS IN CONTEXT -- Chapter 2 ARCHAEOLOGY OF A BORDER COMMUNITY -- PART TWO: STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY -- Chapter 3 STRATEGY, GOALS AND STRATIGRAPHICAL SYNOPSIS -- Chapter 4 DATA ACQUISITION, RECORDING AND MANAGEMENT -- PART THREE: THE LAST DAYS OF BETH-SHEMESH -- Chapter 5 EPILOGUE: WATER DRAWERS AND VICIOUS NEIGHBORS LEVEL 1: IRON IIC CA. 650-635 BCE -- PART FOUR: EARLY IRON AGE VILLAGE -- Chapter 6 A PEASANT COMMUNITY ON THE PHILISTINE BORDER LEVELS 6-4: IRON I CA. 1150-950 BCE -- Chapter 7 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY IN THE EARLY IRON AGE AT TEL BETH-SHEMESH -- Chapter 8 CROSSING THE BORDER WITH SAMSON: BETH-SHEMESH AND THE BIBLE'S GEOGRAPHICAL IMAGINATION -- PART FIVE: THE STATE AT BETH-SHEMESH -- Chapter 9 ROYAL INTERVENTION: FROM VILLAGE TO ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER LEVEL 3: IRON IIA CA. 950-790 BCE -- Chapter 10 THE LITHIC ASSEMBLAGE -- Chapter 11 FROM VILLAGE TO STATE: CHANGES IN THE ANIMAL ECONOMY OF BETH-SHEMESH DURING THE IRON AGE -- VOLUME II -- PART SIX: OLIVE-OIL PRODUCERS' TOWN -- Chapter 12 "YOUR COUNTRY IS DESOLATE, YOUR CITIES ARE BURNED WITH FIRE:" THE DEATH OF A JUDAHITE BORDER TOWN LEVEL 2: IRON IIB CA. 790-701 BCE -- Chapter 13 A PRIEST'S HOUSE AT BETH-SHEMESH? AN INCISED qdš BOWL -- Chapter 14 lmlk AND OFFICIAL SEAL IMPRESSIONS -- PART SEVEN: COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES -- Chapter 15 ANTHROPOMORPHIC AND ZOOMORPHIC FIGURINES AND HOLLOW VESSELS -- Chapter 16 IRON AGE ARTIFACTS -- Chapter 17 THE IRON AGE JEWELRY -- Chapter 18 LOOM WEIGHTS -- Chapter 19 hmm GAMING BOARD -- Chapter 20 THE NAME "BETH-SHEMESH" AND THE TOPONOMY OF THE REGION AROUND TEL BETH-SHEMESH -- Chapter 21 ARCHAEOBOTANICAL REMAINS -- PART EIGHT: RADIOCARBON STUDIES -- Chapter 22 TEL BETH-SHEMESH RADIOCARBON ANALYSES: A COMMENTARY -- Chapter 23 RADIOCARBON DATING OF THE IRON AGE STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE -- Chapter 24 RADIOCARBON DATING AT TEL BETH-SHEMESH: A SECOND LOOK -- PART NINE: DATA IN CONTEXT -- MAIN OCCUPATIONAL UNITS-CONTEXT AND CONTENTS -- LAYER LIST -- FEATURE LIST |
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Excavations at Beth-Shemesh are actually a story within a story. On the one hand, they are the story of the archaeology of the Land of Israel in a nutshell: from the pioneering days of the Palestine Exploration Fund, through the "Golden Age"#x9D; of American biblical archaeology, to current Israeli and international archaeology. On the other hand, they are the fascinating story of a border site that was constantly changing its face due to its geopolitical location in the Sorek Valley in the Shephelah-a juncture of Canaanite, Philistine, and Israelite entities and cultures.It is no wonder that two celebrated biblical border epics-Samson's encounters with the Philistines and the Ark narrative-took real or imagined place around Beth-Shemesh. In this report, summarizing the first ten years (1990-2000) of archaeological work in the ongoing project of the renewed excavations at Tel Beth-Shemesh, the authors have strived to tell anew the story of the Iron Age people of Beth-Shemesh as exposed and interpreted. Using the best theoretical and methodological tools that modern archaeology has made available, every effort has been made to keep in view archaeology's fundamental duty-to read the ancient people behind the decayed walls and shattered pottery vessels and bring alive their lost world. Furthermore, the story of ancient Beth-Shemesh has been written in a way that will enable scholars, students, and other interested people to learn and understand the life of the communities living at Beth-Shemesh.As a result, the book is organized in a manner different from usual archaeological site reports. The two volumes will be essential for anyone who wishes the best and latest information on this important site |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel -- Bet-Shemesh (Extinct city)
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Bet-Shemesh (Extinct city) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00001861
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Israel -- Bet-Shemesh (Extinct city)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lederman, Zvi, author
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| LC no. |
2016006093 |
| ISBN |
9781575064536 |
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1575064537 |
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