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1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 331 |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 331.
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The monarchic period in the Judaean highland / Avi Ofer -- The heart of the monarchy / Adam Zertal -- Phoenicians in Western Galilee / Gunnar Lehmann -- Agricultural terraces and settlement expansion in the highlands of early Iron Age Palestine / Shimon Gibson -- The high places of biblical Dan / Avraham Biran -- The date of the temple at Arad / Ze'ev Herzog -- Between archaeology and theology / Raz Kletter -- Figurines, figures and contexts in Jerusalem and regions to the East in the seventh and sixth centuries BCE / Kay Prag -- Ištar as depicted on finds from Israel / Tallay Ornan -- A room with a view / Norma Franklin -- Jerusalem in the tenth and seventh centuries BCE / Margreet Steiner -- Beth Shean during Iron Age II / Amihai Mazar -- Busayra and Judah / Piotr Bienkowski and Leonie Sedman |
| Summary |
Thirteen essays on the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan, covering settlement patterns, iconography, cult, palaeography and the archaeology of certain key sites. This volume offers an exceptionally informed update in a fast-moving area of discovery and interpretation. The first section deals with spatial archaeology and settlement patterns, all the papers based on the fieldwork by A. Zertal in Samaria, A. Ofer in Judah, G. Lehmann in the Akko Plain, and S. Gibson in various areas in the hill country of Israel. The second section covers religion and iconography. The two single Iron Age temples know |
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archaeology |
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iron age |
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israel |
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jordan |
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Based on a colloquium initiated and organized by the Institute of Jewish Studies, University College, London, 16-17, April 1996--Preface |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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| Subject |
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel.
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Iron age -- Israel
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Jordan.
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Iron age -- Jordan
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Archaeology and religion -- Jordan
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Archaeology and religion -- Israel
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Archaeology and religion
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Antiquities
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Iron age
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Biblische Archäologie
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Archeologie.
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IJzertijd.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Jordan.
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Iron age -- Eretz Israel.
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Iron age -- Jordan.
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Israel -- Antiquities.
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Jordan -- Antiquities.
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Israel -- Antiquities -- Congresses
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Jordan -- Antiquities -- Congresses
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Israel
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Jordan
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Levant (region)
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Eretz Israel -- Antiquities.
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Jordan -- Antiquities.
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Mazar, Amihay, 1942-
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Mathias, Ginny.
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Institute of Jewish Studies (London, England)
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| ISBN |
9780567194176 |
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0567194175 |
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1281841803 |
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9781281841803 |
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9786611841805 |
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6611841806 |
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