Eretl Israel: Archaeological, Historical & Geographical

Politics & Social Sciences

Amnon Ben-Tor

Peter Machinist

Hillel Geva

Hayim Tadmor

J. Aviram

Miriam Tadmor

Israel Ephal

Archaeology

Israel Exploration Society,Israel

436 pages, 31 x 23.5 cm., hardcover. Numerous photos and drawings

The Pottery of MaSADA

R. Bar Nathan

Cuneiform in Canaan

Wayne Horowitz

Archaeological research over the past 150 years has identified Jerusalem's southeastern hill, outside the Old City walls, as the biblical City of David. The growing realization that this hill is indeed the most ancient part of Jerusalem led many scholars to excavate it.

Excavating the City of David: Where Jerusalem's History Began

Ronny Reich

Kuntillet 'Ajrud ("solitary hill of wells"; called Ḥorvat Teman in Hebrew), is a single-period Israelite site, unique in character and finds. It is located in eastern Sinai, 50 km south of Kadesh-Barnea, on the edge of the territory of Judah, near the ancient road leading to Elat and southern Sinai. The site was excavated in 1975-76 by Dr. Ze'ev Meshel on behalf of the Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University. Among the most important finds at the site are inscriptions, murals and drawings, most religious in nature, referring to "YHWH of Samaria and his Asherah" and "YHWH of Têmān and his Asherah". Some of the finds reflect a strong northern influence originating in the Kingdom of Israel (rather than Judah). The site was apparently constructed about 800 BCE, on the orders of King Joash of Israel, who had defeated King Amaziah of Judah and taken control of his territory. The war between them apparently began with a dispute over renewed Red Sea trade and its profits. The contents of the inscriptions and most of the finds attest to the unparalleled uniqueness of the site as a religious centre related to royal journeys to Elat and Ezion-Geber, and perhaps also to pilgrimage to southern Sinai.

Kuntillet Ajrud (Horvat Teman): An Iron Age II Religious Site on the Judah Sinai Border

Débora Sandhaus

These two volumes offer a comprehensive corpus of ceramic forms and their typological development organized according to period, geographical region, and cultural tradition. The focus of each chapter is on the most characteristic pottery types and decorative motifs selected from a wide range of sites. Unique in scope, this publication presents a wide range of ceramic types accompanied by specially prepared pottery plates and color photos illustrating thousands of forms. A classic reference work, it serves as an essential resource for archaeologists and other scholars and students of ancient Near Eastern studies. Volumes covering the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods and the Bronze Age are currently in preparation

The Ancient Pottery of Israel and its Neighbhours: From Iron Age to the Hellenistic Period

The Ancient Pottery of Israel and its Neighbours from Iron Age Through to the Hellenistic Period

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