Tel Beth-Shemesh: A Border Community in Judah

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Renewed Excavations 1990–2000: The Iron Age

AvShlomo Bunimovitz,Tzvi Lederman

2016

Del 34 i serien Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology

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Beskrivning

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” 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-09
Höjd:216 x 279 x 63 mm
Vikt:2 835 g
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology
Antal sidor:806
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
EAN:9781575064529

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Arkeologiska perioder och områden inom Historia och arkeologi

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“Located in the Judahite lowlands (Shephelah), Tel Beth-Shemesh offers an intriguing story of a border town that had to adjust to the changing geopolitical situation of the region. Accordingly, the guiding theme of the publication is the phenomenon of being located on a political and cultural border.”—Biblical Archaeology Review

Innehållsförteckning

Part One: Introductory Essays1. A Tale of Three Expeditions: Tel Beth-Shemesh Excavators, Excavations, and Site Reports in Context2. Archaeology of a Border CommunityPart Two: Strategy And Methodology3. Strategy, Goals, and Stratigraphical Synopsis 4. Data Acquisition, Recording, and ManagementPart Three: The Last Days of Beth-Shemesh5. Epilogue: Water Drawers and Vicious Neighbors Level 1: Iron IIC ca. 650–635 BCEExcursus: Petrographic Analysis of Iron II Holemouth Jars Yuval GorenPart Four: Early Iron Age Village6. A Peasant Community on the Philistine Border Levels 6–4: Iron I ca. 1150–950 BCEExcursus A: Petrographic Analysis of Selected “Philistine Ware” Vessels Yuval Goren Excursus B: Jar of Dried Figs Ehud Weiss and Yael Mahler-Slasky 7. Animal Husbandry in the Early Iron Age at Tel Beth-Shemesh Brian Hesse, Emmett Brown, and Timothy Griffith8. Crossing the Border with Samson: Beth-Shemesh and the Bible’s Geographical Imagination Steven WeitzmanPart Five: The State at Beth-Shemesh9. Royal Intervention: From Village to Administrative Center Level 3: Iron IIA ca. 950–790 BCE10. The Lithic Assemblage . . . . . . Jeffrey I. Rose 11. From Village To State: Changes in the Animal Economy of Beth-Shemesh during the Iron Age Brian Hesse and Emmett BrownPart Six: Olive-Oil Producers’ Town12. “Your Country Is Desolate, Your Cities Are Burned with Fire:” The Death of a Judahite Border Town Level 2: Iron IIB ca. 790–701 BCE13. A Priest’s House at Beth-Shemesh? An Incised qdš Bowl Dale W. Manor14. Lmlk and Official Seal Impressions Andrew VaughnExcursus: Petrographic Analysis of lmlk and Official Sealed Jar Handles from the Renewed Excavavations Yuval GorenPart Seven: Complementary Studies15. Anthropomorphic and Zoomorphic Figurines and Hollow Vessels Raz Kletter16. Iron Age Artifacts Excursus: A Scarab of Thuthmosis III Nir Orlev17. The Iron Age Jewelry Amir Golani Excursus: An Inscribed Egyptian Amulet Deborah Sweeney 18. Loom Weights19. Ḥnn Gaming Board Michael Sebbane and P. Kyle Mccarter20. The Name “Beth-Shemesh” and the Toponomy of the Region around Tel Beth-Shemesh Ran Zadok21. Archaeobotanical Remains Nili LiphschitzPart Eight: Radiocarbon Studies22. Tel Beth-Shemesh Radiocarbon Analyses: A Commentary23. Radiocarbon Dating of the Iron Age Stratigraphic Sequence Elisabetta Boaretto, Ilan Sharon, and Ayelet Gilboa 24. Radiocarbon Dating at Tel Beth-Shemesh: A Second Look Eli PiasetzkiPart Nine: Data in ContextMain Occupational Units: Context and Contents Layer ListFeature List