Bene Israel: Studies in the Archaeology of Israel and the Levant During the Bronze and Iron Ages Offered in Honour of Israel FinkelsteinThis collection of twelve papers, dedicated to Professor Israel Finkelstein, deals with various aspects concerning the archaeology of Israel and the Levant during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Although the area under discussion runs from southeastern Turkey (Alalakh) down to the arid zones of the Negev Desert, the main emphasis is on the Land of Israel. This collection provides the most recent evaluation of a number of thorny issues in Israeli archaeology during the Bronze and Iron Ages and specifically addresses chronology, state formation, identity, and agency. It offers, inter alia, a fresh look at the burial practices and iconography of the periods disscussed, as well as a re-evaluation of the subsistence economy and settlement patterns. This book is finely illustrated with more than sixty original drawings. |
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Contents
Urban Land Use Changes on the Southeastern Slope of Tel Megiddo during the Middle Bronze Age Eran Arie | 1 |
The Appearance of RockCut Bench Tombs in Iron Age Judah as a Reflection of State Formation Alexander Fantalkin | 17 |
Trademarks of the Omride Builders? Norma Franklin | 45 |
A Long Term Perspective Yuval Gadot | 55 |
Two Case Studies Dan Gazit | 75 |
The Case of Tel Dan David Ilan | 87 |
A Reanalysis of the Archaeological Evidence for the Beginning of the Iron Age I Yitzhak Meitlis | 105 |
Sheep and Goat Husbandry in the Southern Levant as a Model Case Study Aharon Sasson | 113 |
Settlement Patterns of Philistine CityStates Alon Shavit | 135 |
Waste Management at Tell Atchana Alalakh Amir Sumaka?i Fink | 165 |
Extramural Neighborhoods in the Iron Age Negev Yifat ThareaniSussely | 197 |
Canaanite Philistine and Cypriot Iconography and the Orpheus Jug Assaf YasurLandau | 213 |
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Plates | 247 |
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| Title | Bene Israel: Studies in the Archaeology of Israel and the Levant During the Bronze and Iron Ages Offered in Honour of Israel Finkelstein Volume 31 of Culture and History of the Ancient Near East |
| Editors | Alexander Fantalkin, Assaf Yasur-Landau |
| Contributor | Israel Finkelstein |
| Publisher | BRILL, 2008 |
| ISBN | 9004152822, 9789004152823 |
| Length | 306 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General History / Europe / General |
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