El-Ahwat, A Fortified Site from the Early Iron Age Near Nahal 'Iron, Israel : Excavations 1993-2000.
This report presents the findings of a unique archaeological site in central Israel. The site is a fortified city, possibly from the Sea-Peoples Shardana, that contains intriguing architecture and many Egyptian finds. The Egyptian finds specifically indicate that it may have been an Egyptian strongh...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2011
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| Series: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
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Table of Contents:
- List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction; History of the Excavations, the Staff, and the Methodology; Part One: Stratigraphy, Architecture, and Chronology; Chapter One The Site
- General Data; Chapter Two Plan and Fortifications; Chapter Three Stratigraphy and Chronology; Chapter Four Area A
- The City Gate (A1), the "Approach" (A2), and the Upper Terrace (A3); Chapter Five Area B
- A Sounding in the Western City Wall; Chapter Six Area C1
- The Residential Quarter; Chapter Seven Area C2; Chapter Eight Area D
- The Central Quarter.
- Chapter Nine Area E1
- A Sounding in the Southern QuarterChapter Ten Area F
- Soundings in the Fortifications; Chapter Eleven Area T
- The Outside Tower; Part Two: The Finds; Chapter Twelve The Iron Age Pottery; Chapter Thirteen The Late Pottery; Chapter Fourteen Nine Scarabs, A Scaraboid, A Cylinder Seal, and a Bifacial Rectangular Plaque from El-Ahwat; Chapter Fifteen The Beads and Pendants; Chapter Sixteen An Ivory Caprid-Head from Area A3; Chapter Seventeen A Bronze Head from Area A3; Chapter Eighteen The Coins; Part Three: Economy and Environment; Chapter Nineteen The Stone Objects.
- Chapter Twenty The Flint AssemblageChapter Twenty-One The Faunal Remains; A. Fish Remains; B. Shells; Chapter Twenty-Two A Furnace for the Processing of Iron; Chapter Twenty-Three Oil-Producing Installations; Chapter Twenty-Four Oil Press L4348 and its Implications; Chapter Twenty-Five The Ottoman Pipes; Part Four: Conclusions; Chapter Twenty-Six Architectural and Archaeological Parallels Between El-Ahwat and the Western Mediterranean; Chapter Twenty-Seven Archaeological and Historical Conclusions; Bibliography; List of Loci.
