Gezer VII: The Middle Bronze Age and Later Fortifications in Fields II, IV, and VIII

Joe D. Seger

Published by Penn State University Press 2013

Gezer VII

The Middle Bronze Age and Later Fortifications in Fields II, IV, and VIII

Joe D. Seger
With contributions by: Seymour (Sy) Gitin , James W. Hardin , Karen Seger and John Osborne

Volume 7 in the series Gezer

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575066981

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About this book

In 1912, R. A. S. Macalister published reports on his PEF excavations at Tell Gezer in central Israel, including notice of having traced more than 1,400 meters (almost a full mile) of defense walls around the site. Now, a century later, a detailed reassessment of these fortifications is provided in the publication of Gezer VII: The Middle Bronze and Later Fortifications in Fields II, IV, and VIII, edited by Joe D. Seger and James W. Hardin. This volume features work at Gezer sponsored by Hebrew Union College and Harvard University between 1968 and 1974, reporting on excavations at Macalister’s “Southern Gate” (Field IV) and along his “Inner” and “Outer” wall systems both on the southern (Field II) and northern (Field VIII) flanks of the site. These excavations produced much new data, enabling a confident dating of the Southern Gate complex and the Inner Wall system to the latter part of the Middle Bronze period (1700–1500 B.C.E.) and of the Outer Wall to the Late Bronze II and subsequent Hellenistic eras. Among a rich array of cultural remains, intramural occupation of the Middle Bronze Age yielded a gold jewelry hoard and early evidence of alphabetic writing.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Frontispiece Publicly Available Download PDF	ii
In Memoriam Richard J. Scheuer 1917–2008 Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Dedication Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Acknowledgment Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Editors’ Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiv
Bibliography Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Chapter I. General Introduction A History of Excavation in Field IV and Related Efforts in Fields II, VIII, IX, and X Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter II. Cultural and Historical Summary Synchronic and Diachronic Study of the Fortificatons at Gezer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
Chapter III. Stratigraphy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Chapter IV. Pottery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter V. Objects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter VI. Special Studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Locus Lists Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Plate and Description Conventions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
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Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Pages
- Main content: 432
Illustrations
- Images: 275

eBook

Published: June 11, 2013
ISBN: 9781575066981