The Shephelah during the Iron Age: Recent Archaeological Studies

Published by Penn State University Press 2017

The Shephelah during the Iron Age

Recent Archaeological Studies

Edited by: Oded Lipschits and Aren M. Maeir

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575064871

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The area of the Judean Foothills – the biblical Shephelah – has in recent years become one of the most intensively excavated regions in the world. Numerous projects, at sites of different types and utilizing various methodological approaches, are actively excavating in this region. Of particular importance are the discoveries dating to the Iron Age, a period when this region was a transition zone between various cultures—Philistine, Canaanite, Judahite, and Israelite. The current volume includes reports from eight of the excavations currently being conducted in the region (Azekah, Beth Shemesh, Gezer, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Tel Burna, Tel Halif, Tell es-Safi/Gath, and Tel Zayit), as well as a general study of the region by Ido Koch. The importance of this volume lies not only in the fact that it collects up-to-date reports on most of the current excavations in the region but also demonstrates the lively, at times even boisterous, scholarly discussions taking place on various issues relating to the archaeology and history of the Iron Age Shephelah and its immediate environs.

This volume serves as an excellent introduction to current research on the Iron Age in this crucial zone and also serves as a reflection of current trends, methodologies, and approaches in the archaeology of the Southern Levant.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Introduction Aren M. Maeir and Oded Lipschits Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Four Seasons of Excavations at Tel Azekah: The Expected and (Especially) Unexpected Results Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot and Manfred Oeming Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Swinging on the “Sorek Seesaw”: Tel Beth-Shemesh and the Sorek Valley in the Iron Age Shlomo Bunimovitz and Zvi Lederman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Tel Burna: A Judahite Fortified Town in the Shephelah Itzhaq Shai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Tel Gezer Excavations 2006–2015: The Transformation of a Border City Steven M. Ortiz and Samuel R. Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Tell Halif in the Late Bronze and Iron Age Oded Borowski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
The Iron Age City of Khirbet Qeiyafa Yosef Garfinkel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Philistine Gath after 20 Years: Regional perspectives on the Iron Age at Tell eṣ-Ṣafi/Gath Aren M. Maeir Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
The Archaeology and History of Tel Zayit: A Record of Liminal Life Ron E. Tappy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Settlements and Interactions in the Shephelah during the Late Second through Early First Millennia BCE Ido Koch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 218

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Published: March 17, 2017
ISBN: 9781575064871