Tel Malḥata: A Central City in the Biblical Negev

Itzhaq Beit-Arieh; Liora Freud

Published by Penn State University Press 2015

Tel Malḥata

A Central City in the Biblical Negev

Itzhaq Beit-Arieh and Liora Freud

Volume 32 in the series Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575063881

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Tel Malḥata: A Central City in the Biblical Negev presents the results of nine seasons of excavations—two by the first expedition and seven by the second.

Tel Malḥata is an elliptical-shaped mound located in the eastern sector of the Arad–Beer-sheba Valley and spreads across some 18 dunams. Tel Malḥata is generally identified with biblical Moladah, one of the cities of Judah, although other identifications have been suggested. The Arabic name of the site, Tell el-Milḥ (“Hill of the Salt”), is apparently indicative of its association with the production and distribution of salt from the Dead Sea in more recent times. The many Bedouin graves on the upper terrace of the tell significantly hindered the planning of the excavations, and consequently the excavations were concentrated mainly where no graves were discerned. The two-volume report consists of 22 chapters that take the reader through six strata of civilization, ranging from the Middle Bronze Age to the early Byzantine period.

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“The volume covers the site’s history, archaeology, architecture, finds, and inscriptions. Also included are analyses of its ancient faunal and floral assemblages that inform our understanding of the site’s historical environment and how past populations interacted with the natural world. The work is conveniently supplemented with maps, plans, photos, drawings, and charts.”
—Biblical Archaeology Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
IN MEMORIAM: ITZHAQ BEIT-ARIEH Raphael Greenberg Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
VOLUME I
PREFACE Itzhaq Beit-Arieh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
SECTION ONE: HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
Chapter 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION Itzhaq Beit-Arieh and Oren Tal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
SECTION TWO: STRATIGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE
Chapter 2 THE EXCAVATION Itzhaq Beit-Arieh and Liora Freud Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
SECTION THREE: THE FINDS FROM THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE
Chapter 3 THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE POTTERY Gilad B. Jaffe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
SECTION FOUR: THE FINDS FROM THE IRON AGE
Chapter 4 THE POTTERY OF STRATA V–III Liora Freud, Yuval Goren, Nadin Reshef and Ido Koch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
VOLUME II
SECTION FOUR: THE FINDS FROM THE IRON AGE
Chapter 5 INSCRIPTIONS Itzhaq Beit-Arieh, Ada Yardeni, Yoram Nir-El, Yuval Goren, Eli Piasetzky, Murray Moinester, Barak Sober, Shira Faigenbaum and Gregory Bearman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	487
Chapter 6 IRON AGE STAMP SEALS, A CYLINDER SEAL AND IMPRESSIONS Irit Ziffer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	514
Chapter 7 AN EGYPTIAN AND A PHOENICIAN SCARAB Nir Lalkin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	524
Chapter 8 SCALE WEIGHTS Raz Kletter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	528
Chapter 9 IRON AGE FIGURINES Raz Kletter and Liora Kolska Horwitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	545
Chapter 10 A PHALLUS-SHAPED CLAY OBJECT Itzhaq Beit-Arieh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	580
Chapter 11 REMAINS OF WOODEN FURNITURE FROM AREA H Itzhaq Beit-Arieh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	581
Chapter 12 STONE ARTIFACTS FROM THE IRON AGE Liora Freud and Nadin Reshef Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	585
Chapter 13 METAL ARTIFACTS FROM THE IRON AGE Nadin Reshef Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	618
Chapter 14 SMALL FINDS FROM THE IRON AGE Liora Freud and Nadin Reshef Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	627
SECTION FIVE: THE FINDS FROM THE HELLENISTIC, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE PERIODS
Chapter 15 HELLENISTIC, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE POTTERY Oren Tal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	671
Chapter 16 HELLENISTIC, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE COINS Arieh Kindler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	684
Chapter 17 GLASS VESSELS Ruth E. Jackson-Tal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	691
Chapter 18 HELLENISTIC, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE SMALL FINDS Oren Tal, Irit Ziffer and Leah Di Segni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	698
SECTION SIX: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
Chapter 19 ARCHAEOBOTANICAL REMAINS Nili Liphschitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	709
Chapter 20 ARCHAEOZOOLOGICAL REMAINS Moshe Sade Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	714
Chapter 21 SHELLS Henk K. Mienis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	724
SECTION SEVEN: SUMMARY
Chapter 22 SUMMARY: TEL MALHATA - FROM THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE TO THE BYZANTINE PERIOD Itzhaq Beit-Arieh, Liora Freud and Oren Tal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	739
List of Loci Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	747
Index of Finds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	767

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 816

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Published: June 11, 2015
ISBN: 9781575063881