Amit Dagan

Bar Ilan university and Beit Berl College · Land Of Israel Stduies

A salvage excavation conducted at the site of orvat Shimon in the western Sephelah uncovered a rural site dating to the 8th century BCe. The excavation revealed a unique mudbrick structure that contained a rich pottery assemblage with typical wheel-made pottery alongside a large quantity of handmade vessels similar to 'Negebite vessels'. The discov...

This article provides a detailed review of the early explorations of Tel Burna (Arabic Tell Bornat) from the earliest explorers until the recent excavations led by Itzhaq Shai and Joe Uziel under the auspices of Bar-Ilan University. Beyond offering various possibilities for the identification of the site, this paper's purposes are as follows: first...

The first two seasons of work at Tel Burna have focused on revealing a segment of the fortification walls partially exposed along the perimeter of the upper tel. The discovery of a seventh-century BCE silo cutting the inner wall of the fortifications provides a terminus ante quem for the wall. This discovery, in conjunction with other finds from th...

This article examines the finds from Horbat Shim'on in the southern Coastal Plain. Salvage excavations revealed a distinctly non-domestic eighth century BCE structure consisting of four identical areas. Analysis of the pottery indicated a strong coastal orientation alongside Judaean influence at a time when Tell es-Sâfi/Gath, just two kilometres aw...

The Philistine culture (Iron Age, ca. 1200-604 BCE) profoundly impacted the southern Levant's cultural history, agronomy, and dietary customs. Nevertheless, our knowledge of the Philistines’ cultic praxis and deities, is limited and uncertain. Here, we combine archaeological data with a meticulous study of plant use at two successive temples at Tel...

An iron and bronze workshop in the lower city of Tell es-Safi/Gath, dated to the mid-late Iron IIA, contributes new data on the chronology, organization, and practice of metal production in the urban Philistine setting. Analyses show that iron objects were likely produced and maintained on a large scale, alongside bronze, employing regionally uniqu...

ÄGYPTEN UND ALTES TESTAMENT Studien zu Geschichte, Kultur und Religion Ägyptens und des Alten Testaments Band 105

During the first decade of the Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath Excavation Project, various areas in the upper city were excavated. Based on the results of the surface survey, however, it was clear that there was extensive settlement in the area to the north of the upper city up until the Elah Valley riverbed. Ten years ago, the excavations were expanded to the l...

Faunal remains comprise a significant portion of finds recovered from most archaeological sites in Israel. Among other issues relating to factors such as animal evolution and ecology, their examination can elucidate past human diet, symbolic and cultural behavior, technology relating to animals and animal products, as well as the site's environment...

The widespread signs of destruction and fire seen at Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath in the upper and lower parts of the city (Namdar et al. 2011; Zukerman and Maeir 2012) include the charred skeletal remains of three women found in Area D, Stratum D3, and five individuals found in Area A, Stratum A3. All appear to have been victims of the same event, namely, th...

2015 ‫יוני‬ | ‫תשע"ה‬ ‫סיון‬ | 12 ‫מספר‬ ‫גליון‬ ‫עורך‬ ‫ברתנא‬ ‫אורציון‬ ‫המערכת‬ ‫מקובצקי‬ ‫לאה‬ ‫אחיעזר‬ ‫גולדה‬

Embodiment as manifested in lived, routine behavior and ritual practice structures cultural identity. Identity can be recovered through reconstructing patterns of movement in spatially defined contexts such as architecture, landscapes, and seascapes. It is also recovered through reconstructing acts of artifact deposition where the context is preser...