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3 Sep 2024 • Journal Article • Geoarchaeology
Site Formation Processes at Tinshemet Cave, Israel: Micro‐Stratigraphy, Fire Use, and Cementation
AbstractRecent excavations at the Middle Paleolithic site of Tinshemet Cave, Israel, showcase hominin burials and associated material culture that uniquely provide new information on hominin behavior in the south Levant around 120–100 ky ago. This study presents the site's stratigraphy in association with findings from sediment micromorphological analyses, shedding light on
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1 Sep 2024 • Journal Article • Quaternary Science Reviews
Death at the water hole: Opportunistic hunting and scavenging events in the upper sequence of Middle Paleolithic Nesher Ramla, Israel
AbstractDistinguishing between selective and opportunistic hunting is a major challenge in Paleolithic archaeology, requiring the comparison of the human hunting record to the usually unknown natural prey abundance. Open-air hunting camps are ubiquitous in the Eurasian Middle Paleolithic (MP) record, alongside cave sites, and are often dominated by large-bodied species. In the
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19 Aug 2024 • Book Chapter • A Key to Locked Doors
A Land Ripe for Conquest: An Amorite Parallel to the Biblical Story of the Spies
AbstractReconnaissance—the process of collecting intelligence by means of visual or other observations carried out by agents moving through the territory of interest1—is one of the basic necessities of war, ancient and modern alike. It comes therefore as no surprise that the Hebrew Bible tells about Moses and Joshua sending spies to reconnoitre the areas and cities against
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9 Aug 2024 • Journal Article • Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research
Revisiting Late Iron Age En-Gedi: A Stratigraphic Reassessment of Stratum V at Tel Goren
AbstractThe oasis of En-Gedi, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, served during the late Iron Age as a regional hub for the Judahite activity in the Judean Desert. The main Iron Age site in En-Gedi is Tel Goren, a small mound in the oasis plain, excavated in the 1960s by Benjamin Mazar and Immanuel Dunayevsky. The exposed Iron Age remains, attributed to the lowermost occupation
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5 Aug 2024 • Journal Article • Antiquity
Variation in the development of Neolithic societies atop the Central Anatolian Plateau: recent results from Balıklı
AbstractRegional variation in the historic development of agricultural societies in South-west Asia is increasingly apparent. Recent investigations at the wetland site of Balıklı (c. 8300–7900 BC) provide new insights into the initial processes of sedentism in Central Anatolia and the interaction of early communities within local and larger-scale networks. Located near major
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24 Jul 2024 • Journal Article • Plos One
The use of carinated items in the Levantine Aurignacian—Insights from layer D, Hayonim Cave, W. Galilee, Israel
AbstractA longstanding debate concerns the function of carinated elements in both, the Levantine, and European Aurignacian. The present study aims to contribute to this topic with the evaluation of the carinated assemblage from layer D in Hayonim Cave, Western Galilee, Israel, one of the type sites of the Levantine Aurignacian. An operational chain reconstruction with an
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23 Jul 2024 • Book Chapter • A Vision of the Days: Studies in Early Jewish History and Historiography: In Honor of Daniel R. Schwartz
The Invisible Synagogues of the Second Temple Period
AbstractSynagogues of the Second Temple Period: Distribution and State of Research The remains of some 130 ancient synagogues are known to date in Israel. Nearly half of them have been fully or partially excavated; the rest, discov- ered in surveys or by chance, were identified by inscriptions, typical architec- tural elements, or the location of the remains of public buildings
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23 Jul 2024 • Book Chapter • A Vision of the Days: Studies in Early Jewish History and Historiography: In Honor of Daniel R. Schwartz
שולחן האבן ממגדלה ומקומו בגיבוש הריהוט הליטורגי של בית הכנסת העתיק
תקצירהנקרופוליס בבית שערים הוא אחד מבתי הקברות היהודיים הגדולים מן העת העתיקה שנתגלו בארץ ישראל. היישוב בית שערים, ששרידיו נחשפו לראשונה בשנת 1936, שוכן בשוליו הדרום מערביים של הגליל התחתון. החפירות השונות שהתקיימו בו לסירוגין, בשנים 1936-1959, נערכו הן בתחומי היישוב עצמו, הנחשב לעיירה בינונית לא גדולה במיוחד, הן בבית הקברות המרשים
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13 Jul 2024 • Journal Article • Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
Early evidence of an archaeological dyed textile using scale-insects: The Cave of Skulls, Israel
AbstractThe color red has held significant historical symbolism and meaning throughout history and can be produced from various sources, including plants and animals. Some of the most luxurious red dyes were derived from various species of scale insects, particularly those of the Coccoidae superfamily. Today, advanced analytical methods allow to trace the origins of dyes even
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3 Jul 2024 • Journal Article • Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
Techné of Rock Engravings—the Timna Case Study
AbstractTraditionally, rock engravings were studied through their visual characteristics. They have been analyzed with comparative and interpretative methodologies of iconography and iconology. However, there has been a recent shift towards identifying production processes, allowing reconstruction of operational characteristics through various methods. Nevertheless, the studies
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