UID:
almahu_9949702179802882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 308 pages) :
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illustrations, maps.
ISBN:
9789047407973
Series Statement:
Studies on the texts of the desert of Judah, v. 57
Content:
Today, archaeology plays an ever growing role in Qumran studies. Fifteen papers presented in 2002 at Brown University provide the necessary data to break new ground in the recent debate about the character of Qumran. Section I discusses material from old and new excavations that help assess the validity of the traditional Qumran-Essene hypothesis. Part II discusses various aspects of the main settlement such as division of space, the character of period III, the date of the cave scroll deposits and the use of food. Part III deals with the Qumran cemetery and a similar graveyard at Khirbet Qazone. Part IV places Qumran into a wider regional context, concentrating on local agriculture and ceramic production. The articles strongly call for a new awareness for archaeological detail and, in their various ways, instigate a renewed debate about how to bring texts and material culture into a meaningful dialogue.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Qumran Archaeology in Search of a Consensus /
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Some Remarks on the Archaeology of Qumran /
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The 1996 Excavations at Qumran and the Context of the New Hebrew Ostracon /
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Back to Qumran: Ten Years of Excavation and Research, 1993-2004 /
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Hedging the Holy at Qumran: Walls as Symbolic Devices /
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Khirbet Qumran in Period III /
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The Legacy of an Error in Archaeological Interpretation: The Dating of the Qumran Cave Scroll Deposits /
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A Table Prepared in the Wilderness: Pantries and Tables, Pure Food and Sacred Space at Qumran /
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Facts and Results Based on Skeletal Remains from Qumran Found in the Collectio Kurth: A Study in Methodology /
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A Reconsideration of the Human Remains in the French Collection from Qumran /
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The Discovery and Excavation of the Khirbet Qazone Cemetery and Its Significance Relative to Qumran /
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Qumran in the Second Temple Period-A Reassessment /
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Agricultural Development in Antiquity: Improvements in the Cultivation and Production of Balsam /
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Was There Agriculture at Qumran? /
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The Production of Indigo Dye in the Installations of ʿAin Feshkha /
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Qumran and the Hasmonaean and Herodian Winter Palaces of Jericho: The Implication of the Pottery Finds on the Interpretation of the Settlement at Qumran /
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Qumran: the Site of the Dead Sea Scrolls Archaeological Interpretations and Debates /
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Bibliography of Secondary Literature /
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Index of Ancient Literature /
Additional Edition:
Print version: International Conference "Qumran--The Site of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Archaeological Interpretations and Debates" (2002 : Providence, R.I.). Qumran, the site of the Dead Sea scrolls. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006
Language:
English
Keywords:
Conference papers and proceedings.
