UID:
edocfu_9960112724402883
Format:
1 online resource (815 p.)
ISBN:
9781575063881
Series Statement:
Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology ; 32
Content:
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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Frontmatter --
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IN MEMORIAM: ITZHAQ BEIT-ARIEH --
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CONTENTS --
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VOLUME I --
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PREFACE --
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SECTION ONE: HISTORY AND BACKGROUND --
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Chapter 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION --
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SECTION TWO: STRATIGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE --
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Chapter 2 THE EXCAVATION --
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SECTION THREE: THE FINDS FROM THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE --
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Chapter 3 THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE POTTERY --
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SECTION FOUR: THE FINDS FROM THE IRON AGE --
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Chapter 4 THE POTTERY OF STRATA V–III --
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VOLUME II --
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SECTION FOUR: THE FINDS FROM THE IRON AGE --
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Chapter 5 INSCRIPTIONS --
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Chapter 6 IRON AGE STAMP SEALS, A CYLINDER SEAL AND IMPRESSIONS --
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Chapter 7 AN EGYPTIAN AND A PHOENICIAN SCARAB --
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Chapter 8 SCALE WEIGHTS --
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Chapter 9 IRON AGE FIGURINES --
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Chapter 10 A PHALLUS-SHAPED CLAY OBJECT --
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Chapter 11 REMAINS OF WOODEN FURNITURE FROM AREA H --
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Chapter 12 STONE ARTIFACTS FROM THE IRON AGE --
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Chapter 13 METAL ARTIFACTS FROM THE IRON AGE --
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Chapter 14 SMALL FINDS FROM THE IRON AGE --
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SECTION FIVE: THE FINDS FROM THE HELLENISTIC, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE PERIODS --
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Chapter 15 HELLENISTIC, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE POTTERY --
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Chapter 16 HELLENISTIC, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE COINS --
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Chapter 17 GLASS VESSELS --
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Chapter 18 HELLENISTIC, ROMAN AND BYZANTINE SMALL FINDS --
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SECTION SIX: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES --
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Chapter 19 ARCHAEOBOTANICAL REMAINS --
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Chapter 20 ARCHAEOZOOLOGICAL REMAINS --
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Chapter 21 SHELLS --
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SECTION SEVEN: SUMMARY --
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Chapter 22 SUMMARY: TEL MALHATA - FROM THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE TO THE BYZANTINE PERIOD --
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List of Loci --
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Index of Finds
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781575063881
URL:
Co-access DOI click Walter de Gruyter
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781575063881
