Studies in the Archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan

by Amihai Mazar

Publisher:

Sheffield Academic Press

, 2001

Overview

Here are thirteen essays on the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan, covering settlement patterns, iconography, cult, paleography and the archaeology of certain key sites. This volume offers an exceptionally informed update in a fast-moving area of discovery and interpretation.

The first section deals with spatial archaeology and settlement patterns, all the papers based on the fieldwork by A. Zertal in Samaria, A. Ofer in Judah, G. Lehmann in the Akko Plain, and S. Gibson in various areas in the hill country of Israel. The second section covers religion and iconography. The two single Iron Age temples known today in Israel, at Dan and Arad, are discussed by A. Biran and Z. Herzog. R. Kletter and K. Prag discuss clay figurines and other cult objects; T. Ornan identifies Ishtar on a number of seals and on a silver pendant; and N. Franklin examines the iconography and meaning of the wall relief in Room V at Sargon's palace in Khorsabad. The last section includes three studies related to specific sites. M. Steiner considers urban development in Jerusalem during Iron Age II; A. Mazar presents data from Iron Age II Beth Shean; and P. Bienkowski and L. Sedman discuss finds from Buseirah, the capital of Edom.

Product Details

• Title: Studies in the Archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan
• Author: Amihai Mazar
• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 344

About Amihai Mazar

Amihai Mazar is a senior lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. He has studied under the giants in the field of archaeology, including Trude Dothan and Yigael Yadin.

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