The dissertation thesis deals with the topic of urbanism in Jerusalem from the Iron Age II to the... more The dissertation thesis deals with the topic of urbanism in Jerusalem from the Iron Age II to the Medieval period; Exemplified by the archaeological excavations of the years 2015-2020 of the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (German: Deutsches Evangelisches Institut für Altertumswissenschaft des Heiligen Landes; DEI) on Mount Zion. The results of the excavations in areas I-III are analyzed and discussed, then placed into the wider context of Jerusalems urban history. The focus is on the development of the city walls and the inner-city settlement on the southern slope of Mount Zion. Each period (Iron Age II, the Hellenistic period, the early and late Roman period, the Byzantine and early Islamic periods up to the Middle Ages) raises its own research questions and debates, which are discussed archaeologically and historically in this work.The thesis mainly deals with the aspect of the histoire événementielle, focusing on the individual periods and their archaeological and historical research questions. But since the DEI excavations cover a wide time span, the urban development of the southern slope of Mount Zion is also considered in the longue durée.
Was the transition from the Byzantine to the Islamic period a short and dramatic event or a long ... more Was the transition from the Byzantine to the Islamic period a short and dramatic event or a long and steady process? This study aims to examine the Islamic cultural influences over Jerusalem during the Byzantine/Umayyad period and later post-earthquake of the 8th century CE. Thus, we carried out a study of Mount Zion's (seasons 2018 and 2019) faunal assemblages, analyzing the species discovered at the site, their demography and distribution between the different architectural contexts. The focus was on evaluating the cultural identity and economic preferences of the local population. The remains we found indicate that the economy was based mainly on caprines, pigs and fish. As the site was located inside the Jerusalem walls, the locals gained their meat supply from the local markets and might have been involved in agriculture outside the walls. Although the site experienced architectural alterations between the two periods, the Christian population remained, and their faunal economy did not change from the Byzantine period till after the earthquake.
2022, Jerusalem and the Coastal Plain in the Iron Age and Persian Periods New Studies on Jerusalem’s Relations with the Southern Coastal Plain of Israel/Palestine (c. 1200–300 BCE) Research on Israel and Aram in Biblical Times IV, 2022
Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE), 2020
The article analyses the fragment of an inscription found during the excavations of the DEI on Mo... more The article analyses the fragment of an inscription found during the excavations of the DEI on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. The fragment, originally dating to the 2nd century, was re-used as building material during later periods. The fragment most likely stems from an inscription which showed the cursus honorum of a person of senatorial rank - perhaps as a part of an honorary statue.
A summary report about the DEI excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem
The publication is onlin... more A summary report about the DEI excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem
Festschrift for Dieter Vieweger's 65th Birthday.
Like hardly any other researcher, Dieter Vieweg... more Festschrift for Dieter Vieweger's 65th Birthday.
Like hardly any other researcher, Dieter Vieweger stands for a modern biblical archaeology that is committed to the scientific methods of archa-eology and operates in a geographical area in which the biblical texts are a main source. His interest lies not only in the Bronze and Iron Ages but spans from the Neolithic to the Ottoman period, which is impressively evi-dent from his fieldwork and the recently published volumes on the »His-tory of the Biblical World«. Within this framework and unimpressed by political boundaries, the interaction of various disciplines – starting with Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology, Pre- and protohistory Historic Archaeology, History, Byzantine Studies, Ancient Oriental Studies, Numis-matics, Archaeometry and Theology – plays a key role.
The contributions in this publication in honour of Dieter Vieweger reflect the diverse aspects of biblical archaeology and at the same time look at the focal points of his work in the course of his professional life.
The dissertation thesis deals with the topic of urbanism in Jerusalem from the Iron Age II to the... more The dissertation thesis deals with the topic of urbanism in Jerusalem from the Iron Age II to the Medieval period; Exemplified by the archaeological excavations of the years 2015-2020 of the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (German: Deutsches Evangelisches Institut für Altertumswissenschaft des Heiligen Landes; DEI) on Mount Zion. The results of the excavations in areas I-III are analyzed and discussed, then placed into the wider context of Jerusalems urban history. The focus is on the development of the city walls and the inner-city settlement on the southern slope of Mount Zion. Each period (Iron Age II, the Hellenistic period, the early and late Roman period, the Byzantine and early Islamic periods up to the Middle Ages) raises its own research questions and debates, which are discussed archaeologically and historically in this work.The thesis mainly deals with the aspect of the histoire événementielle, focusing on the individual periods and their archaeological and historical research questions. But since the DEI excavations cover a wide time span, the urban development of the southern slope of Mount Zion is also considered in the longue durée.
Was the transition from the Byzantine to the Islamic period a short and dramatic event or a long ... more Was the transition from the Byzantine to the Islamic period a short and dramatic event or a long and steady process? This study aims to examine the Islamic cultural influences over Jerusalem during the Byzantine/Umayyad period and later post-earthquake of the 8th century CE. Thus, we carried out a study of Mount Zion's (seasons 2018 and 2019) faunal assemblages, analyzing the species discovered at the site, their demography and distribution between the different architectural contexts. The focus was on evaluating the cultural identity and economic preferences of the local population. The remains we found indicate that the economy was based mainly on caprines, pigs and fish. As the site was located inside the Jerusalem walls, the locals gained their meat supply from the local markets and might have been involved in agriculture outside the walls. Although the site experienced architectural alterations between the two periods, the Christian population remained, and their faunal economy did not change from the Byzantine period till after the earthquake.
2022, Jerusalem and the Coastal Plain in the Iron Age and Persian Periods New Studies on Jerusalem’s Relations with the Southern Coastal Plain of Israel/Palestine (c. 1200–300 BCE) Research on Israel and Aram in Biblical Times IV, 2022
Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik (ZPE), 2020
The article analyses the fragment of an inscription found during the excavations of the DEI on Mo... more The article analyses the fragment of an inscription found during the excavations of the DEI on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. The fragment, originally dating to the 2nd century, was re-used as building material during later periods. The fragment most likely stems from an inscription which showed the cursus honorum of a person of senatorial rank - perhaps as a part of an honorary statue.
A summary report about the DEI excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem
The publication is onlin... more A summary report about the DEI excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem
Festschrift for Dieter Vieweger's 65th Birthday.
Like hardly any other researcher, Dieter Vieweg... more Festschrift for Dieter Vieweger's 65th Birthday.
Like hardly any other researcher, Dieter Vieweger stands for a modern biblical archaeology that is committed to the scientific methods of archa-eology and operates in a geographical area in which the biblical texts are a main source. His interest lies not only in the Bronze and Iron Ages but spans from the Neolithic to the Ottoman period, which is impressively evi-dent from his fieldwork and the recently published volumes on the »His-tory of the Biblical World«. Within this framework and unimpressed by political boundaries, the interaction of various disciplines – starting with Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology, Pre- and protohistory Historic Archaeology, History, Byzantine Studies, Ancient Oriental Studies, Numis-matics, Archaeometry and Theology – plays a key role.
The contributions in this publication in honour of Dieter Vieweger reflect the diverse aspects of biblical archaeology and at the same time look at the focal points of his work in the course of his professional life.
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Like hardly any other researcher, Dieter Vieweger stands for a modern biblical archaeology that is committed to the scientific methods of archa-eology and operates in a geographical area in which the biblical texts are a main source. His interest lies not only in the Bronze and Iron Ages but spans from the Neolithic to the Ottoman period, which is impressively evi-dent from his fieldwork and the recently published volumes on the »His-tory of the Biblical World«. Within this framework and unimpressed by political boundaries, the interaction of various disciplines – starting with Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology, Pre- and protohistory Historic Archaeology, History, Byzantine Studies, Ancient Oriental Studies, Numis-matics, Archaeometry and Theology – plays a key role.
The contributions in this publication in honour of Dieter Vieweger reflect the diverse aspects of biblical archaeology and at the same time look at the focal points of his work in the course of his professional life.
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The publication is online available here: https://publications.dainst.org/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2625
Like hardly any other researcher, Dieter Vieweger stands for a modern biblical archaeology that is committed to the scientific methods of archa-eology and operates in a geographical area in which the biblical texts are a main source. His interest lies not only in the Bronze and Iron Ages but spans from the Neolithic to the Ottoman period, which is impressively evi-dent from his fieldwork and the recently published volumes on the »His-tory of the Biblical World«. Within this framework and unimpressed by political boundaries, the interaction of various disciplines – starting with Near Eastern and Classical Archaeology, Pre- and protohistory Historic Archaeology, History, Byzantine Studies, Ancient Oriental Studies, Numis-matics, Archaeometry and Theology – plays a key role.
The contributions in this publication in honour of Dieter Vieweger reflect the diverse aspects of biblical archaeology and at the same time look at the focal points of his work in the course of his professional life.