- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Archaeology, Graduate Studentadd
- Archaeology, First Temple Archeology, Bronze and Iron Ages in the Near East and East Mediterranean, Hebrew Bible, Assyriology, Ancient Near East, and 24 moreTemples, Cult, Idolatry, Wisdome Literature, Akkadian, Royal Inscriptions, Egyptian Art and Archaeology, History of Crusades, Anthropomorphic Figurines, Crusader Archaeology, Female Figurines, History, Word and Image Studies, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Mesopotamian art and visual culture, Near Eastern Archaeology, Iron Age, Bible, History of Religions, Archaeology of Religion, Roman Archaeology, Nadav Naaman, and ancient Israelite religionedit
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This article reports on the finds from a couple of small single-burial Middle Bronze Age tombs in Nahal Rephaim, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The emphasis is on the scientific micro analysis of floral and faunal remains that add an... more
This article reports on the finds from a couple of small single-burial Middle Bronze Age tombs in Nahal Rephaim, on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The emphasis is on the scientific micro analysis of floral and faunal remains that add an important dimension to our understanding of mortuary behaviour. These were a crucial part of the "burial kit" that would have been missed without the painstaking retrieval and analysis of the micro-ecofacts.
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The renewed excavations at Tel Moza brought to light remains of an exceptional temple complex, established in the Iron IIA (10th–9th centuries BCE). 2 An assemblage comprised of figurines and cultic vessels was found lying on the packed... more
The renewed excavations at Tel Moza brought to light remains of an exceptional temple complex, established in the Iron IIA (10th–9th centuries BCE). 2 An assemblage comprised of figurines and cultic vessels was found lying on the packed earth floor of the temple courtyard. The plan of the temple and the motifs of the figurines and cultic vessels are drawn from conventions prevalent throughout the Ancient Near East. The importance and unique nature of the Tel Moza temple are accentuated by the fact that it is the first Iron Age temple to be excavated in the heart of Judah, just a few km from Jerusalem, and thus provides new insight into early Israelite religion.