Ramat Raḥel VI The Renewed Excavations by the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Expedition (2005–2010). The Babylonian-Persian Pit
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Oded Lipschits is Professor of Jewish History and Director of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
Liora Freud is the pottery expert and a project coordinator at the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
Manfred Oeming is Professor of Old Testament Theology at the University of Heidelberg.
Yuval Gadot is Associate Professor and Chair of the Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University.
<p>“This volume gives a remarkably clear overview of historical developments from the 6th to 2nd centuries BCE.”</p><p>—Lester L. Grabbe <i>Journal for the Study of the Old Testament</i></p>
<p>“The hopes of the authors have in fact been realized: the pit, its contents, and its analysis provide a greater understanding of the Babylonian and Persian periods, which will inform subsequent archaeological and biblical scholarship on the province of Yehud.”</p><p>—Charles E. Carter <i>Review of Biblical Literature</i></p>
This is part of a three-volume final report of the renewed excavations at Ramat Raḥel by the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Expedition (2005−2010). It presents the finds from the Babylonian-Persian pit, one of the most dramatic find-spots at Ramat Raḥel. The pit yielded a rich assemblage of pottery vessels and yhwd, lion, and sixth-century “private” stamp impressions, including, for the first time, complete restored stamped jars, jars bearing two handles stamped with different yhwd impressions, and jars bearing both lion and “private” stamp impressions on their bodies. Residue analysis was conducted on many of the vessels excavated from the pit to analyze their contents, yielding surprising results. The finds contribute to our understanding of the pottery of the Babylonian and early Persian periods (6th−5th centuries BCE) and to the study of the development of the stamped-jar administration in the province of Yehud under Babylonian and Persian rule.
Also available from Eisenbrauns: Ramat Raḥel III: Final Publication of Aharoni'’s Excavations at Ramat Raḥel (1954, 1959–1962) by Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot, and Liora Freud; and Ramat Raḥel IV: The Renewed Excavations by the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Expedition (2005–2010): Stratigraphy and Architecture, by Oded Lipschits, Mandred Oeming, and Yuval Gadot.
Preface
Introduction: The “Riddle of Ramat Raḥel” and the Problem of Identifying the Material Culture of the Babylonian and Early Persian Periods
Oded Lipschits
1. A Short History of the Site and its Excavations
Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot and Manfred Oeming
2. The Excavation of the Pit
Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot, Liora Freud and Manfred Oeming
3. Stratigraphy
Efrat Bocher, Yuval Godot and Oded Lipschits
4. The Pottery Assemblage
Liora Freud
5. Attic Imports
S. Rebecca Martin
6. Lion Stamp Impressions from the Babylonian Period
Oded Lipschits and Ido Koch
7. “Private” Stamp Impressions from the Babylonian Period
Madadh Richey, David S. Vanderhooft and Oded Lipschits
8. YHWD Stamp Impressions
Oded Lipschits and David S. Vanderhooft
9. Potter’s Marks and Incisions
Liora Freud
10. Organic Content of Persian YHWD-Stamped Storage Jars
Dvory Namdar, Oded Lipschits, Liora Freud and Yuval Gadot
11. Isolation and Characterization of Live Yeast Cells from a Mead Vessel
Tzemach Aouizerat, Itai Gutman, Yuval Gadot, Daniel Gelman, Amir Szitenberg, Elyashiv Drori, Ania Pinkus, Miriam Schoemann, Rachel Kaplan, Shunit Coppenhagen-Glazer, Oded Lipschits, Michael Klutstein and Ronen Hazan
12. The Faunal Remains
Dierdre N. Fulton
13. Synthesis and Summary
Oded Lipschits, Liora Freud, Manfred Oeming and Yuval Gadot
The Monograph Series of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University is a platform mainly for the publication of final reports on excavations conducted by the Institute. Recent volumes present the excavations of central sites, such as Beersheba, Beth-Shemesh, Lachish, Megiddo, and Ramat Raḥel, which shed light on the history of ancient Israel and on biblical times. These final reports present the stratigraphy and finds of the excavations and offer the results of auxiliary scientific studies, such as petrography, organic residue analysis, and radiocarbon dating. The series thus serves as a forum for dissemination of knowledge to the public and the scholarly community and may serve as a tool for research by future generations of scholars. The Monograph Series of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University is copublished with Eisenbrauns, an imprint of Penn State University Press.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Oded Lipschits is Professor of Jewish History and Director of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
Liora Freud is the pottery expert and a project coordinator at the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
Manfred Oeming is Professor of Old Testament Theology at the University of Heidelberg.
Yuval Gadot is Associate Professor and Chair of the Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University.