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Yotvata : The Ze'ev Meshel Excavations (1974-1980): The Iron I "Fortress" and the Early Islamic Settlement / Etan Ayalon, Lily Singer-Avitz.

This book presents the final report of the excavations at Yotvata, the largest oasis in the Arabah Valley, conducted by the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University in 1974-1980 under the direction of Dr. Zeʼev Meshel. The report covers two central sites: a fortified Ir...

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Main Authors: Singer-Avitz, Lily (Author, Contributor), Ayalon, Etan (Author, Contributor)
Other Authors: Amar, Zohar (Contributor), Amitai-Preiss, Nitzan (Contributor), Avner, Uzi (Contributor), Bar-Yosef Mayer, Daniella E. (Contributor), Ben-Shlomo, David (Contributor), Benzaquen, Mordechay (Contributor), Berman, Ariel (Contributor), Carmi, Israel (Contributor), Cavanagh, Mark (Contributor), Cummings, Linda Scott (Contributor), Erickson-Gini, Tali (Contributor), Greener, Aaron (Contributor), Hellwing, Shlomo (Contributor), Iluz, David (Contributor), Jackson-Tal, Ruth E. (Contributor), Kishon, Vered (Contributor), Kolska Horwitz, Liora (Contributor), Kováčik, Peter (Contributor), Langgut, Dafna (Contributor), Liphschitz, Nili (Contributor), Meshel, Zeʼev (Contributor), Mienis, Henk K. (Contributor), Ondricek, Willie (Contributor), Rosen, Steven A (Contributor), Segal, Dror (Contributor), Shamir, Orit (Contributor), Sitry, Yigal (Contributor), Sukenik, Naama (Contributor), Taxel, Itamar (Contributor), Waiman-Barak, Paula (Contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2022]
Series:Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology
Subjects:
Excavations (Archaeology) > Israel > Yoṭvatah.
Iron age > Israel > Yoṭvatah.
Yoṭvatah (Israel) > Antiquities.
Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)
Iron age
Israel > Yoṭvatah
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The Yotvata Oasis / Ze'ev Meshel
  • Section I. Yotvata Hill
  • The iron I "fortress" and other remains / Lily Singer-Avitz
  • Part I: The Site in Context.
  • Yotvata : a fortress on a road junction / Uzi Avner
  • Part II: Architectural Remains
  • The excavations and architectural compnents / Lily Singer-Avitz
  • Part III: Artifacts.
  • The pottery assemblage of the iron age 1 / Lily Singer-Avitz
  • Petrographic analysis of the iron I pottery / David Ben-Shlomo
  • The ceramic finds from the Nabataean built tomb / Tali Erickson-Gini
  • The chipped stone collections : lithic perspectives on an oasis site in the Arabah / Steve A Rosen
  • Shell artifacts / Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer
  • Worked wooden objects from the Iron Age I / Yigal Sitry
  • A wood coffin from the Nabataean built tomb / Yigal Sitry
  • Cords and basketry from the Iron I and textiles from Nabatean built tomb / Naama Sukenik, Orit Shamir
  • Part IV: Ecofacts.
  • Archaeobotanical remains from the Iron Age I "fortress" and the Nabatean built tomb / Nili Liphschitz
  • Charcoal samples from the Chalcolithic/Early Bronze I settlement / Mark Cavanagh, Mordechay Benzaquen, Dafna Langgut
  • Dendroarchaeological report on the coffin from the Nabatean built tomb / Mordechay Benzaquen, Dafna Langgut
  • Iron Iand Chalcolithic/Early Bronze I fauna / Liora Kolska Horwitz
  • Radiocarbon dates / Israel Carmi, Dror Segal, Linda Scott-Cummings, Peter Kovik, Uzi Avner
  • Part V: Concluding Remarks.
  • Mas s eboth (standing stones) in gates / Uzi Avner
  • Summary and conclusions / Lily Singer-Avitz
  • Addendum : later excavations in the Nabataean built tomb / Uzi Avner
  • List of loci
  • Section II: The Early Islamic Settlement / Etan Ayalon
  • Part VI: Architectural Remains.
  • Architecture and stratigraphy / Etan Ayalon
  • Part VII: Artifacts.
  • The pottery / Itamar Taxel
  • Perfecting local production of desert pottery : petrographic analysis of early Islamic wares / Paula Waiman-Barak, Willie Ondricek
  • Stone and metal objects / Itamar Taxel
  • Glass finds / Ruth Jackson-Tal
  • The osraca / Nitzan Amitai-Preiss
  • The coins / Nitzan Amitai-Preiss, Ariel Berman
  • Textile, textile impressions and a plait / Orit Shamir
  • Part VIII: Ecofacts.
  • Identification of dyes / Naama Sukenik, Zohar Amar, David Ilu
  • Archaeobotanical remains from the early Islamic site / Nili Liphschitz
  • Faunal remains / Vered Kishon, Shlomo Helbing
  • Molluscs / Hank K. Meinis
  • Part IX: Concluding Remarks.
  • Discussion and conclusions / Itamar Taxel, Ze'ev Meshel, Itamar Taxel
  • List of loci.

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