Geoarchaeology of Israel / edited by Howard R. Feldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldman, Howard R., author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Touro University Press books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeological geology.

Israel.

Archaeological geology--Israel.

Archaeology--Methodology.

Archaeology.

Antiquities.

James Ossuary.

Physical Description:

260 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Touro University Press ; Briookline, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2019.

Notes:

Collection of previously published articles.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book includes an analysis of the Jehoash inscription tablet, which describes renovations made to the First Temple and is considered the only written evidence of its existence. At the same time, a new technique for authenticating artifacts is described. This is especially important in determining the authenticity of artifacts collected from unprovenanced sites. Other subjects treated in the book are: the only known stone oil lamp with שבעת ×”×ž×™× ×™× carved onto seven nozzles, which was archaeometrically analyzed to verify its authenticity, and is thought to have been used during the Second Temple period in rituals that necessitated that laws of purity be followed; and the James Ossuary, displaying the Aramaic inscription Ya'akov bar-Yosef akhi di-Yeshua (James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus), which, if genuine, might provide archaeological evidence for Jesus of Nazareth and indicate that the ossuary was that of James the Just, the older brother of Jesus"--Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Feldman, Howard R., author. Geoarchaeology of Israel

ISBN:

9781644690178

1644690179

OCLC:

1086078326

Publisher Number:

99984134526