Ashqelon Barne'a : The Early Bronze Age Site : Volume II : the Finds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golani, Amir.

Contributor:

Bar-Oz, Guy.

Cohen-Weinberger, Anat.

Series:

Israel Antiquities Authority Reports

Israel Antiquities Authority Reports ; v.70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bronze age--Israel--Ashkelon.

Bronze age.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Israel--Ashkelon.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Ashḳelon (Israel)--Antiquities.

Ashḳelon (Israel).

Physical Description:

(458 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem : Israel Antiquities Authority, 2022.

Summary:

Ashqelon Barne'a the Early Bronze Age Site, Volume II, the Finds (IAA reports 70), is the second of two volumes comprising the complete and final report of the three excavation seasons at the Early Bronze Age I site of Ashqelon Barne'a that took place in 2004 and 2005. Volume I (IAA Reports 65) includes an introduction to the excavations, the geographical and geomorphological setting, the stratigraphy, architecture and settlement planning, radiocarbon (14C) dating and an appendix concerning Byzantine remains. Volume II , the finds, is comprised of thirteen chapters and includes a full presentation of the ceramic assemblage, its petrographic analysis, the flint and groundstone assemblages, the metal objects, the bone tool industry, small finds of ceramic and stone, human skeletal remains and mortuary practices, the faunal, fish, mollusc and archaeobotanical remains as well as a full summary and discussion of the excavation and its finds.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Contributors

Abbreviations

Foreword

Chapter 1: The Pottery Assemblage

Appendix 1.1: Ceramic Type Frequencies According to Area and Stratum

Chapter 2: Petrographic Analysis of Selected Vessels

Chapter 3: The Flint Assemblage

Chapter 4: The Groundstone Assemblage

Chapter 5: The Metal Objects

Chapter 6: The Bone Industry

Chapter 7: Small Ceramic Finds and Beads

Chapter 8: Human Skeletal Remains and Mortuary Practices

Chapter 9: The Faunal Remains

Appendix 9.1: Databases for the Faunal Assemblage

Chapter 10: The Fish Remains

Chapter 11: The Mollusks

Appendix 11.1: Production Methods of Worked Shells

Chapter 12: The Archaeobotanical Remains

Chapter 13: The Site in Context: Summary and Conclusions

Appendix 1: Locus and Wall Lists by Area

List of IAA Reports.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Golani, Amir Ashqelon Barne'a

ISBN:

9789654067621

9654067625

OCLC:

1402817543