New studies in the archaeology of the Judean Desert : collected papers / editors: Ofer Sion, Joe Uziel, Amir Ganor, Eitan Klein ; translation from Hebrew: Miriam Feinberg Vamosh, Ezra Marcus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sion, Ofer, editor.

Uziel, Joe, editor.

Ganor, Amir, editor.

Klein, Eitan, 1979- editor.

Vamosh, Miriam Feinberg, translator.

Marcus, Ezra S., translator.

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Judean Desert--Antiquities.

Judean Desert.

Judean Desert--History.

Judean Desert--Historical geography.

Caves--Judean Desert.

Caves.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Archaeology.

Physical Description:

x, 479 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Jerusalem : Israel Antiquities Authority, [2023]

Contents:

Section 1: The Judean Desert caves archaeological project. Antiquities looting in the Judean Desert : the activities of the Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit (ATPU) in the region over the past decade

The Judean Desert caves archaeological project : results and preliminary insights from the first four seasons

Geology, geomorphology and formation processes of the Qumran caves

Section 2: Studies and excavations in the Judean Desert caves. The renewed excavations in the Cave of Horror

The forgotten cave : the renewed excavations at Murabbaʻat Cave 4

The Neolithic occupation of the Judean Desert caves in light of recent surveys and excavations on the eastern cliffs

The Vespasian coins cave : a refuge cave from the time of the first Jewish revolt

Section 3: Inter-relations between center and periphery : settlement and governmental centers in the Judean Desert and its surroundings. Kings, hermits and refugees in the Judean Desert in the late Second Temple period and during the Bar Kokhba revolt

The cave shelters in the Desert of Herodium during the revolts against the Romans

Avigad's excavations of the Naḥal David burial caves and the settlement of ʻEn Gedi under the Hasmoneans and Herod the Great

Contextualizing settlements on the eastern Dead Sea littoral from the first century BCE to the seventh century CE

Section 4: The Dead Sea Scrolls : new findings, new methods. The mountains quake, the hills melt ... and the Earth? new fragments from the Greek Minor Prophets Scroll (8Ḥevxiigr)

Four First Temple period papyri

A protocol for material and digital reconstruction of fragmentary Dead Sea Scrolls

Section 5: Supplementary studies on the Judean Desert. Two caves, two stories? reconstructing environmental and anthropogenic activities in the Judean Desert caves based on the faunal remains

Textile and basketry remains from the Cave of Horror

Qumran as a gathering place : the transportation aspect

Photogrammetric documentation and visibility analysis of the Roman siege works at Masada

Section 6: The Cave of the Swords. Preliminary insights following the recovery of a cache of Roman-period weaponry from the Cave of the Swords

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789654067744

9654067749

9789654067751

9654067757

OCLC:

1442198189