The Philistine Cemetery of Ashkelon
From 2013 to 2016, the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon excavated an Iron Age IIA cemetery immediately adjacent to the ancient city. This research uncovered over 200 individuals buried in simple pits, built tombs, and cremation jars. The discovery represents a fundamental contribution to the history...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2017
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| In: |
Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2017, Issue: 377, Pages: 135-159 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Tombs
B EXCAVATION B ASHKELON (Israel) B Iron Age B Cremation |
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| Summary: | From 2013 to 2016, the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon excavated an Iron Age IIA cemetery immediately adjacent to the ancient city. This research uncovered over 200 individuals buried in simple pits, built tombs, and cremation jars. The discovery represents a fundamental contribution to the history of the Philistines, as it demonstrates, for the first time, a typical burial practice for Philistine adults in the Iron Age. As such, it becomes a type-site against which other southern Levantine discoveries can be compared and provides new information about Iron Age death and burial in the eastern Mediterranean. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/bullamerschoorie.377.0135 |