The Status of Dor in Late Antiquity: A Maritime Perspective
It has long been believed that the small port at Dor along the Israeli coast was overshadowed by a much larger port 13 kilometers to the south at Caesarea. Ancient sources report that Dor's decline began in 22 B.C.E. and ended with the site being virtually abandoned by 390 C.E. Recent research,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1991
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1991, Volume: 54, Issue: 4, Pages: 198-207 |
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| Summary: | It has long been believed that the small port at Dor along the Israeli coast was overshadowed by a much larger port 13 kilometers to the south at Caesarea. Ancient sources report that Dor's decline began in 22 B.C.E. and ended with the site being virtually abandoned by 390 C.E. Recent research, however, has revealed an intriguing array of maritime installations along a 1-mile stretch of shoreline that, along with a plethora of multi-period material, indicates Dor may have been much more active than previously thought. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210281 |