The Palace in the Upper City of Hazor as an Expression of a Syrian Architectural Paradigm
The Late Bronze Age monumental palace complex in the Upper City of Hazor attests to royal construction on the acropolis and contributes to our understanding of the city's layout. The remains revealed so far offer striking testimony to the Kingdom of Hazor's powerful and eminent position at...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2007
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2007, Volume: 348, Pages: 25-47 |
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| Summary: | The Late Bronze Age monumental palace complex in the Upper City of Hazor attests to royal construction on the acropolis and contributes to our understanding of the city's layout. The remains revealed so far offer striking testimony to the Kingdom of Hazor's powerful and eminent position at this time. The architectural character of the complex reflects relations with the neighboring states in the north and with Egypt, evincing the exchange of both ideas and artisans, especially with Syria. The close affinity of the Hazor complex with the architectural traditions of the latter is mainly apparent in the buildings whose functions were ceremonial. In terms of architectural techniques and decoration, they are similar to the palace at Qatna, while the ground plan of Hazor's ceremonial palace resembles that of the palace at Alalakh IV. The recurrence of this master plan at two Late Bronze Age sites suggests that the bit-hilani (normally associated with the Iron Age) had already become the paradigm of ceremonial palaces in the Levant. |
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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: 10.1086/BASOR25067036 |