Canaanites, Phoenicians and Israelites: Cultural Dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Early Iron Age in Light of a Terracotta Mask from Tel Rekhesh
The transition from the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age marks a drastic change in the societal organisation in the Eastern Mediterranean basin, as triggered by the wane of imperial powers such as Hittite and Egyptian Empires. Consequently, new communities and distinct identities gradually emerge wit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
2022
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2022, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-180 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mask
/ Bronze Age
/ Iron age
/ Hittite language
/ Mediterranean area
/ Egypt
/ Canaan
/ Cyprus
/ Israel
/ Phoenicia
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| IxTheo Classification: | HH Archaeology TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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| Summary: | The transition from the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age marks a drastic change in the societal organisation in the Eastern Mediterranean basin, as triggered by the wane of imperial powers such as Hittite and Egyptian Empires. Consequently, new communities and distinct identities gradually emerge within the same regions, where cohabitation, communication and interaction between different cultural groups can be observed. This study thus investigates such cultural dynamics in the Early Iron Age in the southern Levant, as reflected in the technique and production of an anthropomorphic mask recently excavated at Tel Rekhesh which illuminates the discussion concerning the origin of the technique employed for representing the mask's beard. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2022-0027 |