Prize Find: Azekah’s Stunning New Do
Clay nude female figurines are a common find at Late Bronze Age sites in the southern Levant. Typically hand-sized and made from a mold, these objects, which may depict goddesses or birthing women, were likely used in rituals to promote fertility or offer protection.a Our excavations at the site of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2025, Volume: 51, Issue: 1 |
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| Summary: | Clay nude female figurines are a common find at Late Bronze Age sites in the southern Levant. Typically hand-sized and made from a mold, these objects, which may depict goddesses or birthing women, were likely used in rituals to promote fertility or offer protection.a Our excavations at the site of Azekah in the Judean foothills […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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