The location of Jahaz reconsidered
A major issue in the field of historical geography (in itself a much neglected topic in historical research) remains. The identification and the localisation of ancient toponyms remains an important task within the much neglected field of historical geography. A toponym is identified according to th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1988
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Old Testament essays
Year: 1988, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 43-55 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | A major issue in the field of historical geography (in itself a much neglected topic in historical research) remains. The identification and the localisation of ancient toponyms remains an important task within the much neglected field of historical geography. A toponym is identified according to the linguistic developments and changes thereof when compared to the literary sources. The localization of a toponym concerns its geophysical context. A fair degree of certainty can be attained when a linguistic connection exists between an ancient and modern toponym; in other words, when that name has been used consistently throughout the centuries and is still in use among the locals. The results of archaeological surveys or excavations may also testify to the respective occupational levels. Material remains may be found within these levels, remains which may be in agreement with the descriptions of particular places in the literary texts. In the light of such evidence, one can be reasonably sure that a place thus identified has also been localized. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/ejc-oldtest-v1-n3-a5 |