Amihai Mazar

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Archaeology/Ancient Near East, Emeritus

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טביעות על קנקנים מיהודה. ביקורת על הספר ע' ליפשיץ, עידן האימפריות ירושלים 2018

קדמוניות Qadmoniot , 2021

ביקורת על ספרו של עודד ליפשיץ, עידן האימפריות, ירושלים 2018 Review of O.Liphschits , The Age o... more

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The Canaanite City at Tel Reḥov

Near Eastern Archaeology, Jun 1, 2022

Canaanite cities in the southern Levant during the Late Bronze Age (15th-13th centuries b.c.e.). ... more Canaanite cities in the southern Levant during the Late Bronze Age (15th-13th centuries b.c.e.). Unlike many other Canaanite settlements, the city was founded in the 15th century after a hiatus beginning in Early Bronze Age III. In this article, four major Late Bronze Age occupation strata are described. Notable is a monumental structure dated to the 14th century b.c.e. with unusual architectural features that could be either the residence of a high-ranking family or an administrative building. During the 13th century b.c.e., this building was replaced by a new structure containing a metalsmith's workshop, inspired by Egyptian 19th Dynasty techniques, while later building phases belong to the final stages of the Late Bronze Age. No destruction layers were found, and the Late Bronze Age city was rebuilt and continued to thrive throughout the Iron Age I. Five Late Bronze Age plaque figurines, some of particular interest, are also described. An appendix discusses a rare funerary scarab of an Egyptian high official found in the 14th-century b.c.e. edifice.

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The Exceptional Ninth-Century BCE Northwestern Quarter at Tel Reḥov

Near Eastern Archaeology, Jun 1, 2022

Tel Batash in the Late Bronze Age – a retrospect

De Gruyter eBooks, Jul 8, 2019

Tel Beth-Shean in the Tenth-Ninth Centuries BCE: A Chronological Query and Its Possible Archaeomagnetic Resolution

Tel Beth-Shean in the 10th-9th Centuries BCE: a Chronological Query and its Possible Archaeomagnetic Resolution. In: Erez Ben-Yosef and Ian W. N. Jones, “And in length of days understanding” (Job 12:12) - Essays on Archaeology in the 21st Century in Honor of Thomas E. Levy. Springer Nature, pp..., 2023

In this article, we show how an archaeomagnetic study can help resolve a chronological dilemma re... more In this article, we show how an archaeomagnetic study can help resolve a chronological dilemma related to the correlation and the relative and absolute dating of Iron IIA strata in two adjacent sites: Tel Beth-Shean and Tel Reḥov, located 5 km apart in the Beth-Shean Valley in northern Israel. The excavations at Tel Reḥov revealed three Iron IIA strata (VI-IV), two of which (V-IV), attributed to the late Iron IIA, yielded rich identical ceramic assemblages. These strata cover a time range from the late tenth century to the mid-to-late ninth century BCE, based on a significant number of radiocarbon dates, comparative studies and historical considerations. At Beth-Shean, massive structures of a public nature were found in Stratum S-1a, with pottery similar to that of Tel Reḥov V and IV, but it was difficult to provide a tighter dating. An archaeomagnetic study of burnt mudbricks and a burnt beehive at Tel Reḥov showed a clear difference between Stratum V and Stratum IV. The destruction of Stratum IV corresponded to the destructions of other sites, all attributed to Hazael's military campaign (s) to the region in the second half of the ninth century BCE. The magnetic signal recorded in the destruction of Stratum S-1a at Beth-Shean corresponded with that of the destruction of the apiary of Stratum V at Tel Reḥov (late tenth to early ninth centuries BCE) and is significantly different from that of Stratum IV at Tel Reḥov. These results, pointing to an earlier date of the destruction of Stratum S-1a at Beth-Shean, are significant for resolving chronological and historical questions

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Tel Beth-Shean in the Tenth–Ninth Centuries BCE: A Chronological Query and Its Possible Archaeomagnetic Resolution

Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology, 2023

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TelRehov Vol1 (01-11)

A. Buff/light red in and out, reddish/brick red in section, rarely a thin gray core; some angular... more A. Buff/light red in and out, reddish/brick red in section, rarely a thin gray core; some angular small white and gray, rarely tiny red, inclusions; few small angular organic-material voids; grainy; tends to surface calcification; often metallic (overfired?). A1. Light red or light reddish-yellow in and out, sometimes a light brown core; grainy like FG A with a few large beige and small to medium red, occasional small gray/black inclusions. B. Light reddish-yellow in, out and in section, no core; some to many evenly dispersed angular gray inclusions, very few round/oval black and white, occasional tiny mica inclusions. B1. Like FG B, with fewer inclusions, occasional small red inclusions; better levigated. B2. Like FG B, with more organic-material voids, occasional small red inclusions, often a gray core. B3. Like FG B, with an all-gray section; surface calcification of dark inclusions and some organic-material voids in the section and surface. C. Buff or very light reddish-yellow surface in and out, light brown or very light reddish-yellow in section, no core; few to some small round white and beige, some to many tiny gray/black, very few tiny mica, occasional tiny red inclusions; rather grainy/porous. C1. Buff, very light-colored surface, light brown/beige in section, rarely a thin gray core; some tiny white and few to some medium white and gray inclusions, some more levigated than others with a different dispersal of inclusions); occasionally grainy and rarely metallic. D. Light reddish-yellow in and out, same or light brown in section, no core; few to some round and angular medium and large gray/light gray and white, few small gray and white inclusions; occasional organic-material voids; smooth. D1. Like FG D in color and inclusions, often a gray core, with more small gray and many organic-material voids. E. Lower Cretaceous; brownish-gray exterior surface, reddish or brownish-gray interior surface, reddish in section, sometimes with a graybrown core (uneven); some to many small and medium white, few small and tiny mainly angular black and gray, some small round and angular red inclusions; few organic-material voids; crisp fabric, hard fired, somewhat grainy, metallic. E1. Like FG E, with a beige to light brownish-gray thin outer layer/coating, often peeling; reddish-gray in section, sometimes with a gray core; often much surface calcification. F. Light reddish-yellow or yellow-brown in, out and in section, no core; many tiny black/gray, some medium black/dark gray, few medium and very few large white/light gray, very few small white inclusions. F1. Similar to FG F in section, with light red surface possibly due to firing technique, some surface calcification. G. Light brown-grayish-buff in, out and in section, lightweight and porous on surface, some small and few medium black, few small round white inclusions. H. Dark reddish-yellow to brown in, out and in section, no core or rarely, a thin gray core; few to some small and medium angular dark and light gray, and few small white inclusions in section, with dark inclusions visible mostly on the surface, sporadic small pebbles. J. Buff, almost white, rarely light yellowish-brown, in, out and in section, no core; numerous small and tiny mainly angular black, white and gray inclusions ("salt and pepper"); sometimes grainy (larger inclusions), sometimes smoother (smaller inclusions). J1. Like FG J, but coarser, more porous, somewhat larger inclusions. K. Reddish-brown in, out and in section, no core; very few tiny white, rarely few tiny red inclusions, well levigated. L. Reddish-yellow to light brown in and out, dark reddish-yellow to brown in section, sometimes a gray core; some widely spaced medium white and few medium gray inclusions; surface calcification; few organic-material voids. M. Reddish-yellow in and out, light reddish-brown in section, no core; some small gray, white and black, few medium black and gray, some to many red, very few tiny mica inclusions. N. Reddish-yellow in, out and section, thick light brown core; some medium and large beige/white oval-shaped, few small black inclusions; well levigated; somewhat grainy exterior. Q. Buff in, out and in section, no core; few tiny black inclusions, very well levigated ("Samaria Ware"). Ph1. Red in, out and in section, dark gray core-sometimes thin and sometimes thick or occupying half of the section; few small or tiny white inclusions, occasional tiny dark inclusions; crisp and well fired, somewhat grainy especially in section (mainly Phoenician shapes). Ph2. Brick red or reddish-brown in, out and in section, no core; very few tiny white and rarely red inclusions; well levigated, somewhat grainy in section (mainly Phoenician shapes). Ph3. Light brown or light yellowish-brown in, out and in section, no core; very few tiny white and sporadic red inclusions; very well levigated (mainly Phoenician shapes). S. Light brown in, out and section, gray core; few small white, some small and medium black, few medium gray inclusions; some to many organic-material voids; similar to FG D1 in the organic material, similar to FG F in inclusions (used only for Iron IIB stands). X. Designates fabric too burnt to determine type. 70. For description, see TBS III: 520. XX Cooking pot fabrics CP1. Dark reddish-yellow in, out and in section, no core; some small and tiny round white and gray, few medium gray/black (similar to those of FG B), few tiny mica inclusions; some or much surface calcification. CP2. Reddish-brown or brown in, out and in section, often a narrow gray or black core; many small white, few medium white, few small gray, few small mica inclusions; some surface calcification. CP2a. As CP2, with a thick black or gray core; much more mica, some organic-material voids. CP3. Brown to reddish-brown in, out and in section, no core; some to many small white, unevenly dispersed, few small black and some of mica/quartz inclusions; some organic-material voids; better levigated than the other CP fabrics; crisp and well fired. CP4. Reddish-brown in, out and in section, gray core or half of section is gray; many very small and some medium white inclusions, some organic-material voids; similar to FG CP3, but lacking mica and with a gray core; crisp and well fired. CP5. Reddish-yellow in and out, brick red/red in section, thick light brown core; many tiny white and some tiny black, few mica inclusions; tends to grainy in section. CP7. Reddish-brown in, out and in section, no core; few small quartz and tiny white, some gray inclusions; organic-material voids. * These designations are used in Chapters 7, 9 and 11 in this volume. For complete details and discussion of the Fabric Groups, see Chapter 24, Volume IV (Qedem 62).

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Mazar SCIEMIII MycIIIC

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The Beth Shean Valley and its Vicinity in the 10th Century BCE

Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, 2021

This article brings together results of archaeological explorations related to the 10th century B... more This article brings together results of archaeological explorations related to the 10th century BCE in the Beth Shean Valley, with emphasis on the excavations at Tel Beth Shean and Tel Reḥov. The evidence is evaluated in light of two transitions that occurred during this century: from the Iron Age I to the early Iron Age IIA and from the early Iron Age IIA to the late Iron Age IIA. These transitions and their dates are well documented by stratigraphic sequences, pottery development, and 14C dates, the latter mainly at Tel Reḥov. Stratum VI at Tel Reḥov is at the focus of this discussion since it is one of the few cases where the early Iron Age IIA could be isolated and documented, showing continuity of urban life in that period, with no actual crisis at the end of the Iron Age I. This is in contrast to the situation at many other sites such as Tel Beth Shean, Megiddo, Yoqne'am, and Tel Kinneret, where a crisis at the end of the Iron Age I followed by decline or occupational gaps and slow revival in the late 10th century were observed. The article deals with various aspects of the material culture of this period and addresses questions relating to ethnic and geopolitical identity, as well as to the biblical narrative concerning the alleged United Monarchy and the Shoshenq List.

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Mycenaean IIIC" and Related Pottery from Beth Shean

The Iron Age Apiary at Tel Reḥov, Israel

The importance of honey and beeswax in the Ancient Near East can be inferred from Egyptian, Canaa... more The importance of honey and beeswax in the Ancient Near East can be inferred from Egyptian, Canaanite, and Hittite sources. Textual and pictorial sources from ancient Egypt are of particular interest1. The Story of Sinuhe, attributed to the Middle Kingdom (20th century BCE), alludes to the abundance of honey and oil in his place of residence in the Land of Canaan; Thutmose III recounted carrying off 430 honey jars as booty following his conquests of Canaan in the 15th century BCE; in another text, he mentions 264 honey jars collected as tribute. Depictions of horizontally stacked cylindrical beehives arranged in rows, along with honey production, are known in five wall paintings and reliefs from Egypt, dating from the mid3rd millennium to the mid-1st millennium BCE. In the most detailed representation, in the 15th century BCE Tomb of Rekhmire, there are three rows of beehives and beekeepers are shown collecting honey. In Egyptian texts, honey is mentioned as a sweetener used by the ...

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Tel Beth-Shean and the Fate of Mounds in the Intermediate Bronze Age

Confronting the Past, 2006

Tel Beth-Shean and the Fate of Mounds in the Intermediate Bronze Age AMIHAI MAZAR Institute of Ar... more

Tel Reḥov in the Assyrian Period: Squatters, Burials, and a Hebrew Seal

The Fire Signals of Lachish, 2011

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The Debate over the Chronology of the Iron Age in the Southern Levant: Its history, the current situation, and a suggested resolution

The subject of the Oxford conference—the chronology of the Iron Age of the southern Levant in the... more The subject of the Oxford conference—the chronology of the Iron Age of the southern Levant in the 12th–9th centuries BCE in light of current debates and 14 C dating—is of great interest among a wide circle of scholars from various disciplines, since it has a variety of implications for related fields of research. The subject is important for the archaeology of the Levant, Cyprus, and Greece; it has far-reaching implications for the utilization of archaeology in the study of the emergence of various ethnic and geo-political units of the period, such as ancient Israel, the Philistines, the Phoenician city-states, the Aramean states and the Transjordanian states of Ammon, Moab, and Edom. The subject is essential for proper evaluation of correlations and contradictions between archaeology and the biblical text. The focus of this volume should be on the dating of the transition from the Iron Age I to the Iron Age II and the duration of the sub-period widely known today as the Iron Age II...

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Will Tel Rehov save the united monarchy

Biblical Archaeology Review, 2000

Les fouilles realisees a Tel Rehov, en Israel, ont apporte de nombreuses informations concernant ... more Les fouilles realisees a Tel Rehov, en Israel, ont apporte de nombreuses informations concernant la periode du premier âge du Fer et le debut du deuxieme âge du Fer. Cette epoque, caracterisee par la monarchie unifiee de David et Salomon, a longtemps suscite un debat sur l'existence reelle de ces deux rois. Les AA relatent l'histoire du site, depuis l'âge du Bronze final jusqu'a sa destruction par les Assyriens en 732 av. J.-C., a tarvers ses vestiges archeologiques.

The Groningen radiocarbon series from Tel Rehov: OxCal Bayesian computations for the Iron IB-IIA boundary and Iron IIA destruction events

The stratified series of Iron Age radiocarbon dates from Tel Rehov, based on short-lived samples,... more The stratified series of Iron Age radiocarbon dates from Tel Rehov, based on short-lived samples, measured in Groningen, is the most detailed and dense chronometric record currently available for the Levant in this period. The more detailed IntCal98 calibration curve was used, though some comparisons were made with the smoothed IntCal04 curve. The current Bayesian stratigraphic model for Tel Rehov gave a number of significant results. The data strongly favour an early Iron Age IB–IIA transition, as the statistically sampled boundary in the 1 range is 992–961 BCE (68.2%). Considering the 2 range, the older time option, 998–957 BCE, further increases in probability to 75.2%, but a second option also appears, 953–921 BCE, albeit with a significantly lower relative probability of 20.2%. Our Bayesian model was also tested with the IntCal04 calibration curve, which gave similar but slightly older results: the 1 range is 993–961 BCE (68.2%) and the 2 range is 1001–927 BCE (95.4%). The peak...

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The Beth Shean Valley and its Vicinity in the 10th Century BCE

This article brings together results of archaeological explorations related to the 10th century B... more This article brings together results of archaeological explorations related to the 10th century BCE in the Beth Shean Valley, with emphasis on the excavations at Tel Beth Shean and Tel Reḥov. The evidence is evaluated in light of two transitions that occurred during this century: from the Iron Age I to the early Iron Age IIA and from the early Iron Age IIA to the late Iron Age IIA. These transitions and their dates are well documented by stratigraphic sequences, pottery development, and 14C dates, the latter mainly at Tel Reḥov. Stratum VI at Tel Reḥov is at the focus of this discussion since it is one of the few cases where the early Iron Age IIA could be isolated and documented, showing continuity of urban life in that period, with no actual crisis at the end of the Iron Age I. This is in contrast to the situation at many other sites such as Tel Beth Shean, Megiddo, Yoqne’am, and Tel Kinneret, where a crisis at the end of the Iron Age I followed by decline or occupational gaps and...

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Radiocarbon dates from Tel Batash

Tel Batash in the Late Bronze Age – a retrospect

The Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Southern Canaan, 2019

Greece and the Levant in the 10th–9th centuries BC. A view from Tel Rehov

Opuscula. Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome, 2019

Tel Rehov in the Beth Shean Valley, northern Israel, yielded 14 Greek (mainly Euboean and Attic) ... more Tel Rehov in the Beth Shean Valley, northern Israel, yielded 14 Greek (mainly Euboean and Attic) pottery sherds from the Late Protogeometric to Middle Geometric periods. This is the largest number of Greek sherds from these periods found at a single site in the Southern Levant in stratigraphic contexts. Since the Tel Rehov strata, well-dated by a large number of 14C dates, yielded some of the richest assemblages of finds from the 10–9th centuries BC in this region, the Greek sherds provide an opportunity to examine both their absolute dating in context and to discuss the nature of the relations between the two regions. Six of the 14 sherds were published previously (Coldstream & Mazar 2003); in the present paper, we describe the finds from Tel Rehov and other sites in the Southern Levant according to five chronological divisions, update previous discussions, and add new data and discussion based on a revised understanding of the site’s stratigraphy and interpretation of the radiocar...

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טביעות על קנקנים מיהודה. ביקורת על הספר ע' ליפשיץ, עידן האימפריות ירושלים 2018

קדמוניות Qadmoniot , 2021

ביקורת על ספרו של עודד ליפשיץ, עידן האימפריות, ירושלים 2018 Review of O.Liphschits , The Age o... more

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The Canaanite City at Tel Reḥov

Near Eastern Archaeology, Jun 1, 2022

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The Exceptional Ninth-Century BCE Northwestern Quarter at Tel Reḥov

Near Eastern Archaeology, Jun 1, 2022

Tel Batash in the Late Bronze Age – a retrospect

De Gruyter eBooks, Jul 8, 2019

Tel Beth-Shean in the Tenth-Ninth Centuries BCE: A Chronological Query and Its Possible Archaeomagnetic Resolution

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Tel Beth-Shean in the Tenth–Ninth Centuries BCE: A Chronological Query and Its Possible Archaeomagnetic Resolution

Interdisciplinary contributions to archaeology, 2023

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TelRehov Vol1 (01-11)

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Mazar SCIEMIII MycIIIC

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The Beth Shean Valley and its Vicinity in the 10th Century BCE

Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology, 2021

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Mycenaean IIIC" and Related Pottery from Beth Shean

The Iron Age Apiary at Tel Reḥov, Israel

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Tel Beth-Shean and the Fate of Mounds in the Intermediate Bronze Age

Confronting the Past, 2006

Tel Beth-Shean and the Fate of Mounds in the Intermediate Bronze Age AMIHAI MAZAR Institute of Ar... more

Tel Reḥov in the Assyrian Period: Squatters, Burials, and a Hebrew Seal

The Fire Signals of Lachish, 2011

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The Debate over the Chronology of the Iron Age in the Southern Levant: Its history, the current situation, and a suggested resolution

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Will Tel Rehov save the united monarchy

Biblical Archaeology Review, 2000

The Groningen radiocarbon series from Tel Rehov: OxCal Bayesian computations for the Iron IB-IIA boundary and Iron IIA destruction events

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The Beth Shean Valley and its Vicinity in the 10th Century BCE

This article brings together results of archaeological explorations related to the 10th century B... more This article brings together results of archaeological explorations related to the 10th century BCE in the Beth Shean Valley, with emphasis on the excavations at Tel Beth Shean and Tel Reḥov. The evidence is evaluated in light of two transitions that occurred during this century: from the Iron Age I to the early Iron Age IIA and from the early Iron Age IIA to the late Iron Age IIA. These transitions and their dates are well documented by stratigraphic sequences, pottery development, and 14C dates, the latter mainly at Tel Reḥov. Stratum VI at Tel Reḥov is at the focus of this discussion since it is one of the few cases where the early Iron Age IIA could be isolated and documented, showing continuity of urban life in that period, with no actual crisis at the end of the Iron Age I. This is in contrast to the situation at many other sites such as Tel Beth Shean, Megiddo, Yoqne’am, and Tel Kinneret, where a crisis at the end of the Iron Age I followed by decline or occupational gaps and...

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Radiocarbon dates from Tel Batash

Tel Batash in the Late Bronze Age – a retrospect

The Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Southern Canaan, 2019

Greece and the Levant in the 10th–9th centuries BC. A view from Tel Rehov

Opuscula. Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome, 2019

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Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume V, Various Objects and Natural-Science Studies

Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume V, Various Objects and Natural-Science Studies (Qedem 63) Jerusalem: The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, , 2020

Tel Rehov final publication Volume V. The first part of this volume is dedicated to the rich Iron... more Tel Rehov final publication Volume V. The first part of this volume is dedicated to the rich Iron Age assemblages of clay, bone, ivory, metal and stone objects. It also includes metallurgical analysis, spatial distribution analysis of the finds in 9th century BCE Area C, publication of Assyrian period burials on the upper mound and the finds from an early Islamic period village on top of the mound. The second part assembles natural-sciences studies: large number of radiocarbon dates, faunal and botanical remains, a paleomagnetic study and soil flotation analysis. The volume ioa joined product of 36 schoalrs.

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Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume IV, Pottery Studies, Inscriptions and Figurative Artס

Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume IV, Pottery Studies, Inscriptions and Figurative Art (Qedem 62) Jerusalem: The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2020

Tel Rehov excavations final report, Volume IV. The first part of the volume includes discussions ... more Tel Rehov excavations final report, Volume IV. The first part of the volume includes discussions of the Late Bronze and Iron Age pottery, petrographic studies and discussions of imported Cypriot, Greek and Phoenician pottery. The second part includes chapters on the rich collections of alphabetic inscriptions, Glyptics, amulets, ivory objects, clay figurines and cult objects. Nineteen authors participate in this volume.

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Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume III, The Lower Mound: Areas D, E, F and G

Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume III, The Lower Mound: Areas D, E, F and G (Qedem 61) Jerusalem: The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,, 2020

The third volume of Tel Rehov final excavation reports presents the excavation areas on the lower... more The third volume of Tel Rehov final excavation reports presents the excavation areas on the lower mound, except Area C 9published in Volume II). Area d is a step trench where the stratigraphic sequence from Late Bronze until Iron IIA was determined; Areaa E,F and G include Iron IIA (10-9th centuries BCE) strata. In Area E an open air sanctuary was defined, Areas F and G are residential areas. For each area a chapter on the stratigraphy and architecture is followed by a chapter presenting the pottery assemblages arranged by strata and contexts.

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Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume II, The Lower Mound: Area C and the Apiary

Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume II, The Lower Mound: Area C and the Apiary (Qedem 60) Jerusalem: The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2020

Volume 2 of Tel Rehov publication is dedicated to Area C, the largest excavation area at Tel Reho... more Volume 2 of Tel Rehov publication is dedicated to Area C, the largest excavation area at Tel Rehov. It includes a chapter on the stratigraphy and architecture of the Iron I and Iron IIA strata. Presentation of pottery plates related to these strata arranged by contexts and strata and studies related to the unique apiary uncovered in this area.

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Tel Rehov Vol1 (01-11)

Tel Reḥov, A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth -Shean Valley Volume I. Introductions, Synthesis and Excavations on the Upper Mound (Qedem 59) Jerusalem: The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,, 2020

The first volume of Tel Rehov final excavation report. The volume includes introductory chapters... more The first volume of Tel Rehov final excavation report. The volume includes introductory chapters, geological study, synthesis of the excavation results, stratigraphy and architecture of Areas A, B, H, J located on the upper mound (periods represented: Early Bronze Age; Iron Age), pottery plates arranged by contexts from the same excavation areas

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Mazar, A. 2016 Discoveries from Tel Rehov, the Early Israelite Monarchy. Pp. 9e-67e in: I.Ziffer (editor) It is the Land of Honey (exhibition catalogue)., MUZA Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.(with contributions by S.Ahituv, N.Panitz Cohen, N.Marom) . (Bilingual, English side first in this version)

It is The Land of Honey (editor: I.Ziffer, Tel Aviv 2016)

Presentation of the Iron IIA finds at Tel Rehov in an exhibition catalogue . The exhibition took... more Presentation of the Iron IIA finds at Tel Rehov in an exhibition catalogue . The exhibition took place in the Eretz Israel Museum in 2015-2016, curated and edited by I.Ziffer. The chapter presented here was written by A.Mazar with contributions by S.Ahituv. N.Panitz-Cohen. N.Marom.
This PDF version starts with the English translation . Plenty of color illustrations are in the Hebrew side of the book with English captions.

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מזר, ע'. 2016 . תגליות מהעיר רחוב, ימי ראשית המלוכה. עמ' 12 – 155 בתוך: ע' ציפר (עורכת), דבש מלכים. תגליות מהעיר רחוב מימי ראשית המלוכה בישראל. (קטלוג תערוכה במוזיאון ארץ ישראל). תל אביב

ע' ציפר (עורכת) דבש מלכים, קטלוג תערכוה במוזיאון ארץ ישראל 2016, 2016

. פורסם במסגרת קטלוג התעוכה במוזיאון ארץ ישראל בעריכת עירית ציפר מאמר מסכם על התגליות מן המאות עש... more

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Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989 -1996, Volume IV: The Fourth and Third Millennia BCE

Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989 -1996, Volume IV: The Fourth and Third Millennia BCE Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2012

The fourth volume of Tell Beth Shean excavation reports is dedicated to the Early Bronze Age and ... more The fourth volume of Tell Beth Shean excavation reports is dedicated to the Early Bronze Age and the Intermediate Bronze ages. A substantial Early Bronze IB building in Area M was violently destroyed and rebuilt shortly afterwards. Its plan and rich finds have implications for our understanding of social and economic aspects of this formative period. After a gap in Early Bronze II, the Early Bronze III is represented by a series of occupation phases, most of them accompanied by a large amount of Khirbet Kerak Ware, confirming that Beth-Shean was the southernmost settlement site of the ‘Khirbet Kerak people’. After a possible occupation gap, an ephemeral Intermediate Bronze Age settlement existed for a short time on top of the abandoned Early Bronze Age city. The volume includes stratigraphic and architectural analysis; pottery analysis, discussion of various artifacts, metallurgical studies, and archaeo-botanical studies. 19 contributors, 437 pages.

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Panitz-Cohn, N. and Mazar, A. 2009 (editors), Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989 -1996, Volume III: The 13th–11th centuries BCE (Areas S and N). Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

by Amihai Mazar and Nava Panitz-Cohen

This volume is the third in the series of final reports on the Beth-Shean Valley Archaeological P... more This volume is the third in the series of final reports on the Beth-Shean Valley Archaeological Project, directed by Amihai Mazar on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 1989. The volume presents the results of the excavations in Areas N and S at Tel Beth-Shean, related to the heyday of the Egyptian garrison town of the 19th and 20th Dynasties and its aftermath, corresponding with Levels VII, VI and Late VI of the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania Expedition (13th–11th centuries BCE). The volume starts with an overview of the main results (including those in Area Q, previously published), followed by a detailed analysis of the stratigraphy and architecture of Areas N and S, extensive discussions of the local Canaanite, Egyptian-style and imported Aegean style and Cypriot pottery, as well as a wide variety of artifacts, many of them related to the Egyptian presence. 31 contributors, 791 pages.

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Mazar, A. and Mullins, R. (editors) 2007. Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989 -1996, Volume II: The Middle and Late Bronze Age Strata in Area R. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

This volume presents the results of the excavations in Area R at Tel Beth- Shean, where Middle B... more This volume presents the results of the excavations in Area R at Tel Beth- Shean, where Middle Bronze Age II to Late Bronze Age IIA strata were excavated (17th to 14th centuries BCE). The architectural remains include parts of the Middle Bronze Age II town and a Late Bronze Age I temple. The report also provides new insights into the development of the University of Pennsylvania excavation of Level IX sanctuary. The volume contains in-depth discussions of the stratigraphy, the architecture, the rich pottery assemblages and a wealth of other finds as well as various scientific analysis by nineteen experts. 22 contributors, 752 pages,

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Mazar, A. 2006. Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989 -1996, Volume I. From the Late Bronze Age IIB to the Medieval Period. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Renewed excavations at Tel Beth-Shean were conducted by Amihai Mazar on behalf of the Hebrew Univ... more Renewed excavations at Tel Beth-Shean were conducted by Amihai Mazar on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem between the years excavations 1989-1996. This is Volume I (out of IV) of the final report. The volume includes report on the excavation of the Egyptian Governor building of the 19-20th Dynasties (Area Q); the Iron II, Hellenistic, Roman, Early Islamic and Medieval periods (Area P). including pottery plates and discussion of various objects, fauna and flora . 36 contributors, 735 pages.

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