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Author:   Lawrence E. Stager ,  Daniel M. Master ,  Adam J. Aja (Harvard Semitic Museum)
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 7.70cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   3.447kg
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9781646020904

ISBN 10:   1646020901
Pages:   1000
Publication Date:   09 November 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations Contributors Editor’s Preface Foreword Part One: Historical Setting, Architecture, and Stratigraphy 1. Introduction Lawrence E. Stager 2. Biblical Philistines: A Hellenistic Literary Creation? Lawrence E. Stager 3. Grid 38 Adam J. Aja Phase 20B Phase 20A Phase 19B Phase 19A Phase 18B Phase 18A Phase 17B Phase 17A 4. Grid 50 Adam J. Aja Phase 9B Phase 9A 5. Philistine Architectural Conventions at Ashkelon Adam J. Aja Part Two: Pottery 6. Early Philistine Coastal Pottery Daniel M. Master, Joshua T. Walton, and Assaf Yasur-Landau 7. The Twelfth Century B.C. Aegean-Style Pottery at Ashkelon Penelope A. Mountjoy 8. Decoration in Philistine Bichrome Pottery Meghan Wylie 9. A Pictorial Krater from Philistine Ashkelon Lawrence E. Stager and Penelope A. Mountjoy 10. Funerary Iconography on an Infant Burial Jar Kathleen J. Birney and Brian R. Doak 11. Lamp-and-Bowl Deposits Dana DePietro 12. Petrographic Analysis Daniel M. Master Part Three: Other Artifacts 13. Glyptic Finds (1999–2013 Excavation Seasons) Baruch Brandl 14. Glyptic Finds (1985–2000 Excavation Seasons) Othmar Keel 15. Egyptian Amulets Christian Herrmann 16. Chariot Fittings from Philistine Ashkelon Lawrence E. Stager 17. Jewelry Abigail S. Limmer 18. Metal Artifacts and Metallurgical Waste Adam J. Aja 19. Weaving Implements Joshua T. Walton and Adam J. Aja 20. Ground Stone Sara L. Hoffman 21. Lithic Assemblage Francesca Manclossi and Steven A. Rosen 22. Two Bundles of Hacksilber Christine M. Thompson 23. Catalogue of Weights Daniel M. Master 24. Cylinder Seals Joanna S. Smith 25. Stamp Seals and an Impression Laura Wright 26. Egyptianized Statuette Dana DePietro 27. Catalogue of Zoomorphic Vessels Daniel M. Master 28. Catalogue of Faience and Alabaster Vessels Daniel M. Master 29. Catalogue of Ivory and Worked Bone Paula Hesse Part Four: Inscriptions 30. Hieratic Ostracon Stefan Jakob Wimmer 31. A Seal with Three Signs P. Kyle McCarter 32. Cypro-Minoan Handles Daniel M. Master Part Five: Faunal, Botanical, and Human Remains 33. Infants Marina Faerman, Netta Lev-Tov Chattah, and Patricia Smith 34. Faunal Remains Paula Hesse and Deirdre N. Fulton 35. Plant Remains Mordechai E. Kislev, Orit Simchoni, and Yoel Melamed 36. Fish Bones Omri Lernau Part Six: Archaeometric Analyses 37. Flotation Analysis Egon H. E. Lass 38. An Early Iron Age Assemblage of Faience Beads Michael B. Toffolo,Eugenia Klein, Rivka Elbaum, Adam J. Aja, Daniel M. Master, and Elisabetta Boaretto Part Seven: Spatial Analysis and Conclusion 39. Spatial Analysis Elise Jakoby Laugier and George A. Pierce 40. Conclusion: Uncovering Philistines Daniel M. Master and Adam J. Aja Bibliography Concordance of Stratigraphic Contexts Index

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This volume is well-edited, well-organized, and descriptive. It is an important contribution to studies on Philistine material culture during the Iron Age I. It will ultimately serve as an integral reference point for further discussions on Philistia during this period. -Erin Hall, Review of Biblical Literature

Author Information

Lawrence E. Stager (1943–2017) was the inaugural Dorot Professor of the Archaeology of Israel at Harvard University and director of the Harvard Semitic Museum (1986–2012). He directed excavations at Idalion (Cyprus) and Carthage (Tunisia). From 1985–2016 he directed the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon. Among his books are the award-winning Life in Biblical Israel (with P.J. King) and Ashkelon Discovered: From Canaanites and Philistines to Romans and Moslems. In 2016 he received the Percia Schimmel Prize from the Israel Museum for his contributions to archaeology in Israel, and in 2018 the Israel Exploration Society published a volume of Eretz-Israel in his honor. Daniel M. Master is Professor of Archaeology at Wheaton College and co-directed the work of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon from 2007 to 2016. He currently oversees the publication of the Ashkelon final report series and is co-director of excavations at the site of Tel Shimron (Israel). His publications also include the first final report on the 1953–1964 excavations at Tel Dothan and (as general editor) The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology. Adam J. Aja is Curator of Collections at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East formerly the Harvard Semitic Museum) and chief stratigrapher at Tel Shimron Excavations. He served as grid supervisor and later as assistant director for the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon. He also worked for several seasons at the Tel Miqne-Ekron excavation and at Tel Tayinat in Turkey.

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