Overview

The City of David, more specifically the southeastern hill of first- and second-millennium BCE Jerusalem, has long captivated the imagination of the world. Archaeologists and historians, biblical scholars and clergy, Christians, Muslims, and Jews, and tourists and armchair travelers from every corner of the globe, to say nothing of politicians of all stripes, look to this small stretch of land in awe, amazement, and anticipation. In the City of David, in the ridge leading down from the Temple Mount, hardly a stone has remained unturned. Archaeologists have worked at a dizzying pace digging and analyzing. But while preliminary articles abound, there is a grievous lack of final publications of the excavations—a regrettable limitation on the ability to fully integrate vital and critical results into the archaeological reconstruction of ancient Jerusalem. Excavations of the City of David are conducted under the auspices of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The Authority has now partnered with the Center for the Study of Ancient Jerusalem and its publication arm, the Ancient Jerusalem Publication Series, for the publication of reports that are written and designed for the scholar as well as for the general reader. Excavations in the City of David (APJ 1), is the first volume in this series.

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Author:   Ronny Reich ,  Eli Shukron
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 5.60cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   2.563kg
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9781646021642

ISBN 10:   1646021649
Pages:   712
Publication Date:   01 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Preface: The Ancient Jerusalem Publication Series Yuval Baruch Part I: Introduction Chapter 1. A Moment in Which to Be Born Ronny Reich Chapter 2. Excavations in the City of David Ronny Reich Chapter 3. Excavation, Analysis and Publication Methodology Ronny Reich, Efrat Bocher, Anat Mendel-Geberovich and Eli Shukron Part II: Area A Chapter 4. Area A, Stratigraphy and Architecture Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron Chapter 5. Area A, Pottery from the Iron Age and Persian and Hellenistic Periods Efrat Bocher Chapter 6. Area A, The Early Roman Pottery Tehillah Lieberman Chapter 7. Area A, The Coins Donald T. Ariel Area A, Index of Loci and Walls Part III: Area J Chapter 8. Area J, Stratigraphy and Architecture Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron Chapter 9. Area J, The Bronze Age Pottery Helena Roth Chapter 10. Area J, The Iron Age Pottery Efrat Bocher Chapter 11. Area J, The Early Roman Pottery Tehillah Lieberman Chapter 12. Area J, The Coins Donald T. Ariel Area J, Index of Loci and Walls Part IV: Area F Chapter 13. Area F, Stratigraphy and Architecture Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron Chapter 14. Area F, The Middle Bronze Age Pottery Helena Roth Chapter 15. Area F, The Iron Age Pottery Efrat Bocher Chapter 16. Area F, The Roman Pottery Tehillah Lieberman Area F, Index of Loci and Walls Part V: Area H Chapter 17. Area H, Stratigraphy and Architecture Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron Chapter 18. Area H, The Early and Middle Bronze Age Pottery Helena Roth Chapter 19. Area H, The Iron Age Pottery Efrat Bocher Chapter 20. Area H, The Roman Pottery Tehillah Lieberman Chapter 21. Area H, The Medieval Pottery Benjamin J. Dolinka Chapter 22. Area H, The Coins Donald T. Ariel Area H: Index of Loci and Walls Part VI: Area D Chapter 23. Area D, Stratigraphy and Architecture Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron Chapter 24. Area D, The Late Roman and Byzantine Pottery Tehillah Lieberman Chapter 25. Area D, The Coins Donald T. Ariel Area D: Index of Loci and Walls Part VII: Area L Chapter 26. Area L, Stratigraphy and Architecture Ronny Reich, Guy Bar-Oz and Eli Shukron Chapter 27. Area L, The Roman Pottery Tehillah Lieberman Chapter 28. Area L, The Faunal Remains Ram Bouchnick, Guy Bar-Oz and Ronny Reich Part VIII: The Finds Chapter 29. Two Late Middle Bronze Age Scarab Impressions Baruch Brandl and Anat Cohen-Weinberger Chapter 30. Figurines and Zoomorphic Vessels Sara Levavi-Eilat Chapter 31. Iron Age Stamped and Incised Jar Handles Anat Mendel-Geberovich and Efrat Bocher Chapter 32. Lion Stamp Impressions Anat Mendel-Geberovich and Efrat Bocher Chapter 33. Yehud Stamped Impressions Anat Mendel-Geberovich and Efrat Bocher Chapter 34. YRŠLM Stamp Impression Efrat Bocher and Anat Mendel-Geberovich Chapter 35. Stamped Amphora Handles Donald T. Ariel Chapter 36. Marked Handles and Potsherds Anat Mendel-Geberovich Chapter 37. A Stamped Handle with an Arabic Inscription Nitzan Amitai-Preiss Chapter 38. Roof Tiles Ronny Reich Chapter 39. A Greek Inscription Ronny Reich Chapter 40. Stone Scale Weights Ronny Reich Chapter 41. Late Second Temple Period Stone Vessels Ronny Reich Chapter 42. The Ground Stone Assemblage Yoav Weingarten Chapter 43. Sundial Ronny Reich Chapter 44. Metal Scale Weights and Weight-like Objects Gérald Finkielsztejn Chapter 45. Metal Finds Baruch Yuzefovsky Chapter 46. The Glass Finds Tamar Winter Chapter 47. Varia Ronny Reich Part IX: Synthesis and Summary Chapter 48. Synthesis and Summary Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron

Reviews

To put things simply, there is no way to decipher the history of Ancient Israel without the archaeology of Jerusalem, with no access to the Temple Mount, there is no way to understand the archaeology and history of Jerusalem without the City of David ridge, and there is no way to study the City of David without the results of the Reich/Shukron excavations. This volume is therefore a landmark in the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel. -Israel Finkelstein, Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University The excavations conducted by Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron in the City of David augured a new era of large-scale archaeological research. They began their work in 1995 as a modest tourism development project in connection with Jerusalem's 3000th anniversary celebrations. Today, more than 25 years later, the project is still underway. It was only natural for the academic committee of The Ancient Jerusalem Publication Series to begin publication with the astounding results of their excavations and research studies. -Yuval Baruch, Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist

The excavations conducted by Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron in the City of David augured a new era of large-scale archaeological research. They began their work in 1995 as a modest tourism development project in connection with Jerusalem's 3000th anniversary celebrations. Today, more than 25 years later, the project is still underway. It was only natural for the academic committee of The Ancient Jerusalem Publication Series to begin publication with the astounding results of their excavations and research studies. -Yuval Baruch, Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist To put things simply, there is no way to decipher the history of Ancient Israel without the archaeology of Jerusalem, with no access to the Temple Mount, there is no way to understand the archaeology and history of Jerusalem without the City of David ridge, and there is no way to study the City of David without the results of the Reich/Shukron excavations. This volume is therefore a landmark in the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel. -Israel Finkelstein, Chair, Academic Committee

To put things simply, there is no way to decipher the history of Ancient Israel without the archaeology of Jerusalem, with no access to the Temple Mount, there is no way to understand the archaeology and history of Jerusalem without the City of David ridge, and there is no way to study the City of David without the results of the Reich/Shukron excavations. This volume is therefore a landmark in the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel. -Israel Finkelstein, Chair, Academic Committee The excavations conducted by Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron in the City of David augured a new era of large-scale archaeological research. They began their work in 1995 as a modest tourism development project in connection with Jerusalem's 3000th anniversary celebrations. Today, more than 25 years later, the project is still underway. It was only natural for the academic committee of The Ancient Jerusalem Publication Series to begin publication with the astounding results of their excavations and research studies. -Yuval Baruch, Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist

“The authors deserve gratitude for their exemplary publication of discoveries significant for the history of Jerusalem, raising expectations for their promised second volume.” —Alan Millard Society for Old Testament Study Booklist (JSOT) “To put things simply, there is no way to decipher the history of Ancient Israel without the archaeology of Jerusalem, with no access to the Temple Mount, there is no way to understand the archaeology and history of Jerusalem without the City of David ridge, and there is no way to study the City of David without the results of the Reich/Shukron excavations. This volume is therefore a landmark in the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel.” —Israel Finkelstein, Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University “The excavations conducted by Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron in the City of David augured a new era of large-scale archaeological research. They began their work in 1995 as a modest tourism development project in connection with Jerusalem’s 3000th anniversary celebrations. Today, more than 25 years later, the project is still underway. It was only natural for the academic committee of The Ancient Jerusalem Publication Series to begin publication with the astounding results of their excavations and research studies.” —Yuval Baruch, Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist

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Ronny Reich is Professor Emeritus of classical archaeology at the University of Haifa, former Codirector of the City of David Excavations (1995–2012), and Chair of the Israel Archaeological Council. Eli Shukron is an archaeologist who worked with the Israel Antiquities Authority and excavated the City of David in Jerusalem.

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