Overview

This is the first of a three-volume final report on the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Renewed Excavations at Ramat Raḥel, 2005–2010. It presents the stratigraphy and architecture of the excavation areas, including portions of the palatial compound, the subterranean columbarium complex, and the Late Roman cemetery; site formation of the tell; twentieth-century fortifications at the site; and the ancient garden and its water installations.

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Author:   Oded Lipschits ,  Manfred Oeming ,  Yuval Godot
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Volume:   39
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.905kg
ISBN:  

9781575067483

ISBN 10:   157506748
Pages:   536
Publication Date:   08 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Publications by the Ramat Raḥel Expedition PREFACE Oded Lipschits, Manfred Oeming and Yuval Gadot PART I: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 STRATEGIC LOCATION AND NATURAL SURROUNDINGS Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot and Manfred Oeming CHAPTER 2 THE ANCIENT NAME OF THE SITE Oded Lipschits and Nadav Na’aman CHAPTER 3 HISTORY OF RESEARCH Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot and Manfred Oeming CHAPTER 4 THE RENEWED EXCAVATIONS OF THE TEL AVIV–HEIDELBERG EXPEDITION Yuval Gadot, Liora Freud, Manfred Oeming and Oded Lipschits PART II: AREA REPORTS CHAPTER 5 AREAS A1, B1 AND B3 WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE CEMETERY Keren Ras CHAPTER 6 AREA B2 Boaz Gross CHAPTER 7 AREA C1 Nitsan Shalom and Boaz Gross CHAPTER 8 AREA C2 Assaf Kleiman CHAPTER 9 AREA D1 Efrat Bocher and Lisa Yehuda CHAPTER 10 AREA D2 Shatil Emmanuilov CHAPTER 11 AREA D3: COURTYARD 380, THE INNER GATE AND BUILDING 468 Ido Koch CHAPTER 12 AREA D4 Omer Sergi CHAPTER 13 AREA D6 Ido Koch and Nirit Kedem CHAPTER 14 SURVEY AND EXCAVATIONS OF SUBTERRANEAN FEATURES BETWEEN AREAS D6 AND C1 Uri Davidovich and Roi Porat CHAPTER 15 AREA UG7: THE SOUTHERN COLUMBARIUM Uri Davidovich CHAPTER 16 AREA T: SURVEY AND EXCAVATIONS ON THE WESTERN SLOPE Uri Davidovich and Naomi Porat PART III: SYNTHESIS CHAPTER 17 SITE FORMATION AT RAMAT RAḤEL: THE NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY AND CHANGES MADE DURING ITS HISTORY Nirit Kedem, Yuval Gadot and Oded Lipschits CHAPTER 18 THE ANCIENT GARDEN AND ITS WATER INSTALLATIONS Boaz Gross, Yuval Gadot and Oded Lipschits CHAPTER 19 TWENTIETH CENTURY FORTIFICATIONS Efrat Bocher CHAPTER 20 DECONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION: REEVALUATING THE FIVE EXPEDITIONS TO RAMAT RAḤEL Oded Lipschits, Yuval Gadot and Manfred Oeming LIST OF LOCI

Reviews

“The editors are to be commended for having published the stratigraphy and architecture of Ramat Raḥel, a hill site located at the outskirts of Jerusalem. The extensive list of loci at the end of this volume is exemplary for the admirable work the team has deployed to understand the complex history of building and rebuilding.” —Lucas Petit, Bibliotheca Orientalis

“The editors are to be commended for having published the stratigraphy and architecture of Ramat Raḥel, a hill site located at the outskirts of Jerusalem. The extensive list of loci at the end of this volume is exemplary for the admirable work the team has deployed to understand the complex history of building and rebuilding.” —Lucas Petit Bibliotheca Orientalis

The editors are to be commended for having published the stratigraphy and architecture of Ramat Rahel, a hill site located at the outskirts of Jerusalem. The extensive list of loci at the end of this volume is exemplary for the admirable work the team has deployed to understand the complex history of building and rebuilding. -Lucas Petit, Bibliotheca Orientalis

Author Information

Oded Lipschits is Director of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University. Manfred Oeming is Professor of Old Testament Theology and Vice President of the College for Jewish Studies at the University of Heidelberg. Yuval Gadot is Associate Professor and Chair of the Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University.

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