Bet Yerah. Volume III; Hellenistic philoteria and Islamic al-Sinnabra, the 1933�1986 and 2007�2013 excavations

Author

Deadle; Taufik ; Tal; Oren ; Greenberg; Raphael

Year

2017

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority / ____ _______

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-9-65406-646-4

Link

Last Update

03-Sep-2024

Keywords

Archaeology

Description

This, the third and final volume of reports dedicated to the publication of the 1933–1986 excavations at Khirbat al-Karak (Kh. Kerak)/Tel Bet Yeraḥ, describes the contiguous Hellenistic and Early Islamic remains excavated in the northern and southern parts of the site. These form an important component in the history of occupation on the mound and make a significant contribution to the archaeology of both periods. Their identification at the site in fact predates that of the Bronze Age remains: Eleazar Sukenik, who was asked to visit the road cut through ‘the Kerak’ in 1921, was the first to note...