Excavations at Kiriath-jearim, 2019: Preliminary Report. (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Finkelstein, Israel; Römer, Thomas; Nicolle, Christophe; Dunseth, Zachary C.; Kleiman, Assaf; Mas, Juliette; Porat, Naomi; Walzer, Naama
• Is Part Of: Tel Aviv. Volume 48:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 47
• Page End: 72
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Kiriath-jearim -- Deir el-ʿAzar -- Northern Kingdom -- Jeroboam II -- Ark Narrative -- Ptolemaic period -- Seleucid period -- Roman Legion; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel -- Periodicals; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Middle East -- Periodicals; Israel -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Middle East -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622 -- Periodicals; 933
• DOI: 10.1080/03344355.2021.1904680
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0334-4355

Abstract

Abstract : In this article we report the results of the second season of excavations at Kiriath-jearim (Deir el-ʿAzar). The following topics are emphasized: layout and date of the supposed monumental Iron IIB summit compound; nature of the Iron IIC settlement; date of the Hellenistic fortification; characteristics of the Early Roman period activity. An archaeo-historical analysis follows the presentation of the new data, including updates on past interpretations.