Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Haskel J. Greenfield, Jon Ross, Tina L. Greenfield, Shira Albaz, Sarah J. Richardson, Aren M. Maeir
Summary: The goal of this study is to increase our understanding of the role of ritual in the domestic residences of commoners in early complex societies in the ancient Near East. Most archaeologists have focused on rituals in public areas, but this study explores the role of ritual in everyday life for the majority of the population living in simple domestic residences. The excavations at Tell es-Safi/Gath have provided insights into the nature of household rituals and their importance for early urban society.
Article
Archaeology
Andrew T. Creekmore, Aren M. Maeir
Summary: Research suggests that Philistine urban planning was a gradual process rather than a colonizing imposition, with certain planned features but relatively flexible. The distinguishing feature from other city planning is that the relative location of specialized activities varies in Philistine cities.
Article
Archaeology
Esther Eshel, Tania Notarius, Amit Dagan, Maria Eniukhina, Vanessa Workman, Aren M. Maeir
Summary: This paper presents two alphabet inscriptions from the lower city of Tell es-.Sa. fi/ Gath, one related to wine storage and the other difficult to decipher, providing evidence for the site's significance during the early Iron Age.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
David Eitam
Summary: This article challenges the claim made by Maeir and colleagues that olive oil production was a central aspect of agricultural production in the Tell es-Safi/Gath region during the Iron I and Iron IIA. By analyzing the devices from the Iron Age IIA at Tell es-Safi/Gath, the authors propose an alternative hypothesis that these installations were used for manufacturing perfume instead.
PALESTINE EXPLORATION QUARTERLY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
C. E. Lukens, C. S. Riebe, L. S. Sklar, D. L. Shuster
Summary: Detrital thermochronology has been utilized to measure sediment source elevations in steep mountain catchments. By analyzing sediment of different sizes, researchers have found that certain sizes are predominantly sourced from higher elevations while others are sourced from lower elevations, highlighting the complex nature of sediment production and evolution.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE
(2023)
Article
Archaeology
Liora Kolska Horwitz, Maria Eniukhina, Ron Kehati, Iris Groman-Yaroslavski, Aren M. Maeir
Summary: The manufacture and use of bone tools date back to ancient times, with early examples found in Africa during the Lower Paleolithic period. Bone tools were used alongside stone and metal tools throughout history and are still valued even in recent times.
NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Francisco Antonio Balcorta Yepez, Montserrat Alavez Ortuzar, Zulema Berenice Flores Montes de Oca, Miguel Angel Martinez-Carrillo, Corina Solis, Maria Rodriguez-Ceja, Maria Esther Ortiz
Summary: The Mexico City Basin has had exceptional plant and animal diversity since ancient times due to its varied orography and benign climate, attracting diverse human groups and hiding a rich and varied cultural heritage underground. The Archaeological Rescue Department works to preserve cultural heritage, review archaeological studies, and expand archaeological information with new findings in the basin.
Article
Archaeology
Shira Albaz, Haskel J. Greenfield, Tina L. Greenfield, Annie Brown, Itzhaq Shai, Aren M. Maeir
Summary: This study examines gaming behavior in the early Bronze Age society in southern Levant, focusing on the evidence of game boards and pieces discovered in the excavations of Tell es-Safi/Gath. It analyzes the social and cultural relationships reflected in these games, explores the origins of the 'Senet/30 Houses' game, and investigates the appropriation of foreign cultural aspects in Early Bronze Age Canaan.
PALESTINE EXPLORATION QUARTERLY
(2023)
Article
Archaeology
Suembikya Frumin, Yoel Melamed, Aren M. Maeir, Haskel J. Greenfield, Ehud Weiss
Summary: This study provides direct botanical evidence for the structural patterns of an intensive localized agro-pastoral economy at an Early Bronze Age settlement, while also shedding light on rare yet continuous long-distance plant dispersal and human mobility within the southern Levant.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Archaeology
Eythan Levy, Israel Finkelstein, Mario A. S. Martin, Eli Piasetzky
Summary: This paper addresses the question of the date of appearance of Philistine Bichrome pottery at Megiddo and presents the results obtained using a new computational approach.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Marie-Gabrielle Durier, Alexandre Girard-Muscagorry, Christine Hatte, Tiphaine Fabris, Cyrille Foasso, Witold Nowik, Stephane Vaiedelich
Summary: The Qiulai qin, an ancient table zither rediscovered in Paris, is one of the oldest qin instruments in European collections with exceptional conservation status. Through a comprehensive study, it was found that the materials and manufacturing practices of this instrument align closely with traditional techniques mentioned in early Qing dynasty qin treatises and poems, confirming its likely origin in the late 17th century.
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Archaeology
Louise A. Hitchcock
Summary: This contribution aims to explore the history and function of a rectangular structure in modern Israel through a building biography, highlighting its construction history, style, and significance.
JOURNAL OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
Svetlana Venelinova, Corina Anca Simion, Doru Gheorghe Pacesila
Summary: The aim of this research is to study the complex stratigraphy and cultural history of the prehistoric site in Ivanovo, Bulgaria. Conventional research methods such as observations and radiocarbon dating were used to understand the chronological succession of two superimposed buildings. The use of the OxCal program allowed for the selection and combination of reliable radiocarbon data.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Architecture
Martin Bridge, Luke Bonwick, Martin Davies, David Pearce
Summary: Post mills are a distinctive type of windmill with a long history in England. By analyzing the dendrochronological data and other evidence from 15 of these mills, it is possible to understand their individual histories. Scientific timber-dating methods can corroborate historical narratives from other sources and shed light on previously unknown stages in the structure's history.
VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
(2023)
Article
Archaeology
Sebastian J. Pfeifer
Summary: The transition from the late Pleniglacial to the Lateglacial in Central Europe resulted in significant changes in the lifestyle of hunter-gatherers. This cultural shift, influenced by climate and environmental changes, marked the end of the Late Upper Palaeolithic represented by the Magdalenian and the beginning of the Final Palaeolithic represented by the Federmesser-Gruppen. However, there is still limited understanding of the changes in osseous projectile weaponry during this period.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kent D. Fowler, Jon Ross, Elizabeth Walker, Christian Barritt-Cleary, Haskel J. Greenfield, Aren M. Maeir
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Montserrat Sanz, Joan Daura, Dan Cabanes, Natalia Eguez, Angel Carrancho, Ernestina Badal, Pedro Souto, Filipa Rodrigues, Joao Zilhao
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
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Anthropology
Aitor Burguet-Coca, Ana Polo-Diaz, Jorge Martinez-Moreno, Alfonso Benito-Calvo, Ethel Allue, Rafael Mora, Dan Cabanes
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Geography, Physical
Joan Daura, Montserrat Sanz, Martina Demuro, Lee J. Arnold, Ana Maria Costa, Joao Moreno, Maria da Conceicao Freitas, Vera Lopes, Natalia Eguez, Dirk L. Hoffmann, Alexa Benson, Dan Cabanes, Joan Garcia-Targa, Josep Maria Fullola
Summary: The study provides a comprehensive chronological framework for the Cova del Gegant site using multiple radiometric dating techniques, sedimentological and micromorphological analyses, and Bayesian modeling. The results divide the sequence into three sections covering the Middle Palaeolithic, Chatelperronian/Aurignacian, and Late Aurignacian/Gravettian periods. The chronological framework aligns with that reported for other Middle and Upper Palaeolithic sites in northeastern Iberian Peninsula, indicating successive human occupation coinciding with global cooling and lowering sea levels.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Archaeology
Elise Jakoby Laugier, Jesse Casana, Claudia Glatz, Salih Mohammed Sameen, Dan Cabanes
Summary: Understanding everyday agro-pastoral practices is crucial for reconstructing ancient societies. This study in Iraq utilized phytoliths and spectroscopy to analyze dung-rich sediments from a Kassite site, revealing insights into a closely linked local agro-pastoral economy during the Bronze Age.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Archaeology
Andrew T. Creekmore, Aren M. Maeir
Summary: Research suggests that Philistine urban planning was a gradual process rather than a colonizing imposition, with certain planned features but relatively flexible. The distinguishing feature from other city planning is that the relative location of specialized activities varies in Philistine cities.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elise Jakoby Laugier, Jesse Casana, Dan Cabanes
Summary: Multi-cropping played a vital role in supplying large population centers in ancient Eurasia. The introduction of summer grains, such as millet, from Africa and East Asia allowed reliable cultivation of grain, fodder, or forage during the dry summer months in Southwest Asia. New micro-botanical evidence suggests that the cultivation of millet in Mesopotamia may have been more widespread and earlier than previously thought, indicating a link to the early Eurasian food globalization. The findings provide important antecedents to the agricultural intensification in the first millennium BCE.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
Shira Albaz, Haskel J. Greenfield, Tina L. Greenfield, Annie Brown, Itzhaq Shai, Aren M. Maeir
Summary: This study examines gaming behavior in the early Bronze Age society in southern Levant, focusing on the evidence of game boards and pieces discovered in the excavations of Tell es-Safi/Gath. It analyzes the social and cultural relationships reflected in these games, explores the origins of the 'Senet/30 Houses' game, and investigates the appropriation of foreign cultural aspects in Early Bronze Age Canaan.
PALESTINE EXPLORATION QUARTERLY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Archaeology
Louise A. Hitchcock
JOURNAL OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Haskel J. Greenfield, Jon Ross, Tina L. Greenfield, Shira Albaz, Sarah J. Richardson, Aren M. Maeir
Summary: The goal of this study is to increase our understanding of the role of ritual in the domestic residences of commoners in early complex societies in the ancient Near East. Most archaeologists have focused on rituals in public areas, but this study explores the role of ritual in everyday life for the majority of the population living in simple domestic residences. The excavations at Tell es-Safi/Gath have provided insights into the nature of household rituals and their importance for early urban society.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yoav Vaknin, Ron Shaar, Oded Lipschits, Amihai Mazar, Aren M. Maeir, Yosef Garfinkel, Liora Freud, Avraham Faust, Ron E. Tappy, Igor Kreimerman, Saar Ganor, Karen Covello-Paran, Omer Sergi, Zeev Herzog, Rami Arav, Zvi Lederman, Stefan Munger, Alexander Fantalkin, Seymour Gitin, Erez Ben-Yosef
Summary: This study synchronizes historically dated chronological anchors and destruction layers and artifacts using the ancient geomagnetic field, resolving chronological debates regarding the campaigns against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, the relationship between the two kingdoms, and their administrations.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
Louise A. Hitchcock
Summary: This contribution aims to explore the history and function of a rectangular structure in modern Israel through a building biography, highlighting its construction history, style, and significance.
JOURNAL OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
Aren M. Maeir, Eric L. Welch, Maria Eniukhina
Summary: This paper discusses olive production in Philistia and the Shephelah during the Iron Age, highlighting the need to revise previous conclusions. Recent archaeological finds suggest that olive oil production began in the region as early as the Iron I and Iron IIA, and that the Kingdom of Judah was involved in olive oil production in the eastern Shephelah during the 7th century BCE.
PALESTINE EXPLORATION QUARTERLY
(2021)
Article
Archaeology
Vanessa Workman, Aren M. Maeir, Amit Dagan, Johanna Regev, Elisabetta Boaretto, Adi Eliyahu-Behar
TEL AVIV-JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
(2020)
Article
Biology
Tzemach Aouizerat, Aren M. Maeir, Yitzhak Paz, Yuval Gadot, Amir Szitenberg, Sivan Alkalay-Oren, Shunit Coppenhagen-Glazer, Michael Klutstein, Ronen Hazan