MA Thesis submitted to the Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2022
Herodium, which was one of King Herod's important construction sites, is one of the most importan... more Herodium, which was one of King Herod's important construction sites, is one of the most important key sites in the Land of Israel from the Early Roman period (37 BC -135 CE) and was inhabited almost continuously throughout this period. The site, which has been excavated and researched by various expeditions since the 1960s, yielded a wealth of small finds, reflecting various aspects of daily life in Judea of that time. Among the small finds from the site stands out the rich finds of stone vessels. The present study encompasses most of the stone vessels found in the excavations of the various expeditions that worked at the site from 1968 (Forster, Netzer, Porat, Kalman and Chachi), both at the upper site (Mountain Fortress Palace - Area H) and both at the lower site (Lower Herodium โ Area B).
Excavations in the Giv'ati Parking Lot in Jerusalem uncovered extensive architectural remains dat... more Excavations in the Giv'ati Parking Lot in Jerusalem uncovered extensive architectural remains dating from the Iron Age to the Early Islamic period, the latest dating to the Abbasid period. The remains from the Abbasid period comprise a large commercial area where a metal industry operated. This paper presents an Abbasid-period stone mold for casting metal artifacts engraved with an Arabic inscription, whose purpose and meaning are discussed by the authors based on parallels from material finds and written sources.
A salvage excavation on the southern part of Mount Zion uncovered building remains dating from th... more A salvage excavation on the southern part of Mount Zion uncovered building remains dating from the Byzantine period. A bilingual Greek-Georgian mosaic inscription was discovered in one of the rooms of the building complex. Based on this finding, and in light of the early written sources, the author proposes to identify the building with the Monastery of the Iberians.
The bayonet found in Khirbet Sheikh Saโad
belongs to a series issued by the German arms
company โ... more The bayonet found in Khirbet Sheikh Saโad belongs to a series issued by the German arms company โMauserโ in 1890. Bayonets of this type were common in the Ottoman army during the First World War. Based on the archaeological finds and the historical information regarding the battles in the area, it seems that the hill on which the site is located served as one of the Ottoman armyโs strongholds in the eastern part of the Ottoman defense system along the Yarkon River. The site was taken on the night between the 20th and 21st of December 1917, in a campaign led by the 4th Battalion of the 155th Division of the British 52nd Brigade
Uziel J., Gadot Y., Zelinger Y., Peleg-Barkat O. and Gutfeld O. (eds.), New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Region โ Collected Papers, 2018
MA Thesis submitted to the Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2022
Herodium, which was one of King Herod's important construction sites, is one of the most importan... more Herodium, which was one of King Herod's important construction sites, is one of the most important key sites in the Land of Israel from the Early Roman period (37 BC -135 CE) and was inhabited almost continuously throughout this period. The site, which has been excavated and researched by various expeditions since the 1960s, yielded a wealth of small finds, reflecting various aspects of daily life in Judea of that time. Among the small finds from the site stands out the rich finds of stone vessels. The present study encompasses most of the stone vessels found in the excavations of the various expeditions that worked at the site from 1968 (Forster, Netzer, Porat, Kalman and Chachi), both at the upper site (Mountain Fortress Palace - Area H) and both at the lower site (Lower Herodium โ Area B).
Excavations in the Giv'ati Parking Lot in Jerusalem uncovered extensive architectural remains dat... more Excavations in the Giv'ati Parking Lot in Jerusalem uncovered extensive architectural remains dating from the Iron Age to the Early Islamic period, the latest dating to the Abbasid period. The remains from the Abbasid period comprise a large commercial area where a metal industry operated. This paper presents an Abbasid-period stone mold for casting metal artifacts engraved with an Arabic inscription, whose purpose and meaning are discussed by the authors based on parallels from material finds and written sources.
A salvage excavation on the southern part of Mount Zion uncovered building remains dating from th... more A salvage excavation on the southern part of Mount Zion uncovered building remains dating from the Byzantine period. A bilingual Greek-Georgian mosaic inscription was discovered in one of the rooms of the building complex. Based on this finding, and in light of the early written sources, the author proposes to identify the building with the Monastery of the Iberians.
The bayonet found in Khirbet Sheikh Saโad
belongs to a series issued by the German arms
company โ... more The bayonet found in Khirbet Sheikh Saโad belongs to a series issued by the German arms company โMauserโ in 1890. Bayonets of this type were common in the Ottoman army during the First World War. Based on the archaeological finds and the historical information regarding the battles in the area, it seems that the hill on which the site is located served as one of the Ottoman armyโs strongholds in the eastern part of the Ottoman defense system along the Yarkon River. The site was taken on the night between the 20th and 21st of December 1917, in a campaign led by the 4th Battalion of the 155th Division of the British 52nd Brigade
Uziel J., Gadot Y., Zelinger Y., Peleg-Barkat O. and Gutfeld O. (eds.), New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Region โ Collected Papers, 2018
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wealth of small finds, reflecting various aspects of daily life in Judea of that time.
Among the small finds from the site stands out the rich finds of stone vessels. The present study encompasses most of the stone vessels found in the excavations of the various expeditions that worked at the site from 1968 (Forster, Netzer, Porat, Kalman and Chachi), both at the upper site (Mountain Fortress Palace - Area H) and both at the lower site (Lower Herodium โ Area B).
belongs to a series issued by the German arms
company โMauserโ in 1890. Bayonets of this type
were common in the Ottoman army during the
First World War. Based on the archaeological
finds and the historical information regarding the
battles in the area, it seems that the hill on which
the site is located served as one of the Ottoman
armyโs strongholds in the eastern part of the
Ottoman defense system along the Yarkon River.
The site was taken on the night between the 20th
and 21st of December 1917, in a campaign led
by the 4th Battalion of the 155th Division of the
British 52nd Brigade
ืชืฉืค"ื
ืืืชืคืชืืืช ืืขืืจืื ืืช ืืืขืจื ืืืจ ืืืืช/ ืื ืืืจื ื-ืฉืจืืฃ: ืืื ืืืคืืจืืช ืจืืืช ืืืืชื
ืืชืื ื' ืืืื ืืจ, ื' ืคืื-ืืจืงืช, ื' ืขืืืืื ืื' ืืืืช, ืขืืจืืื. ืืืืืฉืื ืืืจืืืืืืืืื ืฉื ืืจืืฉืืื ืืกืืืืืชืื: ืงืืืฅ
ืืืงืจืื ืื. ืืจืืฉืืื. ืขื' 231 โ 247 .
wealth of small finds, reflecting various aspects of daily life in Judea of that time.
Among the small finds from the site stands out the rich finds of stone vessels. The present study encompasses most of the stone vessels found in the excavations of the various expeditions that worked at the site from 1968 (Forster, Netzer, Porat, Kalman and Chachi), both at the upper site (Mountain Fortress Palace - Area H) and both at the lower site (Lower Herodium โ Area B).
belongs to a series issued by the German arms
company โMauserโ in 1890. Bayonets of this type
were common in the Ottoman army during the
First World War. Based on the archaeological
finds and the historical information regarding the
battles in the area, it seems that the hill on which
the site is located served as one of the Ottoman
armyโs strongholds in the eastern part of the
Ottoman defense system along the Yarkon River.
The site was taken on the night between the 20th
and 21st of December 1917, in a campaign led
by the 4th Battalion of the 155th Division of the
British 52nd Brigade
ืชืฉืค"ื
ืืืชืคืชืืืช ืืขืืจืื ืืช ืืืขืจื ืืืจ ืืืืช/ ืื ืืืจื ื-ืฉืจืืฃ: ืืื ืืืคืืจืืช ืจืืืช ืืืืชื
ืืชืื ื' ืืืื ืืจ, ื' ืคืื-ืืจืงืช, ื' ืขืืืืื ืื' ืืืืช, ืขืืจืืื. ืืืืืฉืื ืืืจืืืืืืืืื ืฉื ืืจืืฉืืื ืืกืืืืืชืื: ืงืืืฅ
ืืืงืจืื ืื. ืืจืืฉืืื. ืขื' 231 โ 247 .