- Jerusalem, Israel
shifra weiss
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Archaeology/Ancient Near East, Graduate Student
- Archaeology, Jerusalem, Syro-Palestinian archaeology, Landscape Archaeology, Roman Archaeology, Classical Archaeology, and 30 moreHistorical Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology, Funerary Archaeology, Experimental Archaeology, Greek Archaeology, Maritime Archaeology, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Egyptian Archaeology, Ceramic Analysis (Archaeology), Rock Art (Archaeology), Mediterranean archaeology, History of Archaeology, Ceramics (Archaeology), Egyptology, Old Kingdom (Egyptology), 25th Dynasty (Egyptology), New Kingdom (Egyptology), Funerary Belief (Egyptology), Ritual and Performance (Egyptology), Middle Kingdom (Egyptology), Egyptology - temple & tomb reliefs, Second Intermediate Period (Egyptology), Egyptian Religion (Egyptology), Religious Texts (Egyptology), Bronze Age Interconnections (Egyptology), Middle Kingdom necropoleis (Egyptology), Kingship (Egyptology), Egyptology, Iconography, 26th Dynasty (Egyptology), and Coffins/Sarcophagi (Egyptology)edit
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A 7th c. BCE agricultural tower was excavated near the fortified site of Khirbet Qeiyafa. The isolated structure was first identified during a site survey conducted in 2009 under the auspices of the Khirbet Qeiyafa Expedition. During the... more
A 7th c. BCE agricultural tower was excavated near the fortified site of Khirbet Qeiyafa. The isolated structure was first identified during a site survey conducted in 2009 under the auspices of the Khirbet Qeiyafa Expedition. During the two final excavations seasons of the site (2012–2013), the structure was excavated and dated to the Iron Age IIC. The topographical location of the tower indicates a lack of strategic importance and it is located near fertile farmland. This, together with the nature of its plan and of the finds unearthed in it indicates that it was an agricultural tower used for watching over farmland during the harvest. Similar towers were identified in regional surveys of the Judean Hills and the Shephelah, and a number of them were excavated and dated to the Iron Age II. Thus, agricultural towers were part of the settlement system of Judah. The tower and the four rosette impressions found in it expand our knowledge of Judah's rural settlement and its administrative system in the 7th c. BCE.
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Area W is located some 100 meters west of the fortifed city of Khirbet Qiyafa. It was occupied in the 7th century BCE.
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This is the first monograph dedicated to the site of Socoh in the Judean Shephelah. Our research was initiated in 2010 as an intensive survey by the Institute of Archaeology, Southern Adventist University, and the Institute of... more
This is the first monograph dedicated to the site of Socoh in the Judean Shephelah. Our research was initiated in 2010 as an intensive survey by the Institute of Archaeology, Southern Adventist University, and the Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The study incorporates historical sources that are listed and analyzed, including the Bible, ancient Near Eastern, Byzantine, and Medieval records. A history of the research conducted over the past 190 years by explorers, geographers, and archaeologists is compiled, before providing the full report on the results of an intensive site survey conducted at Socoh in 2010.
Finally, specialized studies of the finds and a report of recent salvage excavations of burial caves, looted by antiquity robbers nearby, give a state-of-the-art presentation of the latest information known about this important biblical site in southern Judah.
Finally, specialized studies of the finds and a report of recent salvage excavations of burial caves, looted by antiquity robbers nearby, give a state-of-the-art presentation of the latest information known about this important biblical site in southern Judah.
Research Interests: History, Ancient History, Geography, Historical Geography, Archaeology, and 15 moreArchaeology of Ancient Israel, Hebrew Bible, Israel/Palestine, Biblical Studies, Biblical Theology, Syro-Palestinian archaeology, Biblical Archaeology, Ancient Near East, Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East, Biblical Hebrew (Languages And Linguistics), Seventh-day Adventist history, Seventh-day adventist theology, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Lmlk Imagery, and Socoh
This work deals with the Shephelah region during the last century of the Judean Kingdom. The Judean Kingdom suffered a harsh blow by the Assyrian campaign in 701 BCE from which the settlement system in the Shephelah struggled to recover.... more
This work deals with the Shephelah region during the last century of the Judean Kingdom. The Judean Kingdom suffered a harsh blow by the Assyrian campaign in 701 BCE from which the settlement system in the Shephelah struggled to recover. The generally accepted view is that the resettlement of the Judean Shephelah was but a weak insignificant episode that occurred during the last days of the Judean Kingdom and began only after the end of Assyrian influence ~630 BCE. This work reexamines this view in light of new archaeological evidence chiefly from excavations of The Fourth Expedition to Lachish. Throughout the Iron Age Lachish was the largest city in the region, second only to Jerusalem, it is therefore a key site for understanding the general settlement pattern of the district.
Historical and biblical sources as well as previous archaeological excavations and regional surveys are examined in light of results from new excavations and site surveys achieving an updated and balanced view of the resettlement of the Judean Shephelah. The comprehensive analysis of new findings from the Fourth Expedition to Lachish together with the findings of all former expeditions paints a picture of Lachish in the 7th c. BCE as a fully fortified city, largely populated, well managed and with a social hierarchy, that functioned as the administrative center of the region and existed for a substantial time span. This new understanding of Lachish influences our understanding of the entire region following the Assyrian destruction. The Judean Shephelah may not have been as strong and prosperous as in the 8th c. BCE but it can no longer be viewed as a ruined and desolate region.
Historical and biblical sources as well as previous archaeological excavations and regional surveys are examined in light of results from new excavations and site surveys achieving an updated and balanced view of the resettlement of the Judean Shephelah. The comprehensive analysis of new findings from the Fourth Expedition to Lachish together with the findings of all former expeditions paints a picture of Lachish in the 7th c. BCE as a fully fortified city, largely populated, well managed and with a social hierarchy, that functioned as the administrative center of the region and existed for a substantial time span. This new understanding of Lachish influences our understanding of the entire region following the Assyrian destruction. The Judean Shephelah may not have been as strong and prosperous as in the 8th c. BCE but it can no longer be viewed as a ruined and desolate region.