Papers/Journal Articles by James Hardin
Articles by James Hardin
Papers by James Hardin
Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 2019
In the Iron Age II period of the southern Levant (1000–586 BCE), most
data for household studies ... more In the Iron Age II period of the southern Levant (1000–586 BCE), most
data for household studies come from four-room or pillared houses.
Tell Halif in southern Israel gives us several examples of the fourroom
pillared house, including the one identified here as the K8
House, from the eighth century. The purpose of this research is to
examine the K8 archaeological remains and add to our
understanding of Iron Age houses and households as reflected in
the patterning of artefacts in the buildings occupied by the
household. Based on the remains preserved in the K8 House, we
can identify a set of activities undertaken regularly inside the
house. It can be demonstrated from Tell Halif’s archaeological
data that, once the specific activities are identified, their
organisation also can be identified. In order to understand how
space functioned in the K8 House at Tell Halif, a spatial analysis of
the archaeological materials was undertaken. Ceramics and
microartefacts discovered on floors and in the covering fill provide
important sources of data serving to identify activities and helping
to assess what type of reductions of the ‘de facto’ refuse may
have taken place. The locations of artefacts in the K8 House help
to identify activity areas within it.
From Near Eastern Archaeology 77 (4) in 2014
Near Eastern Archaeology, Mar 2012
Conference Presentations by James Hardin
Recent excavations at Khirbet Summeily suggest that the site was integrated into an intraregional... more Recent excavations at Khirbet Summeily suggest that the site was integrated into an intraregional and international economic and/or political system. Khirbet Summeily is an Iron Age II site located northwest of Tell el-Hesi, and excavations have revealed an administrative structure with an adjoining ritual space. Current interpretations by the excavators suggest that the structure was utilized as an administrative outpost that engaged in regional exchange networks with possible connections as far as Egypt (based on recovered artifacts). Thus far, the faunal remains have been identified and recorded in the site database, but no further analysis has been conducted. This paper will present preliminary isotopic analysis (carbon, oxygen, and strontium) of the domestic animal teeth (ovicaprines, cattle, and equids) to examine animal diet, mobility, and management patterns. For domestic animals, these are all characteristics that are controlled by those who keep and manage these animals, in this case the administrative center. Here, animal remains are contextualized as indicators of political and economic ties through shared foodways. Given the assessment that Khirbet Summeily is an administrative outpost, this research uses isotopic analysis to consider political and ritual consumption patterns, as well as domestic consumption, during this period.
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Papers/Journal Articles by James Hardin
Articles by James Hardin
Papers by James Hardin
data for household studies come from four-room or pillared houses.
Tell Halif in southern Israel gives us several examples of the fourroom
pillared house, including the one identified here as the K8
House, from the eighth century. The purpose of this research is to
examine the K8 archaeological remains and add to our
understanding of Iron Age houses and households as reflected in
the patterning of artefacts in the buildings occupied by the
household. Based on the remains preserved in the K8 House, we
can identify a set of activities undertaken regularly inside the
house. It can be demonstrated from Tell Halif’s archaeological
data that, once the specific activities are identified, their
organisation also can be identified. In order to understand how
space functioned in the K8 House at Tell Halif, a spatial analysis of
the archaeological materials was undertaken. Ceramics and
microartefacts discovered on floors and in the covering fill provide
important sources of data serving to identify activities and helping
to assess what type of reductions of the ‘de facto’ refuse may
have taken place. The locations of artefacts in the K8 House help
to identify activity areas within it.
Conference Presentations by James Hardin
data for household studies come from four-room or pillared houses.
Tell Halif in southern Israel gives us several examples of the fourroom
pillared house, including the one identified here as the K8
House, from the eighth century. The purpose of this research is to
examine the K8 archaeological remains and add to our
understanding of Iron Age houses and households as reflected in
the patterning of artefacts in the buildings occupied by the
household. Based on the remains preserved in the K8 House, we
can identify a set of activities undertaken regularly inside the
house. It can be demonstrated from Tell Halif’s archaeological
data that, once the specific activities are identified, their
organisation also can be identified. In order to understand how
space functioned in the K8 House at Tell Halif, a spatial analysis of
the archaeological materials was undertaken. Ceramics and
microartefacts discovered on floors and in the covering fill provide
important sources of data serving to identify activities and helping
to assess what type of reductions of the ‘de facto’ refuse may
have taken place. The locations of artefacts in the K8 House help
to identify activity areas within it.