Integration of Archaeology and Texts
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This volume follows the changes that occurred in central Palestine during the longue duree between the 7th to the 11th centuries. That region offers a unique micro-history of the Islamicate world, providing the opportunity for intensive... more
Consideration is given to how elements of the occult: witchcraft, magic and sorcery may be identified in the archaeological record. Working definitions of occult terminology are established before proceeding to propose a new approach,... more
In this section I will survey some of the solutions to the disappearance of the archaeological synagogues from the period of the Mishnah and Talmud era. There are various suggestions by Archaeologists including the "Spolia" theory. On the... more
The first part of the story of the question of the dating of the Galilean Synagogues and the connection between the Archaeological dating of the famous synagogues and the evidence from the Misnah and Talmud. The similarity between the... more
Intensive concern for the proper observance of the Levitical purity laws was characteristic of various Jewish groups living in Judea during the late Second Temple period. The purity laws, concentrated in the Priestly Code (mostly in Lev... more
Identifying gender ambiguity in historical settings—that is, gender markers among past human societies—can be an elusive endeavor for the modern scholar. Only rarely is it possible to trace aspects of gender ambiguity in ancient texts as... more
Major parts of this article have been expanded and updated in my recent book, At the Intersection of Texts and Material Finds.
This article examines new approaches to investigating the fabric of the Babylonian cities, based on both archaeological and written sources. It focuses on the physical composition of the non-monumental sectors of the city, emphasising the... more
Archaeology is indispensable for understanding the genesis and development of halakhah, Jewish ritual law, and the impact of its observance on the functioning of ancient Jewish societies. Using examples from my own work over the past few... more
A comprehensive new scheme for the spatial organization of the Rēš temple of Hellenistic Uruk is proposed, based on combined study of the archaeological evidence and the contemporary cuneiform sources.
Launch of new journal which explores the use of archaeology and texts in the Mediterranean and Near East
The second volume to Archaeology and Text, an on-line open access journal, is now available at https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/archaeology-and-text/volume-2/. We are encouraging submissions for the next volume, and we are especially... more
One problem with written materials in the Aegean Bronze Age is that they are asked to fulfil a dual interpretative function: on the one hand, we use the content of documents we can read (mostly Linear B, less so Linear A and barely at all... more
See Preface to the second revised edition of At the Intersection of Texts and Material Finds...