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Papers by Martin Peilstöcker

Ancient Near Eastern Studies 57: 189-257, 2020

A contextual examination of the unpublished excavations from Area A in Jaffa, Israel has yielded ... more A contextual examination of the unpublished excavations from Area A in Jaffa, Israel has yielded important new insights into the phases of occupation at the site dating to the Persian and Hellenistic periods. The analysis of the stratigraphic sequence from the excavation records of Jacob Kaplan (1970–1974), combined with targeted new excavations and analysis by the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project (JCHP) (2014–2016) have revised the preliminary interpretations of Jacob Kaplan and yielded new insights into the Persian and Hellenistic-period phases of Area A at Jaffa. As such, four distinct phases can be elucidated, revealing patterns of domestic, economic and industrial activities within the area.

The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 2, Nov 2017

Burke, Aaron A., Shelley Wachsmann, Simona Avnaim-Katav, Richard K. Dunn, Krister Kowalski, Georg... more Burke, Aaron A., Shelley Wachsmann, Simona Avnaim-Katav, Richard K. Dunn, Krister Kowalski, George A. Pierce, and Martin Peilstöcker. 2017. Jaffa’s Ancient Inland Harbor: Historical, Cartographic, and Geomorphological Data. In The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 2, edited by A. A. Burke, K. S. Burke, and M. Peilstöcker, pp. 89–110. The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project 2. Monumenta Archaeologica 41, A. A. Burke and M. Peilstöcker, eds., Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, Los Angeles, California.

This initial study in the Ioppa Maritima intiative, was conducted in connection with the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project in 2014. Through written, iconographic, and geomorphological sources it addresses the potential for identifying the Bronze and Iron Age anchorage to the east of Tel Yafo in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.

History and Archaeology of Jaffa 2, 2017

Review of the research activities of The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project from 2007 to 2016.

The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 2, 2017

Introduction to The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 2 with reference to volume's contents and th... more Introduction to The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 2 with reference to volume's contents and their place in addressing themes in the archaeology and history of Jaffa.

Levant, Jan 1, 2003

... Eli Yannai, Amir Gorzalczany and Martin Peilstöcker ... The maffic raw material was most like... more ... Eli Yannai, Amir Gorzalczany and Martin Peilstöcker ... The maffic raw material was most likely dragged from basaltic Pliocene outcrops of volcanic material in the sur-roundings of the Nahral-Kabir, on the present Syrian – Lebanese border (Sanlaville 1977, 24; 281, fig. 97). ...

In 2009 the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project undertook a pilot-project excavation within the soon-... more In 2009 the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project undertook a pilot-project excavation within the soon-to-be-renovated visitor’s centre in Qedumim Square. These excavations were intended to clarify stratigraphic questions within area C of Jacob Kaplan’s excavations (1961, 1965) and to lay the groundwork for future excavations by the project which was founded in 2007 as a partnership between UCLA and the Israel Antiquities Authority. Along with achieving these goals, the excavations exposed one of the best preserved examples of Hellenistic architecture in the southern Levant and confirmed the employment of a Hippodamian-style town plan from as early as the late Persian period.

Jaffa: Tor zum Heiligen Land, 2013

The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 1, edited by M. Peilstöcker and A. A. Burke. The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project 1. Monumenta Archaeologica 26, A. A. Burke and M. Peilstöcker, general eds., 2011

This article is the introductory article to the volume edited by the authors. As such it makes re... more This article is the introductory article to the volume edited by the authors. As such it makes reference to the contents of the volume, while providing an overview of the project, which was established in 2007, and outlining the historical and archaeological problems that will be investigated, as well as the methods used and various other aspects inherent to an urban archaeological research project such as this.

Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 2013

Books by Martin Peilstöcker

The Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project series, Vol. 2, Nov 2017

Since 2007, the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project has endeavored to bring to light the vast archaeo... more Since 2007, the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project has endeavored to bring to light the vast archaeological and historical record of the site of Jaffa in Israel. Continuing the effort begun with The History and Archaeology of Jaffa 1, this volume is a collection of independent studies and final reports on various excavations. These include: overviews of archaeological research in Jaffa, historical and archaeological studies of Medieval and Ottoman Jaffa, reports on excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority at both the Postal Compound between 2009 and 2011 and at the Armenian Compound in 2006 and 2007, and studies of the excavations of Jacob Kaplan and Haya Ritter-Kaplan in Jaffa on behalf of the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums from 1955 to 1974.

In 2007 the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project (JCHP) was established as a joint research endeavor o... more In 2007 the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project (JCHP) was established as a joint research endeavor of the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Among the project’s diverse aims is the publication of numerous excavations conducted in Jaffa since 1948 under the auspices of various governmental and research institutions such as the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums and its successor the Israel Antiquities Authority, as well as the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project. This, the first volume in the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project series, lays the groundwork for this initiative. Part I provides the historical, economic, and legal context for the JCHP’s development, while outlining its objectives and the unique opportunities that Jaffa offers researchers. The history of Jaffa and its region, and the major episodes of cultural change that affected the site and region are explored through a series of articles in Part II, including an illustrated discussion of historical maps of Jaffa from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Recent archaeological discoveries from Jaffa are included in Part III, while Part IV provides a first glimpse of the JCHP’s efforts to publish the Jacob Kaplan and Haya Ritter-Kaplan legacy from Jaffa. Together the twenty-five contributions to this work constitute the first major book-length publication to address the archaeology of Jaffa in more than sixty years since excavations were initiated at the site.

This catalog was published in connection with the exhibition “Jaffa: Tor zum Heiligen Land” (Gate... more This catalog was published in connection with the exhibition “Jaffa: Tor zum Heiligen Land” (Gate to the Holy Land) at the Bibelhaus Museum in Frankfurt, Germany from September 27, 2013 to May 18, 2014. The volume consists of 21 articles spanning historical and archaeological subjects from the Late Bronze Age to the Ottoman Period (ca. 1500 B.C. to 1917). The volume includes a catalog describing the 135 items displayed in the exhibit from excavations in Jaffa by the late Jacob Kaplan, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and the most recent excavations by the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project, as well as a horde of gold Fatimid coins found in a Crusader contexts from Apollonia-Arsuf in 2012.

Conference Presentations by Martin Peilstöcker

In 2008 the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project, under the auspices of the University of California, ... more In 2008 the Jaffa Cultural Heritage Project, under the auspices of the University of California, Los Angeles, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and Mainz University, inaugurated a program of research excavations in the vicinity of the Kikkar HaQedumim visitor’s center, formerly Area C of Jacob Kaplan’s 1960s excavations. The renewed excavations are intended to provide further clarity regarding the stratigraphy in this area and to build upon the results provided by one of Kaplan’s largest excavation fields. This data is crucial to the projects efforts to publish the pre-Hellenistic remains of Jacob Kaplan’s excavations in Jaffa, as well as useful for shedding light on the character of Jaffa’s earliest settlement during the Middle Bronze Age. This paper will present the results of this season’s excavations, their significance with respect to our understanding of Jaffa’s settlement history, and illustrate how this undertaking supports the project’s various initiatives.