Closing the Gap: New Light on the Rural Settlement in the Shephelah during the Transition between the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age (original) (raw)

2018, New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Region Collected Papers

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The paper investigates the transition in rural settlement patterns in the Shephelah region during the Late Bronze Age to Iron Age transition, focusing on two specific sites: Badd el-Banat and Nahal Nativ. Through excavation findings, the research aims to provide new insights into the architectural and societal developments of these settlements, contributing to a broader understanding of the period's archaeological context and chronological frameworks.

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Davide Nadali, 2020, Area D: stratigraphy and architecture of the “Mountain Lifted Above all (Other) Houses” at Tell Zurghul, ancient Nigin, Iraq

The chapter presents the results of the excavation carried out during the second season of excavations at Tell Zurghul in 2016. Area D is located on the top and South-Western slope of Mound A, that is nearly at the centre of the site. Archaeological evidence, although scanty and poorly preserved due to the heavy erosion of the mound, and written evidence dated to Gudea of Lagaš actually confirm that Mound A is the result of artificial superimposition of strata and buildings dating back at least to the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC; on its top the temple Sirara of the goddess Nanše, celebrated by Gudea in his inscriptions, was built.

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Oriental and European Archaeology