Archeology of Palestine Research Papers (original) (raw)

2025

Prof. Joh. de Groot (1886-1942) was een prominent vertegenwoordiger van de zogeheten ethische richting in de Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk in de vooroorlogse decennia. Van het brede midden van de ‘volkskerk’ is het beeld best wel wazig. Dit... more

2025, Ориенталистика

Аннотация. Книга Л. А. Беляева «Византийский Иерихон» является публикацией четырех сезонов раскопок первой российской экспедиции в Южном Леванте. Однако это не просто обычный археологический отчет, но и обзор истории российского присутствия в регионе и российских археологических исследований от их начала в XIX веке до наших дней. Благодаря комплексному и мультидисциплинарному подходу автора, издание содержит очерк археологии и топографии Иерихонского оазиса, также и описание реставрационных работ.

2023, WIT transactions on state-of-the-art in science and engineering

Despite the difficult situation in West bank, the Palestinians were able to, during the last three decades, preserve a huge part of their architectural heritage. This is mainly due to the notion that this issue was considered as an essential part of the struggle against occupation and necessary to preserve their identity. This paper will concentrate mainly on the conservation efforts and experience in West bank, Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. It covers not only examples from major cities but also some important ones in the villages. Due to the special situation of being occupation, and the absence of a central authority responsible for heritage conservation, several entities were established and became involved in conservation, with diverse goals and approaches. Although it started during the last three decades, the Palestinian experience in conservation has received international recognition for some distinguished successful examples. It became in some cases a good reference for others outside Palestine. The main goal of this paper is to present the Palestinian experiment in conservation and to highlight the reasons behind the successful examples and find out the obstacles and difficulties in other cases. It shows that for the Palestinians preserving the architectural heritage became a part of their cultural resistance and efforts to maintain their national identity. This paper depends on a descriptive method based on publications and some site visits, in addition to direct contact with major institutions involved in heritage conservation in Palestine.

2023, Российская археология

At the end of the 19th century, one of the Russian photographers took pictures of items collected on the site which Father Joasaph bought in 1883. Later, the area was transferred to the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society. Now it houses the Museum and Park Complex that belongs to the Russian Federation. An analysis of ceramic objects in one of the photographs was published earlier. This article discusses the second picture, which contains objects made of bronze and iron. Their analysis made it possible to identify the liturgical function of a significant part of the objects: an incense burner on chains, high stands – candelabra for oil lamps (3 items) and one such lamp; a fragment of a libation vessel shaped as a dog. One item shown in the photo remained unattributed despite numerous consultations. In general, the composition of the finds supports the authors’ assessment of the site as belonging to a Christian community, possibly a monastery or a pilgrimage home.

2022, Atiqot 99

Ten squares were excavated in four areas (A–D) at Miska, revealing a long and detailed stratigraphic sequence, from the Late Roman to the late Ottoman periods. In Area A, a large refuse pit was revealed, containing a considerable amount of glass shards and debris of a glass furnace, dating from the Late Roman–Byzantine periods. Glass production was an important activity in the region of Miska, likely related to the local availability of sand and fuel. Miska served as a station in the Roman road system, which expanded during the Byzantine period, with the Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and eventually inherited by the Muslim authorities of the region. The existence of a good road system connecting the coastal and the inland settlements would have been an important prerequisite for the local development of a glass industry, as for the transportation of other goods.

2022, WIT Transactions on The Built Environment

Throne villages, Palestinian villages known for the political or military power of their local leaders, gained the name from having their own separate administrations. Located strategically in the central mountains of Palestine, such as the mountains of Jerusalem, Hebron and Nablus, Throne villages were well known for their defensive architecture and fortresses, especially during the latter half of Ottoman rule in the 18th and 19th centuries. The purpose of this research is to design a strategic work plan to revive and reuse these architectural sites, in order to achieve a plan for the sites economic and cultural sustainability. In this paper, we analysed the defensive reasoning, architectural characteristics, functions and internal spaces of the Throne villages' palaces and fortresses. We discuss two case studies of the Throne villages architecture: the Barqawi Fortress in Shoufa village, and Al-Jayyousi Palace in Kour Village, Tulkarm. We present an evaluating study of the restoration projects for both architectural sites, the effects on each site, followed by an analytical study of the causes for its current conditions. Our research methodology depended on the historical documentation, on reviewing the previous studies and historical background, investigation, site visits, and personal interviews with representatives from the Throne village families. This paper concludes with proposed design strategies for the strategic work plan, to be able to revive and reuse these architectural sites, and suggests how it could be applied.

2022, WIT Transactions on The Built Environment

2021, WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

2021

The starting point of the article is to explain the reasons why Megiddo was one of the most important Canaanite cities in the northern Palestine, as well as the presentation of scientific proposals explaining the etymology and meaning of its name. In this context, considerations regarding the Bible narration associated with Megiddo and references to it contained in extra- -biblical sources are included. The second part of the article presents an outline of the history of archaeological research in Tel Megiddo, which is the starting point for presenting the history of biblical Megiddo in the light of the results of these studies. The article presents various, often contradictory, views of researchers on the history of Megiddo based primarily on the analysis of archaeological data, from the Neolithic, through the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Ages to the Iron Age.

2020

ВЕСТНИК РФФИ. Гуманитарные и общественные науки, №2. 2019: 51-64

2018

Дахи в VII-II вв. до н.э. // Балахванцев А.С. Политическая история ранней Парфии. М., 2017. Цветная вклейка между С. 80-81

2017

Der Teil el-M ilh (Tel M alhätä, map.ref. 1525.0696) liegt am Zusammenfluß des Wädi el-Milh mit dem Wädi BTr es-S eh d bzw. Wädi el-M säs. Er kontrollierte den östlichen Zugang in die Bucht von Beerseba und damit sowohl den mittleren Abschnitt der Ost-West-Verbindung, die aus dem südlichen Transjordanien über die 'Araba ans Mittelmeer führte, als auch die Straße, die von Hebron über Arad und Aroer I ffirb et 'A rara) weiter nach Süden führte. Am Fuß des Hügels liegt ein wasserreicher Brunnen, der noch heute den Beduinen zur Wasserversorgung dient; ein Teil des Hügels wird von ihnen als Friedhof benutzt. E. R o b in so n und E. Sm it h 1 waren die ersten, die im 19. Jahrhundert den Teil el-M ilh aufsuchten; dabei identifizierten sie die südlich des teil liegenden Reste mit Molada bzw. Malatha. Ihnen folgen u.a. H. B. Tristam2, V.

2015

This article published in Minerva Magazine, November/ December 2007 introduces 12 years of archeological research in Palestine, since the re-establishment of the Palestinian Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage in 1994.

2015

This article presents an account of the first four years in the history of the new Department of Antiquities in Palestine, following the transfer of authorities to the Palestinian side. It was published in a special volume of the French journal “Dossier d’ Archeologie, N. 240-Januv/Fev.1999, dedicated to Palestinian archeology, four years after the re-establishment of the Department. This volume, coordinated by H. Taha, A. Beschaouch and P. Donceel-Voute documents the revival of the Palestinian Department of Antiquities in 1994, following the Palestinian-Israeli Interim Agreement and its activities in institutional buildings, training, excavations, restoration and international cooperation.

2015

The area over which the Palestinian Department of Antiquities has responsibility contains thousands of archaeological sites, distributed over the whole territory and ranging in date from the Paleolithic period to modern times. No area is without such sites, reflecting the cultural wealth and diversity of the land. Systematic archeological excavations in Palestine began at the end of the 19th century, yielding vast quantities of archaeological artifacts. Immediately upon the formation of the new Department of Antiquities began attending to the urgent tasks of building the museum sector.

2015

Archeological Heritage in Palestine: The Combat against Looting Palestine represents a severe case of systematic plunder of its archeological sites, illicit trade and... more

2015

The village of ‘Abud is located ca. 30 km northwest of Jerusalem, lying on the principal Roman road via Jifna (Gophna) to Ras el-‘Ain (Antiparis). Archeological surveys have revealed a long history of occupation, stretching from the Hellenistic-Roman period to the present. The site was identified with Casale Santa Maria of the Crusader period and was mentioned several times in the Frankish and Arab sources. The Church of St. Mary is located in the centre of the of the old village. The first church was built during in the Byzantine period (5th century AD). An Aramaic inscription found n the vault of the south aisle indicates that it had been rebuilt in 1058, during the Fatimid period. In 1997 a salvage excavation was carried out at the site on behalf of the Palestinian Department of Antiquities. The salvage excavation uncovered the northern wing of the Byzantine church superimposed by a cemetery of 22 cist tombs dating to the medieval period.

2015

The village of 'Asira esh-Shamaliya, the birthplace of Dr. Moawiyia Ibrahim, is located on a hill slope, 6 km north of Nablus. The name was identified with Hazeroth (Haserot), of the Samaria Ostraca, dated to the eighth century BC. Some scholars identified the site with Asor, Esora of the classical period. It was mentioned in the medieval sources with Azere as part of the territory of Neaplis. In the Ottoman dafters
of late 16th century the village was fiscally part of Nahiya Jabal Sami a district in Liwa Nablus. In some travelers records the city was indicated with the name 'Asiret el-Hatab, meaning the 'Asira of timber. The city was famed as a main centre in olive oil production.
Archeological surveys in the village indicate that 'Asira esh-Shamaliya was occupied during the Iron Age I, Iron Age II, Late Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Crusader, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman periods. The historic core of the village is composed of a series of residential quarters. A series of tombs were excavated in the village in 1997 and 2007 on behalf of the Palestinian Department of Antiquities, furnishing a primary source on the cultural history of the village.