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This article is a response to controversies that have arisen from the discovery of four coins inside two Jewish tombs of the Second Temple period at Jericho and their relation to Jewish burial customs of the period. The Jericho coins have... more
This article is a response to controversies that have arisen from the discovery of four coins inside two Jewish tombs of the Second Temple period at Jericho and their relation to Jewish burial customs of the period. The Jericho coins have been cited as evidence that the placement of coins over the deceased's eyes was a prevalent Jewish burial custom of the first century A.D. This unfounded belief has been used by some to support their claims that the images of objects appearing over the eyes on the Shroud of Turin are coins. We do not wish to enter into a discussion regarding the shroud and its authenticity – this will be left to believers and scientists now examining the shroud. Instead it is our intention to present for the first time a detailed description of the coins found in the Jericho cemetery, followed by a discussion of the important literature on the coin-on-eye custom. Finally, we will summarize the archaeological evidence for and against the existence of such a burial custom during the first century A.D.
This article summarizes the results of the excavation of a monumental Roman period (1st century CE) tomb in the Second Temple period Jewish cemetery in Jericho. The multiple inscriptions in Greek and Hebrew on stone ossuaries allowed the... more
This article summarizes the results of the excavation of a monumental Roman period (1st century CE) tomb in the Second Temple period Jewish cemetery in Jericho. The multiple inscriptions in Greek and Hebrew on stone ossuaries allowed the excavators to reconstruct a three-generation genealogy of a prominent priestly family founded by a very tall male nick-named Goliath.
Remains from the early Roman period (first century AD) were uncovered in the courtyard of the UNRWA school in the site of Suwwanet eth-Thiniya in Jericho, one and a half km north of Tell es-Sultan on the southern bank of Wadi Nu’eima,... more
Remains from the early Roman period (first century AD) were uncovered in the courtyard of the UNRWA school in the site of Suwwanet eth-Thiniya in Jericho, one and a half km north of Tell es-Sultan on the southern bank of Wadi Nu’eima, west of the Jericho-Beisan road. The salvage excavation was carried out on behalf of the Palestinian Department of Antiquities in 1997 following bulldozing fifteen holes in the courtyard of the UNRWA school. The excavation was carried out within the framework of the Emergency Clearance Campaign of Archeological Sites Palestine, funded by the Dutch Government. Excavation was carried out in four squares in the western part of the damaged area. Three main strata were distinguished in the excavated area. The main occupation (stratum I) is featured by a series of rooms, dating to the early Roman period.
The site of Jiser Abu Ghabush is located ca. 3km north of Jericho, on the southern bank of Wadi Nu’eima. It was the first salvage excavation organized by the new established Palestinian Department of Antiquities. Previous archeological... more
The site of Jiser Abu Ghabush is located ca. 3km north of Jericho, on the southern bank of Wadi Nu’eima. It was the first salvage excavation organized by the new established Palestinian Department of Antiquities. Previous archeological investigations were carried out in the site in 1986 by G.M. Landes on behalf of the Albright School. The new excavation was conducted by the Palestinian Department of Antiquities in 1994 under the direction of H. Taha. Two main strata were discerned, Stratum I dating to the Late Roman Period, and stratum II, dating to the Late Chalcolithic period.