A late Bronze IIB silver hoard from Tel Abel Beth Maacah
During the first season of excavations at Tell Abil el-Qameh, identified with biblical Abel Beth Maacah, a fused clump of silver items inside a small pottery jug was found in a Late Bronze Age IIB context. This article presents the context and proposed date of the hoard, a description of its content...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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2019
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Israel exploration journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 129-153 |
| Summary: | During the first season of excavations at Tell Abil el-Qameh, identified with biblical Abel Beth Maacah, a fused clump of silver items inside a small pottery jug was found in a Late Bronze Age IIB context. This article presents the context and proposed date of the hoard, a description of its contents, chemical and isotope analyses and suggested provenance of the silver, as well as the significance of the find in the broader regional, chronological and cultural context. |
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| ISSN: | 0021-2059 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Israel exploration journal
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