Iron Age Pits and the Lahav (Tell Halif) Grain Storage Project
Almost every site excavated from Iron Age Palestine contains numerous pits. This article proposes that those ancient pits may have served as grain storage receptacles. It begins by demonstrating that the use of pits as granaries has much historical precedence in Rome, Greece, and Africa. Then it loo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
1989
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1989, Volume: 273, Pages: 67-78 |
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| Summary: | Almost every site excavated from Iron Age Palestine contains numerous pits. This article proposes that those ancient pits may have served as grain storage receptacles. It begins by demonstrating that the use of pits as granaries has much historical precedence in Rome, Greece, and Africa. Then it looks at the biblical evidence that confirms the thesis. In examining the archaeological evidence from Palestine the article discusses pitting at several major excavated sites. Finally, it reports on the Lahav Grain Storage Project. The primary purpose of that project was to determine if the subterranean pit, designed and constructed like Iron Age pits, would operate properly and adequately for grain storage. Project participants built and tested four replicas of Iron Age pits for grain storage. The experiments showed that subterranean pits do provide an excellent place to store grain. Such facilities were used widely in the Iron Age. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1356774 |