Aramaeans and Assyrians in North-Western Syria: Material Evidence from Tell Afis
Recent archaeological excavations by the University of Pisa at the site of Tell Afis, in the district of Idlib, have shed new light on Syrian culture in the Iron Age, bringing new evidence from one of the largest Aramaean settlements in western Syria. The massive city wall in the lower town and a la...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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IFAPO
2009
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Syria
Year: 2009, Volume: 86, Pages: 97-118 |
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| Summary: | Recent archaeological excavations by the University of Pisa at the site of Tell Afis, in the district of Idlib, have shed new light on Syrian culture in the Iron Age, bringing new evidence from one of the largest Aramaean settlements in western Syria. The massive city wall in the lower town and a large sacred building of the in antis type on the acropolis show how this site was flourishing between Iron Age II and III, from the times of the independent Aramaean kingdom of Lu‘ash until its submission to the Assyrian king and its transformation into an Assyrian province. The most recent excavation results strengthen the hypothesis of the identification of Tell Afis with Aramaean Hazrek, also confirming the continuity of occupation of the site and the persistence of its main religious building in the Assyrian period, when the site is recorded as Hatarikka, the seat of an Assyrian governor. Elements of Aramaean tradition gradually mix with objects of Assyrian culture giving a vivid picture of the continuity of the local material culture as it absorbed innovative foreign elements. |
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| ISSN: | 2076-8435 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Syria
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4000/syria.516 |