Foreign Burials in Late Bronze Age Palestine

Several unusual burials dating to the Late Bronze Age in the Levant have been attributed to foreign elements. These include larnax burials at Gezer and the Persian Garden in Acco and the numerous double-pithos burials at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh in the Jordan Valley. In the case of the two larnakes, t...

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Main Author: Gilmour, Garth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2002
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2002, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 112-119
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Summary:Several unusual burials dating to the Late Bronze Age in the Levant have been attributed to foreign elements. These include larnax burials at Gezer and the Persian Garden in Acco and the numerous double-pithos burials at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh in the Jordan Valley. In the case of the two larnakes, the author uses data from the burials to assess the place of these foreigners in their adopted societies. For Sa'idiyeh, the author assesses the conclusions of the excavator concerning both the identity of the foreign group represented by the double-pithos burials, and this group's function in the local community and offers an alternative interpretation-that the burials are those of Hittite refugees who settled at the site after the fall of the Hittite Empire.
ISSN:2325-5404
Contains:Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3210872