Reconsidering the Rock-Cut Burial Cave at Beit Nattif: A Response to Zissu and Klein
Objects found in burial caves may serve as indicators for the ethnic affiliation of the deceased. On the basis of lamp identifications, Zissu and Klein (2011) suggested two phases of burial for the rock-cut burial cave at Beit Nattif: a pre-70 CE Jewish phase and another Late Roman phase of ethnic R...
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| Language: | English |
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2013
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Israel exploration journal
Year: 2013, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-108 |
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| Summary: | Objects found in burial caves may serve as indicators for the ethnic affiliation of the deceased. On the basis of lamp identifications, Zissu and Klein (2011) suggested two phases of burial for the rock-cut burial cave at Beit Nattif: a pre-70 CE Jewish phase and another Late Roman phase of ethnic Romans. In the current article, the definition of the two lamp fragments related to the early burials is challenged, and they are re-attributed to the local Beit Nattif workshops. This does not invalidate the late Second Temple period phase; tombs constructed and used originally by the local Jewish population were later taken over by foreigners. The Latin names associated with the third-and fourth-century burials were used by both ethnic-religious groups. Consequently, Zissu and Klein's conclusion of ' the pagan character of the Late Roman inhabitants of Beit Nattif should be reconsidered. |
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