An Administrative Building from the Persian Period East of Rosh ha-ʿAyin
Large-scale salvage excavations undertaken by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the low hills between western Samaria and the Coastal Plain, east of Rosh ha-ʿAyin, uncovered a building composed of three wings separated by two courtyards. We identify the structure as an administrative building. The...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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Israel exploration journal
Year: 2015, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 50-68 |
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| Summary: | Large-scale salvage excavations undertaken by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the low hills between western Samaria and the Coastal Plain, east of Rosh ha-ʿAyin, uncovered a building composed of three wings separated by two courtyards. We identify the structure as an administrative building. The construction of the building is dated to the fifth or fourth century BCE — the Persian period. In the beginning of the third century — the early Hellenistic period — the building was abandoned in an orderly fashion. The plan of the building follows an architectural tradition of administrative buildings from Assyria and Persia which was adopted by local governors in the Land of Israel during the Persian period. The building is located in a region that was settled in the Persian period with villages and farmsteads and is in close proximity to the Aphek pass. In this paper we present the finds from the building, support its identification as an administrative building and discuss its function within the region during the Persian period. |
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