Metalworking in Cultic Spaces: The Emergence of New Offering Practices in the Middle Bronze Age Southern Levant
This article addresses the relationship between metalworking and cultic space in the Bronze Age Southern Levant, tracing the earliest evidence of metallurgical activities within Southern Levantine temples to the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age. This coincides with the appearance of a series of ne...
| Published in: | Tel Aviv |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2023
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Tel Aviv
Year: 2023, Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 194-215 |
| Further subjects: | B
Temple economy
B Southern Levant B Bronze Age B Metalworking B Temples |
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| Summary: | This article addresses the relationship between metalworking and cultic space in the Bronze Age Southern Levant, tracing the earliest evidence of metallurgical activities within Southern Levantine temples to the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age. This coincides with the appearance of a series of new cultic traditions in the region, including the large-scale dedication of votive offerings in temple settings. It is demonstrated that the local production within cultic venues was not intended primarily for the production of objects to be circulated outside the temple but mainly for the manufacture of goods to be used and offered during ritual activities conducted in the cultic spaces themselves. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4786 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tel Aviv
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/03344355.2023.2246815 |