Settlement and history in Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Galilee : an archaeological survey of the Eastern Galilee / / Uzi Leibner

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910433258203321
• Autore: Leibner Uzi <1970->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tübingen, : Mohr Siebeck, c2009; Tübingen, : Mohr Siebeck, 2009
• ISBN: 9786613517036; 9781280042393; 1280042397; 9783161514609; 3161514602
• Edizione: [1. Aufl.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (484 p.)
• Collana: Texts and Studies in Ancient Judaism - Band 127 ; ; v.127; Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum, , 0721-8753 ; ; 127
• Disciplina: 956.9
• Soggetti: Land settlement - Israel - Galilee - History; Galilee (Israel) Antiquities; Galilee (Israel) History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-453) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Previous Archaeological Surveys; Excavations and Additional Archaeological Data from the Survey Area; The History of Research concerning Settlement-History in the Galilee during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods; The History of Research on Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Pottery of the Galilee; Chapter 2: Geographical Background; Geographical Background and Agricultural Potential; Climate and Precipitation; Water Resources; The Road Network; Roman Roads; Chapter 3: The Pottery; The Presentation of the Pottery; Hellenistic Period PotteryRoman Period Pottery; Byzantine Period Pottery; Division of Vessel Types from the Survey Findings into Periods; Contribution of the Survey to Pottery Studies; Chapter 4: Survey Methodology; Limitations of Archaeological Survey; Archaeological Methodology in this Study; Definition and Location of Sites; Testing the Survey Methodology; Field Scatters; Size and Definition of Pottery ; Samples; Collection Method; Visibility; Methodological Test of Surface Survey: Shovel Testing; Comparison of Survey and Excavated Finds; Practical Conclusions: Evaluation of Site Size in each PeriodIntermediate Sherds; Chapter 5: Survey Sites; Data Presentation; Historical Sources and their Treatment; Presentation of the Historical Analysis; The Pottery from the Survey Sites; 1. Sammu'iya; 2. Har Mizpe Yamim; 3. 'Akbara; 4. Parod; 5. H. Kefir; 6. H. Be'er Sheva'; 7. Kh. Jul; 8. H. Kefar Hananya; 9. 'Ein Camonim; 10. Kh. el-Bellaneh; 11. Kul'at esh-Shuneh; 12. Hazon; 13. Wadi 'Amud Site; 14. Wadi 'Amud Caves; 15. Maghar; 16. Kahal; 17. Huqoq; 18. Sheikh Nashi; 19. H. Zalmon; 20. H. Ravid; 21. Kh. Luziah; 22. Livnim; 23. 'Ein Najmiah24. H. Mimlah; 25. Hararit; 26. Kh. Abu-Shusheh; 27. H. Sabban; 28. 'Ailbun; 29. H. Beth Netofa; 30. Kh. Es'ad; 31. H. Mizga; 32. Kh. Hamam; 33. Har Nitai Caves; 34. Migdal; 35. Kul'at Ibn Man; 36. Arbel Caves West; 37. H. 'Ammudim; 38. el-Ma'aser; 39. H. Arbel; 40. Hittin; 41. Kh. el 'Aiteh; 42. Kh. 'Eika; 43. Nimrin; 44. H. Mashkanah; 45. Tel Ma'on; 46. Nasr ed-Din; 47. Tur'an; 48. Lubiea; 49. el-Khirbeh; 50. 'Oodaysa; Chapter 6: Settlement History of the Eastern Galilee in Light of the Archaeological Survey; Introduction; Demographic Introduction; Summary of the Site Survey ResultsSettlement Dynamics, Distribution and Patterns during the Various Periods The Hellenistic Period (ca. 300-100 BCE); The End of the Hellenistic Period (ca. 100-50 BCE); The Early Roman Period (50 BCE-135 CE); The Middle Roman Period (135-250 CE); The Late Roman Period and the beginning of the Early Byzantine Period (ca. 250-400 CE); The Early Byzantine Period (350-450 CE); The Middle Byzantine Period (450-550 CE); The Late Byzantine Period (550-650 CE); Chapter 7: Additional Topics Concerning the History of the Region during the Roman and Byzantine Periods; Toponymy
• Sommario/riassunto: Hauptbeschreibung Uzi Leibner aims to provide the most accurate picture possible of the nature and history of the rural settlement in the Lower Galilee during Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods when this region played an important role in the development of both Judaism and Christianity.In an attempt to draw a historical reconstruction based on systematic data, a test case area in the ""heart"" of ancient Galilee was chosen for this research. Uzi Leibner used two distinct disciplines: the study of the relevant historical sources and the advanced archaeological field surv