A report of excavations undertaken at a site north of Tel Aviv on Israel's coastal plain, from 1977 through 1980, by a consortium that included Tel Aviv University and the University of Minnesota.
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Results of a 1977-80 international project on the coastal plain of Isreal show that the site was a military and trading outpost from 1600 BCE until about 30 C.E. Wine, pottery, and perhaps ironwork were also produced there at times. More than 40 contributors report on artifacts, stratigraphy, geology, plant and animal remains, and the analysis of f
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1st edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology (Tel Aviv University) ; no. 8. Physical description: xxiii, 462 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Notes: A cooperative project of the University of Minnesota Press and the Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University. Includes index. Contents: Introduction / Ze'ev Herzog, George Rapp, Jr., and James D. Muhly -- The Sharon Coastal Plain : Historical Geography / Anson F. Rainey -- History of Settlement in the Tel Michal Region / Ram Gophina and Etan Ayalon -- Middle and Late Bronze Age Settlements (Strata XVII-XV) / Ze'ev Herzog -- Bronze Age Pottery (Strata XVII-XV) / Ora Negbi -- Iron Age Stratigraphy and Architecture (Strata XIV-XII) / Shmuel Moshkovitz -- A complex of Iron Age winepresses (Strata XIV-XIII) / Ze'ev Herzog -- Iron Age Pottery (Strata XIV-XII) / Lily Singer-Avitz -- Persian Period Stratigraphy and Architecture (Strata XI-VI) / Ze'ev Herzog -- Local Pottery of the Persian Period (Strata XI-VI) / Lily Singer-Avitz -- Aegean and Cypriote Imports in the Persian Period (Strata XI-VI) / Ronald T. Marchese -- Persian Period Cemetery (Strata XI-VI) / LeGrande Davies, Katherine Kostamo, and Rondald Jyring -- Hellenistic Stratigraphy and Architecture (Strata V-III) / Ze'ev Herzog -- Hellenistic Pottery / Moshe Fischer -- Roman Fortress (Stratum II) / Steven Derfler -- Early Arab Occupation (Stratium I) / Frederic R. Brandfon -- Regional Geology / Natan Bakler -- Paleogeography of the Central Sharon Coast / John A. Gifford and George Rapp, Jr. -- Site Geology / John A. Gifford, George Rapp, Jr., and Christopher L. Hill -- Botanical Remains / Nili Liphschitz and Yoav Waisel -- Paleobotany from Phytoliths / Margaret Thomson and George Rapp, Jr. -- Human Skeletal Remains / Michele Hogan and Sara C. Bisel -- Nutritional Chemistry of the Human Bones / Susan C. Bisel -- Lead Analysis of the Skeletal Tissue / Arthur C. Aufderheide, Jo Ann E. Wallgren, and Michele Hogan -- Animal Bones / Salo Hellwing and Nurit Feig -- Computer Techniques and Analyses / Debra F. Katz -- Provenance of Three Categories of Bronze Age Decorated Vessels / Vanda Vitali, George Rapp, Jr., and Ora Negbi -- Petrographic Analysis of the Bronze Age Pottery / Jonathan Glass - Petrographic Analysis of Persian Period Pottery / Paul Goldberg, Lily Singer-Avitz, and Aharon Horowitz -- Metal Artifacts / James D. Muhly and Polymnia Muhly -- Chemical Investigations of Metal Artifacts / Alexandru Lupu -- Flint Implements / Mordechai Lamdan -- Numismatic Report / Arie Kindler -- Seals and Seal Impressions / Mira Barak and Shua Amorai-Stark -- Notes on a Stamped Amphora Handle / Diethelm Conrad -- Egyptian Artifacts / Raphael Giveon -- Calcite-Alabaster Vessels / Christa Clamer -- Stone and Clay Objects / Lily Singer-Avitz -- Terracottas and Worked Bone Artifacts / Trude Kertesz -- Glass Artifacts / Trude Kertesz -- Beads and Pendants / Trude Kertesz -- Iron Age and Persian Period Pottery from Tel Poleg / Lily Singer-Avitz -- The "Lord of Heaven" at Tel Michal / Anson F. Rainey. Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology) Israel Michal Site; Excavations (Archaeology) Israel; Excavations (Archaeology) Israel; Excavations (Archaeology) Jordan Pella; Michal Site (Israel); Israel Antiquities; Michal Site (Israel); Tel Michal (Israel) - Antiquities. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations. Seller Inventory # 391507