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Bethsaida
A City by the North Shore of the Sea of Galilee, vol. 4
Bethsaida, vol. 4
Archaeological excavation of the ancient city of Bethsaida has retrieved a wealth of information on some of the most intriguing topics from 10th century BCE to 4th century CE. This volume includes reports on archaeological and geological findings from 1997 to 2006 and the cultural and historical contexts of the findings. This volume completes the series.
Twenty years of excavations at Bethsaida are marked with a timely publication of the latest results at this important Galilean Site. Interdisciplinary in content, this volume will be a helpful addition to the library of those interested in the Iron Age and the Roman era, the times of the Old and New Testaments.
—James K. Hoffmeier
Contents
Final Report on Area A, Stratum V: The City Gate
Rami Arav
Petrographic Analysis of a Hippo Jar from the Storage Room of the Stratum V City Gate
Robert Shuster
The Leshem Inscription
Carl Savage
An Israelite Administrative Jar Handle Impression from Bethsaida (et-Tell)
Baruch Brandl
Persian Period Mortaria at Bethsaida-Julias
Sandra Fortner
Caprid Tooth Analysis
Toni Fisher
Pollen Analysis at et-Tell, 1996–2006: Laboratory Report on the Iron Age Gate
Patrick Scott Geyer with contributions by Thomas Larson,
Christine Cyr, and Atheina Mansour
Archaeobotanical Remains from Bethsaida
Nili Liphschitz
Archaeobotanical Finds from an Iron Age II Granaryat Bethsaida
Nili Liphschitz
Notes on Carbon-14 Dating: Purpose and Results
Rami Arav and Elisabetta Boaretto
Pre-Roman, Roman, and Islamic Glass from Bethsaida
Andrea Rottloff
Bethsaida Numismatic Survey: Seasons of 1997 through 2000
Arie Kindler
Stamped Amphora Handles from Bethsaida
Donald T. Ariel
El Araj as Bethsaida: Spatial and Temporal Improbabilities
John F. Shroder Jr., Harry D. Jol, and Philip P. Reeder
Sedimentologic and Paleogeomorphologic Character of the Bethsaida (Beteiha) Plain of the Sea of Gailiee
Laura Banker, John F. Shroder Jr., and Moshe Inbar