1st Edition

Final Report of Excavations on The Hill of The Ophel by R.A.S. Macalister and J. Garrow Duncan 1923–1925 Catalogue and Examination of the Finds in the Collections of the Palestine Exploration Fund

By Garth Gilmour Copyright 2024
318 Pages 32 Color & 132 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 32 Color & 132 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

318 Pages 32 Color & 132 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Final Report of Excavations on the Hill of the Ophel by R.A.S. Macalister and J. Garrow Duncan 1923–1925 contains the publication of the finds from this excavation a century ago that have been curated and stored in the archives of the Palestine Exploration Fund in London. This volume includes a history of the excavation and detailed descriptions and illustrations of finds ranging from the... Read more

 1. Introduction; 2. Pottery from the Chalcolithic period to the Iron Age; 3. Small finds from the Chalcolithic to the Roman period; 4. The later periods; 5. An Iron Age II sherd with a pictorial inscription illustrating Yahweh and Asherah: A special study; 6. Incense burners: A special study

Biography

Garth Gilmour is a near eastern archaeologist who has excavated at sites in Israel, Cyprus and Turkey. His particular focus is on the Bronze and Iron Ages in the southern Levant and eastern Mediterranean. He has published a number of scholarly articles on ancient Israelite religion, eastern Mediterranean trade in the Late Bronze Age, and other subjects. Dr Gilmour is a Research Fellow in the Discipline Group Old and New Testament at the University of Stellenbosch.