The Material Culture of the Northern Sea Peoples in Israel.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (84 pages)
- Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant Series ; v.5 .
- Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant Series .
Intro -- THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE NORTHERN SEA PEOPLES IN ISRAEL -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Archaeological Evidence -- The Sharon and the Carmel Coast -- The Plain of 'Akko -- The Western Jezreel Valley -- 3 The Pottery -- Introduction -- Philistine Pottery Forms -- The Pottery of the Northern Sea Peoples -- 4 Cult Objects -- Introduction -- Clay Anthropomorphic Vessels and Figurines -- Bull-shaped Clay Libation Vessels -- Ivory Bull Plaques -- Gold Bull Earrings and Jewelry -- Wall Brackets -- Clay Lioness-headed Cups -- Clay Stands -- Cow Scapulae -- The Cylinder Seal -- 5 Burial Practices -- Pottery Bath -- Gold Plaques -- 6 Various Tools and Finds -- Bronze Axes and Knives -- Ivory Knife Handles -- Cypro-Minoan Inscriptions -- Clay Loom Weights -- Conclusions -- Bibliography.
This monograph is the product of Stern's two decades of excavation at Tel Dor on the Carmel Coast, a city that Egyptian sources indicate was ruled in the eleventh century BCE by a Sikil king.