Erin Darby
Biographic Data
| ID | 1129808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erin Darby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erin |
| FAMILY NAME | Darby |
| SIGNATURE | DARBY E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Composite Female Figurines and the Religion of Place
Much attention has been paid to female, pillar-based figurines from Iron II Judah, and the veneration of a major goddess in that territory. Similarly, female figurines throughout the Levant have largely been treated as evidence of goddess-worship, writ large. While the focus on goddesses and fertility has been critiqued by contemporary scholarship, the prevalence of female terracotta figurines remains a productive ground for critical inquiry. The…
Iron Age Terracotta Figurines from the Southern Levant in Context
The volume deals with the iconography, typology, and find context of female, male, animal, and furniture figurines and discusses their production, appearance, and provenance, including their identification and religious functions
Unearthing the Wilderness
This volume is the result of a 2010 workshop (of the same name) held at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. Much like the original workshop, Unearthing the Wilderness aims to address long-standing issues in the study of the Negev and Edom, such as the effect of copper mining and incense trade in the southern Levant, the impact of imperial administration, the rise and nature of socio-political organization, and th…
Gods, Objects, and Ritual Practice
Conversations about materiality have helped forge a common meeting ground for scholars seeking to integrate images, sites, texts, and implements in their approach to religion in the ancient Mediterranean. The fourteen chapters in this volume explore the productivity of these approaches, with case studies from Israel, Athens, Rome, Sicily, and North Africa . The results foreground the capacity of material approaches to cast lighton the cultural cr…
The Late Roman fort at ‘Ayn Gharandal, Jordan
The site of ‘Ayn Gharandal lies c .70 km north of the Gulf of Aqaba, c .40 km southwest of Petra, and c .200 m west of the mouth of Wadi Gharandal on the E edge of the Wadi Arabah (fig. 1). The ruins lie alongside a paved track running east from the Dead Sea highway. The presence of a spring and small oasis at the mouth of the wadi presumably prompted the first human occupation. Its location controlling an overland pass through the Shara mountain…
Interpreting Judean pillar figurines
Judean Pillar Figurines regularly appear in discussions about Israelite religion, monotheism, and female practice. Erin Darby uses Near Eastern texts, iconography, the Hebrew Bible, and the archeology of Jerusalem to explore figurine function, the gender of figurine users, and the relationship between Judean figurines and the Assyrian Empire.
A Study of the Production of Iron Age Clay Figurines from Jerusalem
The paper presents the results of a recent petrographic study that analyzed over 100 Iron II clay figurines found in and around the City of David, Jerusalem. The study was essentially the first archaeometrical analysis of the production mode of domestic cultic objects in the southern Levant. The paper also discusses the differences in production modes between household and temple cultic assemblages and assesses their importance in interpreting Ir…
A Study of the Production of Iron Age Clay Figurines from Jerusalem
The paper presents the results of a recent petrographic study that analyzed over 100 Iron II clay figurines found in and around the City of David, Jerusalem. The study was essentially the first archaeometrical analysis of the production mode of domestic cultic objects in the southern Levant. The paper also discusses the differences in production modes between household and temple cultic assemblages and assesses their importance in interpreting Ir…
Interpreting Judean pillar figurines
Judean Pillar Figurines regularly appear in discussions about Israelite religion, monotheism, and female practice. Erin Darby uses Near Eastern texts, iconography, the Hebrew Bible, and the archeology of Jerusalem to explore figurine function, the gender of figurine users, and the relationship between Judean figurines and the Assyrian Empire.
A Study of the Production of Iron Age Clay Figurines from Jerusalem
The paper presents the results of a recent petrographic study that analyzed over 100 Iron II clay figurines found in and around the City of David, Jerusalem. The study was essentially the first archaeometrical analysis of the production mode of domestic cultic objects in the southern Levant. The paper also discusses the differences in production modes between household and temple cultic assemblages and assesses their importance in interpreting Ir…
The Late Roman fort at ‘Ayn Gharandal, Jordan
The site of ‘Ayn Gharandal lies c .70 km north of the Gulf of Aqaba, c .40 km southwest of Petra, and c .200 m west of the mouth of Wadi Gharandal on the E edge of the Wadi Arabah (fig. 1). The ruins lie alongside a paved track running east from the Dead Sea highway. The presence of a spring and small oasis at the mouth of the wadi presumably prompted the first human occupation. Its location controlling an overland pass through the Shara mountain…
Gods, Objects, and Ritual Practice
Conversations about materiality have helped forge a common meeting ground for scholars seeking to integrate images, sites, texts, and implements in their approach to religion in the ancient Mediterranean. The fourteen chapters in this volume explore the productivity of these approaches, with case studies from Israel, Athens, Rome, Sicily, and North Africa . The results foreground the capacity of material approaches to cast lighton the cultural cr…
Unearthing the Wilderness
This volume is the result of a 2010 workshop (of the same name) held at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. Much like the original workshop, Unearthing the Wilderness aims to address long-standing issues in the study of the Negev and Edom, such as the effect of copper mining and incense trade in the southern Levant, the impact of imperial administration, the rise and nature of socio-political organization, and th…
Iron Age Terracotta Figurines from the Southern Levant in Context
The volume deals with the iconography, typology, and find context of female, male, animal, and furniture figurines and discusses their production, appearance, and provenance, including their identification and religious functions
Composite Female Figurines and the Religion of Place
Much attention has been paid to female, pillar-based figurines from Iron II Judah, and the veneration of a major goddess in that territory. Similarly, female figurines throughout the Levant have largely been treated as evidence of goddess-worship, writ large. While the focus on goddesses and fertility has been critiqued by contemporary scholarship, the prevalence of female terracotta figurines remains a productive ground for critical inquiry. The…
Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient Near East History (3 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works)