Itamar Weissbein
Biographic Data
| ID | 2222852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Itamar Weissbein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Itamar |
| FAMILY NAME | Weissbein |
| SIGNATURE | WEISSBEIN I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4745-4283 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Local Sanctuaries and Kin-Based Cults in Early Iron Age Judah: Evidence from Lachish
This article presents a newly excavated Iron Age IIA cult room from Tel Lachish (Sanctuary BBE4) and examines its significance for the study of the organization of religious practice, situating this case within the broader corpus of Iron Age I–IIA local sanctuaries in Judah and the southern Levant. The evidence suggests that early Iron Age ritual practice was organized primarily at the level of extended kin groups, materialized in modest intramur…
Unveiling the Obscure: Exploring the Function and Meaning of Levantine Shrine Models through an Ethnoarchaeological Lens
This article examines pottery vessels commonly referred to as “shrine models” or “portable shrines,” which were found throughout the Bronze and Iron Age Levant. While these vessels are often recognized for their significant religious importance, their exact functions and meanings remain unclear to modern scholars. This study aims to offer new insights into these questions by drawing on ethnoarchaeological parallels from India, suggesting that the…
Olive Oil Production in the North-East Temple of Canaanite Lachish
This article presents the results of the 2023 excavation at Tel Lachish, which re-examined Installation BB1132, uncovered in the central hall of a Late Bronze III structure dubbed the North-East Temple. As a result of the recent excavation, the installation was identified as an olive oil press. The article discusses the significance of olive oil production in Late Bronze Age Lachish and the possible role that its production played in the cultic a…
Revisiting the Late Bronze Age stratigraphy of Tel Lachish
This study investigates the stratigraphy of Tel Lachish during the Late Bronze Age. For a variety of reasons, a certain degree of confusion and disorder in the understanding of the stratigraphical sequence of this period has accumulated throughout the long-term research of the site, leading, consequently, to a distraction in the understanding of the site’s history. This study discusses these problems, examines the local stratigraphy in the variou…
The Late Bronze Age III (Iron Age IA) Gal’on Fortress in the Shephelah
A previously unknown square building was uncovered at Gal’on in the Judean Shephelah, located between Tel Zayit and Tel Burna. The building was identified as a fortress, similar in plan and dimensions to several other excavated buildings designated “Governors’ Residencies”, and to a few buildings that were defined as “fortresses”—all associated with Egyptian imperial rule in Canaan in Dynasties XIX and XX. The construction of the isolated buildin…
In the Footsteps of Albright: The Renewed Excavations at Tell Beit Mirsim
Tell Beit Mirsim in the Judean Shephelah was excavated by William F. Albright and Melvin G. Kyle in the 1920s and 1930s. These excavations established the relative chronology for the entire southern Levant because of good preservation conditions, facilitated by the multiple destruction layers at the site, and thanks to Albright’s familiarity with pottery. Ninety years later, the excavations have been renewed with the aim of investigating the econ…
The Canaanite and Judean Cities of Lachish, Israel: Preliminary Report of the Fourth Expedition, 2013-2017
Ancient Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) in southern Israel is a key site for understanding the Canaanite cultures of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages and the Kingdom of Judah in the Iron Age of the Levant. It has been intensively excavated since 1932 by a number of entities. This article presents the excavation results by the Fourth Expedition to Lachish in 2013-2017. Fieldwork focused on the site's northeastern corner, a neglected area believed to have …
The Level VI North-East Temple at Tel Lachish
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the north-eastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple’s plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the …
The Canaanite and Judean Cities of Lachish, Israel: Preliminary Report of the Fourth Expedition, 2013-2017
Ancient Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) in southern Israel is a key site for understanding the Canaanite cultures of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages and the Kingdom of Judah in the Iron Age of the Levant. It has been intensively excavated since 1932 by a number of entities. This article presents the excavation results by the Fourth Expedition to Lachish in 2013-2017. Fieldwork focused on the site's northeastern corner, a neglected area believed to have …
The Level VI North-East Temple at Tel Lachish
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the north-eastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple’s plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the …
The Canaanite and Judean Cities of Lachish, Israel: Preliminary Report of the Fourth Expedition, 2013-2017
Ancient Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir) in southern Israel is a key site for understanding the Canaanite cultures of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages and the Kingdom of Judah in the Iron Age of the Levant. It has been intensively excavated since 1932 by a number of entities. This article presents the excavation results by the Fourth Expedition to Lachish in 2013-2017. Fieldwork focused on the site's northeastern corner, a neglected area believed to have …
In the Footsteps of Albright: The Renewed Excavations at Tell Beit Mirsim
Tell Beit Mirsim in the Judean Shephelah was excavated by William F. Albright and Melvin G. Kyle in the 1920s and 1930s. These excavations established the relative chronology for the entire southern Levant because of good preservation conditions, facilitated by the multiple destruction layers at the site, and thanks to Albright’s familiarity with pottery. Ninety years later, the excavations have been renewed with the aim of investigating the econ…
Revisiting the Late Bronze Age stratigraphy of Tel Lachish
This study investigates the stratigraphy of Tel Lachish during the Late Bronze Age. For a variety of reasons, a certain degree of confusion and disorder in the understanding of the stratigraphical sequence of this period has accumulated throughout the long-term research of the site, leading, consequently, to a distraction in the understanding of the site’s history. This study discusses these problems, examines the local stratigraphy in the variou…
The Late Bronze Age III (Iron Age IA) Gal’on Fortress in the Shephelah
A previously unknown square building was uncovered at Gal’on in the Judean Shephelah, located between Tel Zayit and Tel Burna. The building was identified as a fortress, similar in plan and dimensions to several other excavated buildings designated “Governors’ Residencies”, and to a few buildings that were defined as “fortresses”—all associated with Egyptian imperial rule in Canaan in Dynasties XIX and XX. The construction of the isolated buildin…
Unveiling the Obscure: Exploring the Function and Meaning of Levantine Shrine Models through an Ethnoarchaeological Lens
This article examines pottery vessels commonly referred to as “shrine models” or “portable shrines,” which were found throughout the Bronze and Iron Age Levant. While these vessels are often recognized for their significant religious importance, their exact functions and meanings remain unclear to modern scholars. This study aims to offer new insights into these questions by drawing on ethnoarchaeological parallels from India, suggesting that the…
Olive Oil Production in the North-East Temple of Canaanite Lachish
This article presents the results of the 2023 excavation at Tel Lachish, which re-examined Installation BB1132, uncovered in the central hall of a Late Bronze III structure dubbed the North-East Temple. As a result of the recent excavation, the installation was identified as an olive oil press. The article discusses the significance of olive oil production in Late Bronze Age Lachish and the possible role that its production played in the cultic a…
Local Sanctuaries and Kin-Based Cults in Early Iron Age Judah: Evidence from Lachish
This article presents a newly excavated Iron Age IIA cult room from Tel Lachish (Sanctuary BBE4) and examines its significance for the study of the organization of religious practice, situating this case within the broader corpus of Iron Age I–IIA local sanctuaries in Judah and the southern Levant. The evidence suggests that early Iron Age ritual practice was organized primarily at the level of extended kin groups, materialized in modest intramur…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (7 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · History (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (5 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (4 works) · Bronze Age (4 works) · Iron Age (4 works) · Ancient Near East History (3 works) · Excavation (3 works)