Jeffrey R Zorn
Biographic Data
| ID | 2413253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey R Zorn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey R |
| FAMILY NAME | Zorn |
| SIGNATURE | ZORN J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cornell University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 42 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 137 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 42 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Boulos el-ʿAraj: A Palestinian Quaker Archaeologist of the British Mandate Era (1926–1936)
Until recently, the work of Middle Easterners on archaeological projects in Palestine, and southwestern Asia and Egypt more broadly, during the period of colonialist control between the World Wars (1918–1939) has largely gone unnoticed, undocumented, and uncelebrated. However, over the last decade scholars have begun to take a long overdue interest in this subject, resulting in the appearance of an increasing number of publications addressing arc…
A Previously Unpublished Ceramic Assemblage of the Babylonian-Persian Periods from Tell en-Naṣbeh
Archival work among the Tell en-Naṣbeh materials housed in the Badè Museum in Berkeley, California, turned up evidence of a previously unpublished assemblage of in situ storage jars that was excavated in April, 1932. These jars seem to belong to the Babylonian–Persian periods. While the assemblage was obviously known to the excavators, for some unknown reason the jars were not published or discussed as such in the original 1947 site report. This …
A Note on the Depiction of a Hoplite on a Sherd from Ashkelon
A recently published East Greek sherd from Ashkelon is said to depict a hoplite carrying a quiver against the exterior surface of his shield. Based on contemporary parallels on other Greek pottery, this brief note suggests that what is depicted is instead an interior view of the shield showing the hoplite's bent arm and hand supporting/carrying the shield
An Iron Age I Canaanite/Phoenician Courtyard House at Tel Dor: A Comparative Architectural and Functional Analysis
In this paper, we present an analysis of an Iron Age I dwelling at the Phoenician site of Dor, on Israel's Carmel coast. We provide a definition for the architectural mental template for this type of house—a Central Courtyard Hash-Plan House. By combining an analysis of the size and layout of the house, and the distribution of artifacts and ecofacts in it, we define rooms devoted to specialized economic activities such as food production and stor…
Judah in the Neo-Babylonian Period: The Archaeology of Desolation
Twenty years ago almost nothing was known about the Babylonian period in ancient Israel (ca. 604/586–539 BCE). Since then, there have been conferences on the subject, and many articles and even books, such as the one being reviewed here, have been published that have sought to bring greater clarity to this long neglected era.The volume under review consists of an introduction and eleven chapters: 1. “The End of the Iron Age in Judah: Primary Arch…
"Up to the Gates of Ekron": Essays on the Archaeology and History of the Eastern Mediterranean in Honor of Seymour Gitin . Sidnie White Crawford, Amnon Ben-Tor, J. P. Dessel, William G. Dever, Amihai …
Reconsidering Goliath: An Iron Age I Philistine Chariot Warrior
The text of 1 Sam 17: 4-7 gives a detailed account of the arms and armor of the Philistine champion who battled David in the Elah Valley, a description unmatched for detail in any other biblical text. The text seems to contain enough information to provide an approximate sense of Goliath's appearance. However, this is where the heart of the debate lies. Previous approaches have viewed the description of Goliath as modeled on an infantry man, be i…
The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, Volume 5: Supplementary Volume . Ephraim Stern
The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem: Judah under Babylonian Rule . Oded Lipschits
Bethsaida: A City by the North Shore of the Sea of Galilee, Volume 3: Bethsaida Excavation Project Reports and Contextual Studies . Rami Arav and Richard A. Freund
The City of David: Revisiting Early Excavations: English Translations of Reports by Raymond Weill and L.-H. Vincent . Ronny Reich and Hershel Shanks, eds
Sediments exposed to high temperatures: Reconstructing pyrotechnological processes in Late Bronze and Iron Age Strata at Tel Dor (Israel)
Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology: The First Temple Period . Andrew G. Vaughn and Ann E. Killebrew, eds
Dor and Iron Age Chronology: Scarabs, Ceramic Sequence and 14 C
Dor and Iron Age Chronology: Scarabs, Ceramic Sequence and 14 C
Recently, Stefan Münger proposed that Egyptian so-called 'mass-produced' stamp-seal amulets may be traced to a Tanite origin and dated to the late 21st–early 22nd Egyptian Dynasties. Among these, it has been suggested that some scarabs bear the name of Siamun of the late 21st Dynasty, who ruled in the first half of the 10th century BCE. Since in Palestine these scarab seals first occur in late Iron Age I contexts, Münger suggests that they corrob…
Ḥorbat Rosh Zayit: An Iron Age Storage Fort and Village . Zvi Gal and Yardenna Alexandre
Theology, History, and Archaeology in the Chronicler's Account of Hezekiah . Andrew G. Vaughn
The Israelites . B. S. J. Isserlin
From the Ancient Sites of Israel: Essays on Archaeology, History and Theology, in Memory of Aapeli Saarisalo (1896-1986) . Timo Eskola and Eero Junkkaala, eds
A Note on the Date of the 'Great Wall' of Tell en-Nasbeh: A Rejoinder
Response to Hayah Katz's article attempting to downdate the massive inset-outset wall at Tell en-Nasbeh (biblical Mizpah of Benjamin) to the 8th c. B.C.E. Problems associated with dating the wall are discussed and the traditional date of the wall to the 9th c. is affirmed
A Note on the Date of the 'Great Wall' of Tell en-Nasbeh: A Rejoinder
The Dating of an Early Iron Age Kiln from Tell al-Nasbah
Levant 30: 199?202
New Insights from Old Wine Presses
Dans cet article, les AA apportent des informations complementaires sur les pressoirs et, plus generalement, de l'industrie vinicole a l'Age du Fer en Israel, en s'appuyant sur les sources biblique et extra-biblique concernant la production du vin et en prenant l'exemple du site de Tell en-Nasbeh ou trois pressoirs ont ete decouverts et pour lesquels les AA proposent une datation du premier Age de Fer
Indiana Zorn and the Web Site of Tell en-Naṣbeh
Near Eastern Archaeology 61: 257
Published Pottery of Palestine . Larry G. Herr and Warren C. Trenchard
Sediments exposed to high temperatures: Reconstructing pyrotechnological processes in Late Bronze and Iron Age Strata at Tel Dor (Israel)
Mesopotamian—Style Ceramic “Bathtub” Coffins from Tell En-Nasbeh
Catalog of all known (at the time) bathtub-shaped coffins found in the Levant. Demonstrates that these coffins are based on Mesopotamian forms and discusses how they reflect increasing Mesopotamian influence in the area. Judahite practice was to be buried in extramural family tombs. In Mesopotamia people were buried in such coffins below the floors of their houses. The fragments found at Tell en-Nasbeh were found on the tell, suggesting either th…
Dor and Iron Age Chronology: Scarabs, Ceramic Sequence and 14 C
Recently, Stefan Münger proposed that Egyptian so-called 'mass-produced' stamp-seal amulets may be traced to a Tanite origin and dated to the late 21st–early 22nd Egyptian Dynasties. Among these, it has been suggested that some scarabs bear the name of Siamun of the late 21st Dynasty, who ruled in the first half of the 10th century BCE. Since in Palestine these scarab seals first occur in late Iron Age I contexts, Münger suggests that they corrob…
New Insights from Old Wine Presses
Dans cet article, les AA apportent des informations complementaires sur les pressoirs et, plus generalement, de l'industrie vinicole a l'Age du Fer en Israel, en s'appuyant sur les sources biblique et extra-biblique concernant la production du vin et en prenant l'exemple du site de Tell en-Nasbeh ou trois pressoirs ont ete decouverts et pour lesquels les AA proposent une datation du premier Age de Fer
Dor and Iron Age Chronology: Scarabs, Ceramic Sequence and 14 C
A Note on the Date of the 'Great Wall' of Tell en-Nasbeh: A Rejoinder
Response to Hayah Katz's article attempting to downdate the massive inset-outset wall at Tell en-Nasbeh (biblical Mizpah of Benjamin) to the 8th c. B.C.E. Problems associated with dating the wall are discussed and the traditional date of the wall to the 9th c. is affirmed
The Date of a Bronze Vase from Tell en-Nasbeh
L'auteur revient sur la date d'un vase en bronze mis au jour en 1947 dans la citerne 363 de Tell en-Nasbeh. D'abord attribue aux VIIe-VIe s. av. J.-C, il est date en 1982 de la periode perse. D'apres l'auteur, il s'agit plutot d'une forme typique de la fin de l'Age du Fer
Three Cross-shaped "Tet" Stamp Impressions from Tell en-Nasbeh
Etude de trois timbres representant une croix (tet) comprise dans un cercle, imprimees sur des anses de ceramiques, et provenant de Tell en-Nasbeh. Le contexte historique de ces timbre pourrait etre la seconde moite du 6e siecle av. J.-C., c'est-a-dire la periode suivant le retour d'exil en Babylonie
LÚ. pa-ma-ḫa-a in EA 162: 74 And the Role of the MHR in Egypt and Ugarit
Elath (Place)
[Heb ʾêlat]. Var. ELOTH. A settlement on the N coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, closely associated with Ezion-geber, and a port for trade with Arabia, Africa, and India (1 Kgs 9:26).The origins of the settlement are obscure. It may be the El-paran mentioned in Gen 14:6 as the southernmost point reached b
Dimonah (Place)
[Heb dîmônâ]. A settlement of the tribe of Judah. Dimonah is only mentioned once, in Josh 15:22, where it is listed among the settlements occupied by Judah in the aftermath of the conquest. Though the present literary context of the Judean town list is set in the period of Joshua, its original setti
Dophkah (Place)
[Heb dopqâ]. The first encampment site of the Israelites after leaving the wilderness of Sin, but before reaching Alush, as listed in Num 33:12–13. The meaning of the name is unknown, but many (Abel, GP 213; Aharoni, LBHG, map 48; Simons, GTTOT, 252; WHAB, pl. V) have associated it with mfkt, the Eg
Eder (Place)
[Heb ʿēder]. A settlement of the tribe of Judah. Eder is only mentioned once, in Josh 15:22, where it is listed among the settlements occupied by Judah in the aftermath of the Conquest. Though the present literary context of the Judean town list is set in the period of Joshua, its original setting w
Eltolad (Place)
[Heb ʾeltȏlad]. Var. TOLAD. A settlement of the tribe of Simeon. Eltolad occurs twice in Joshua: in 15:30 it is listed among the settlements of Judah, while in 19:4 it is one of the towns of Simeon. Since the tribe of Simeon was assimilated to Judah at an early date, Eltolad is recorded under both t
Elim (Place)
[Heb ʾêlim]. The second named encampment reached by the Israelites four days after crossing the Red Sea, as listed in Exod 15:27–16:1 and Num 33:9–10, possibly located in the wilderness of Shur (Exod 15:22–27) or Etham (Num 33:8–9). The site was marked by twelve springs and seventy palm trees; presu
Ezem (Place)
[Heb ʿeṣem]. A settlement of the tribe of Simeon (Josh 15:29). The KJV variant, Azem, derives from a Masoretic pausai form in Joshua. Ezem appears twice in Joshua; in 15:29 it is listed as part of the tribe of Judah, and in 19:3 it is a Simeonite settlement. It is also listed as a town in Simeon in
Mesopotamian—Style Ceramic “Bathtub” Coffins from Tell En-Nasbeh
Mesopotamian—Style Ceramic “Bathtub” Coffins from Tell En-Nasbeh
Catalog of all known (at the time) bathtub-shaped coffins found in the Levant. Demonstrates that these coffins are based on Mesopotamian forms and discusses how they reflect increasing Mesopotamian influence in the area. Judahite practice was to be buried in extramural family tombs. In Mesopotamia people were buried in such coffins below the floors of their houses. The fragments found at Tell en-Nasbeh were found on the tell, suggesting either th…
Estimating the Population Size of Ancient Settlements: Methods, Problems, Solutions, and a Case Study
An important element in any attempt to reconstruct an ancient culture is the ability to estimate the size and distribution of that society's population. Efforts to estimate ancient populations focus on the population size of specific settlements (the micro level) and on entire regions (the macro level). This study evaluates the primary means used to make these estimates: those based on density of habitation coefficients and those based on the ava…
Two Rosette Stamp Impressions from Tell en-Nasbeh
Presentation of previously unpublished Rosette stamp impressions from the end of the Iron Age found at Tell en-Nasbeh
Three Cross-shaped "Tet" Stamp Impressions from Tell en-Nasbeh
Etude de trois timbres representant une croix (tet) comprise dans un cercle, imprimees sur des anses de ceramiques, et provenant de Tell en-Nasbeh. Le contexte historique de ces timbre pourrait etre la seconde moite du 6e siecle av. J.-C., c'est-a-dire la periode suivant le retour d'exil en Babylonie
Three Cross-shaped "Tet" Stamp Impressions from Tell en-Nasbeh
The Date of a Bronze Vase from Tell en-Nasbeh
The Date of a Bronze Vase from Tell en-Nasbeh
L'auteur revient sur la date d'un vase en bronze mis au jour en 1947 dans la citerne 363 de Tell en-Nasbeh. D'abord attribue aux VIIe-VIe s. av. J.-C, il est date en 1982 de la periode perse. D'apres l'auteur, il s'agit plutot d'une forme typique de la fin de l'Age du Fer
Published Pottery of Palestine . Larry G. Herr and Warren C. Trenchard
An Inner and Outer Gate Complex at Tell en-Nasbeh
At Tell en-Nasbeh (Mizpah), W. F. Badè uncovered a two-chamber gate at the northeast corner of the site and a four-chamber gate on the east side. The relationship of these gates to each other, and to the offset-inset wall of King Asa of Judah, has puzzled scholars. Most have assumed that the four-chamber gate was never completed or only functioned as the settlement's gate until an Assyrian destruction in 701 B. C. It is more likely that the two g…
The Dating of an Early Iron Age Kiln from Tell al-Nasbah
Levant 30: 199?202
New Insights from Old Wine Presses
Dans cet article, les AA apportent des informations complementaires sur les pressoirs et, plus generalement, de l'industrie vinicole a l'Age du Fer en Israel, en s'appuyant sur les sources biblique et extra-biblique concernant la production du vin et en prenant l'exemple du site de Tell en-Nasbeh ou trois pressoirs ont ete decouverts et pour lesquels les AA proposent une datation du premier Age de Fer
Indiana Zorn and the Web Site of Tell en-Naṣbeh
Near Eastern Archaeology 61: 257
From the Ancient Sites of Israel: Essays on Archaeology, History and Theology, in Memory of Aapeli Saarisalo (1896-1986) . Timo Eskola and Eero Junkkaala, eds
A Note on the Date of the 'Great Wall' of Tell en-Nasbeh: A Rejoinder
Response to Hayah Katz's article attempting to downdate the massive inset-outset wall at Tell en-Nasbeh (biblical Mizpah of Benjamin) to the 8th c. B.C.E. Problems associated with dating the wall are discussed and the traditional date of the wall to the 9th c. is affirmed
A Note on the Date of the 'Great Wall' of Tell en-Nasbeh: A Rejoinder
The Israelites . B. S. J. Isserlin
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