Eliot Braun
Biographic Data
| ID | 3623415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eliot Braun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eliot |
| FAMILY NAME | Braun |
| SIGNATURE | BRAUN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Israel Antiquities Authority |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 113 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Iron Age II Burials and Archaeological Investigations at Ḥorbat Menorim (el-Manara), Lower Galilee
Tomb 1 of the Second Millennium BCE at Yiftaḥ’el, Lower Galilee
Soundings at Ḥorbat ‘Ammudim, Lower Galilee
Placing South Levantine Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic
In an area dedicated to mortuary activity near, albeit physically distinct from the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlements of Teleilat Ghassul, excavations in the 1930s unearthed numerous small, stone-lined cist graves sunken into the soil, some in distinctive ladder-like arrangements. Several of those ladder-like arrangements apparently represent the earliest inhumations found within the boundaries of that cemetery. This paper compares thos…
Forging a Link
Observations on the Stratigraphic Attribution of the Early Bronze Age Pillared Building in Area D at Tel ʿErani, Israel
Tel ʿErani is a large Early Bronze Age site within the municipal bounds of modern Qiryat Gat, Israel, at the northeastern edge of the Negev, adjacent to the Judean Shephelah (piedmont). It includes a high mound and several lower terraces, ca. 25 ha in area. The site gained notoriety when an imported potsherd bearing an Egyptian royal symbol (a serekh) incised with the hieroglyph of an early ruler, Narmer, was found in Excavation Area D. Large-sca…
The Dawn of the Bronze Age
The Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age I Transition in the Southern Levant
La question de la transition entre le Chalcolithique final et le Bronze ancien I dans le sud Levant fait l’objet de nombreux débats depuis maintenant plusieurs décennies. Le volume qui lui est consacré ici est destiné à faire état de nouvelles données archéologiques qui permettent d’en renouveler les réponses. On rappellera au préalable les principales étapes de la recherche sur le sujet. Ces étapes ont été déterminées par l’état des connaissance…
Aspects of Radiocarbon Determinations and the Dating of the Transition from The Chalcolithic Period to Early Bronze Age I in the Southern Levant
Bien qu’une séquence chrono-culturelle comprenant une période chalcolitique suivie d’un Bronze ancien ait été depuis longtemps établie pour le sud Levant, la transition entre ces deux périodes demeure mal comprise. Des découvertes récentes, en particulier dans le piémont occidental de Judée-Samarie, la Shéphéla, témoignent d’une occupation continue. Elles fournissent des informations importantes sur la nature de cette transition et sur les liens …
On Some South Levantine Early Bronze Age Ceramic ‘Wares’ and Styles
Studies on pottery of the south Levantine Early Bronze Age (Early Bronze Ages I, II and III) often use terms such as 'wares' to designate specific types of ceramics identified with regional and chronological niches in the archaeological record. While some such designations appear to be valid, as they refer to groups of objects defined by very specific parameters, others represent broad categories with poorly defined parameters. This paper present…
Chronology of the Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant
The chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in the southern Levant and the synchronization between the sites, considering seriation and radiocarbon dates, have shown large inconsistencies and disagreement. We have assembled 420 14 C dates, most of them previously published and a few provided directly by the excavators. The dates have been re-evaluated on the basis of their archaeological context and using analytical criteria. Bayesian modeling h…
Tel Yoqne'am
More Evidence for Early Bronze Age Glyptics from the Southern Levant
During much of the Early Bronze Age in the southern Levant, cylinder seals were used, albeit sparingly, for impressing pottery prior to firing. Actual seals are quite rare for this chrono-cultural milieu and most evidence derives from impressions on potsherds. This catalogue presents 14 additions to a growing corpus of glyptic related objects, seal impressions and bone imitations of cylinder seals from four sites in Israel. These objects are desc…
Anatolian and Egyptian Imports from Late EB I at Ain Assawir, Israel
Recent excavations in a cemetery at Ain Assawir at the western end of the ʿIron (Megiddo) Pass, Israel, have uncovered a number of cave tombs dating to the Early Bronze Age. Replete with grave goods of local origin, these sepulchers have also yielded a handful of imported artifacts within deposits that date to chronological ranges within the latter part of Early Bronze I. Included are a number of Egyptian ceramic imports as well as vessels of loc…
Proto, Early Dynastic Egypt, and Early Bronze I-II of the Southern Levant
A number of recent radiocarbon determinations from several sites in Israel suggest advancing, by some considerable period of time, both the onset of the cultural horizon known as Early Bronze I and the appearance of its latest phases. The logical outcome of the acceptance of these new dates puts such a strain on chronological correlations between the 14 C data and the archaeological record that the entire system would no longer be tenable if they…
Some Observations on the Origins and Iconography of a Cylinder Seal from Bâb edh-Dhrâʿ
A recently published cylinder seal (Lapp 1989: 5, fig. 4) from Bâb edh-Dhrâʿ, identified as "unique among the finds of the ancient Near East," was dated to the EB III on the basis of accompanying material. The diminutive size of the object, its provenience in a pit, its presence at a site occupied throughout the entire Early Bronze Age, and several parallels in the motifs it bears, are all factors that recommend a reappraisal of the date and sign…
En-Shadud (M.R. 172229)
Adjacent to a perennial spring located on the N-central slope of the Jezreel Valley at the foot of the Nazareth mountains, the site has a modern name derived from the Hebrew word for spring (En) combined with the name of the nearby Tel Shadud.Blanketed by as much as 1 m of alluvium, the low-lying si
Bâb edh-Dhrâʿ
Basalt Bowls of the EB1 Horizon in the Southern Levant
Cet article analyse un ensemble de vases en basalte classés selon quatre types distincts, tous représentés sur des sites du Bronze ancien I en Israël et en Jordanie. Il est suggéré que ces vases sont caractéristiques de cette période et que leur fabrication est restreinte à un petit nombre de centres. Par ailleurs, le travail de la pierre dériverait en droite ligne de celui de la période chalcolithique
The Problem of the Apsidal House
Etude site par site des differentes traditions architecturales de l'habitat domestique a l'Age du Bronze Ancien 1 en Phenicie, Palestine, Jordanie. Seuls deux sites, peut-etre trois revelent une architecture absidale : Megiddo, Byblos et Beth Ha-Emeq. Les vestiges des autres sites sont de types curvilignes ou rectilignes
ʿEn-shadud
Chronology of the Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant
The chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in the southern Levant and the synchronization between the sites, considering seriation and radiocarbon dates, have shown large inconsistencies and disagreement. We have assembled 420 14 C dates, most of them previously published and a few provided directly by the excavators. The dates have been re-evaluated on the basis of their archaeological context and using analytical criteria. Bayesian modeling h…
Basalt Bowls of the EB1 Horizon in the Southern Levant
Cet article analyse un ensemble de vases en basalte classés selon quatre types distincts, tous représentés sur des sites du Bronze ancien I en Israël et en Jordanie. Il est suggéré que ces vases sont caractéristiques de cette période et que leur fabrication est restreinte à un petit nombre de centres. Par ailleurs, le travail de la pierre dériverait en droite ligne de celui de la période chalcolithique
The Problem of the Apsidal House
Etude site par site des differentes traditions architecturales de l'habitat domestique a l'Age du Bronze Ancien 1 en Phenicie, Palestine, Jordanie. Seuls deux sites, peut-etre trois revelent une architecture absidale : Megiddo, Byblos et Beth Ha-Emeq. Les vestiges des autres sites sont de types curvilignes ou rectilignes
Proto, Early Dynastic Egypt, and Early Bronze I-II of the Southern Levant
A number of recent radiocarbon determinations from several sites in Israel suggest advancing, by some considerable period of time, both the onset of the cultural horizon known as Early Bronze I and the appearance of its latest phases. The logical outcome of the acceptance of these new dates puts such a strain on chronological correlations between the 14 C data and the archaeological record that the entire system would no longer be tenable if they…
The Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age I Transition in the Southern Levant
La question de la transition entre le Chalcolithique final et le Bronze ancien I dans le sud Levant fait l’objet de nombreux débats depuis maintenant plusieurs décennies. Le volume qui lui est consacré ici est destiné à faire état de nouvelles données archéologiques qui permettent d’en renouveler les réponses. On rappellera au préalable les principales étapes de la recherche sur le sujet. Ces étapes ont été déterminées par l’état des connaissance…
Aspects of Radiocarbon Determinations and the Dating of the Transition from The Chalcolithic Period to Early Bronze Age I in the Southern Levant
Bien qu’une séquence chrono-culturelle comprenant une période chalcolitique suivie d’un Bronze ancien ait été depuis longtemps établie pour le sud Levant, la transition entre ces deux périodes demeure mal comprise. Des découvertes récentes, en particulier dans le piémont occidental de Judée-Samarie, la Shéphéla, témoignent d’une occupation continue. Elles fournissent des informations importantes sur la nature de cette transition et sur les liens …
On Some South Levantine Early Bronze Age Ceramic ‘Wares’ and Styles
Studies on pottery of the south Levantine Early Bronze Age (Early Bronze Ages I, II and III) often use terms such as 'wares' to designate specific types of ceramics identified with regional and chronological niches in the archaeological record. While some such designations appear to be valid, as they refer to groups of objects defined by very specific parameters, others represent broad categories with poorly defined parameters. This paper present…
ʿEn-shadud
The Problem of the Apsidal House
Etude site par site des differentes traditions architecturales de l'habitat domestique a l'Age du Bronze Ancien 1 en Phenicie, Palestine, Jordanie. Seuls deux sites, peut-etre trois revelent une architecture absidale : Megiddo, Byblos et Beth Ha-Emeq. Les vestiges des autres sites sont de types curvilignes ou rectilignes
Basalt Bowls of the EB1 Horizon in the Southern Levant
Cet article analyse un ensemble de vases en basalte classés selon quatre types distincts, tous représentés sur des sites du Bronze ancien I en Israël et en Jordanie. Il est suggéré que ces vases sont caractéristiques de cette période et que leur fabrication est restreinte à un petit nombre de centres. Par ailleurs, le travail de la pierre dériverait en droite ligne de celui de la période chalcolithique
Bâb edh-Dhrâʿ
En-Shadud (M.R. 172229)
Adjacent to a perennial spring located on the N-central slope of the Jezreel Valley at the foot of the Nazareth mountains, the site has a modern name derived from the Hebrew word for spring (En) combined with the name of the nearby Tel Shadud.Blanketed by as much as 1 m of alluvium, the low-lying si
Some Observations on the Origins and Iconography of a Cylinder Seal from Bâb edh-Dhrâʿ
A recently published cylinder seal (Lapp 1989: 5, fig. 4) from Bâb edh-Dhrâʿ, identified as "unique among the finds of the ancient Near East," was dated to the EB III on the basis of accompanying material. The diminutive size of the object, its provenience in a pit, its presence at a site occupied throughout the entire Early Bronze Age, and several parallels in the motifs it bears, are all factors that recommend a reappraisal of the date and sign…
Anatolian and Egyptian Imports from Late EB I at Ain Assawir, Israel
Recent excavations in a cemetery at Ain Assawir at the western end of the ʿIron (Megiddo) Pass, Israel, have uncovered a number of cave tombs dating to the Early Bronze Age. Replete with grave goods of local origin, these sepulchers have also yielded a handful of imported artifacts within deposits that date to chronological ranges within the latter part of Early Bronze I. Included are a number of Egyptian ceramic imports as well as vessels of loc…
Proto, Early Dynastic Egypt, and Early Bronze I-II of the Southern Levant
A number of recent radiocarbon determinations from several sites in Israel suggest advancing, by some considerable period of time, both the onset of the cultural horizon known as Early Bronze I and the appearance of its latest phases. The logical outcome of the acceptance of these new dates puts such a strain on chronological correlations between the 14 C data and the archaeological record that the entire system would no longer be tenable if they…
More Evidence for Early Bronze Age Glyptics from the Southern Levant
During much of the Early Bronze Age in the southern Levant, cylinder seals were used, albeit sparingly, for impressing pottery prior to firing. Actual seals are quite rare for this chrono-cultural milieu and most evidence derives from impressions on potsherds. This catalogue presents 14 additions to a growing corpus of glyptic related objects, seal impressions and bone imitations of cylinder seals from four sites in Israel. These objects are desc…
Tel Yoqne'am
On Some South Levantine Early Bronze Age Ceramic ‘Wares’ and Styles
Studies on pottery of the south Levantine Early Bronze Age (Early Bronze Ages I, II and III) often use terms such as 'wares' to designate specific types of ceramics identified with regional and chronological niches in the archaeological record. While some such designations appear to be valid, as they refer to groups of objects defined by very specific parameters, others represent broad categories with poorly defined parameters. This paper present…
Chronology of the Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant
The chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in the southern Levant and the synchronization between the sites, considering seriation and radiocarbon dates, have shown large inconsistencies and disagreement. We have assembled 420 14 C dates, most of them previously published and a few provided directly by the excavators. The dates have been re-evaluated on the basis of their archaeological context and using analytical criteria. Bayesian modeling h…
The Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age I Transition in the Southern Levant
La question de la transition entre le Chalcolithique final et le Bronze ancien I dans le sud Levant fait l’objet de nombreux débats depuis maintenant plusieurs décennies. Le volume qui lui est consacré ici est destiné à faire état de nouvelles données archéologiques qui permettent d’en renouveler les réponses. On rappellera au préalable les principales étapes de la recherche sur le sujet. Ces étapes ont été déterminées par l’état des connaissance…
Aspects of Radiocarbon Determinations and the Dating of the Transition from The Chalcolithic Period to Early Bronze Age I in the Southern Levant
Bien qu’une séquence chrono-culturelle comprenant une période chalcolitique suivie d’un Bronze ancien ait été depuis longtemps établie pour le sud Levant, la transition entre ces deux périodes demeure mal comprise. Des découvertes récentes, en particulier dans le piémont occidental de Judée-Samarie, la Shéphéla, témoignent d’une occupation continue. Elles fournissent des informations importantes sur la nature de cette transition et sur les liens …
The Dawn of the Bronze Age
Forging a Link
Observations on the Stratigraphic Attribution of the Early Bronze Age Pillared Building in Area D at Tel ʿErani, Israel
Tel ʿErani is a large Early Bronze Age site within the municipal bounds of modern Qiryat Gat, Israel, at the northeastern edge of the Negev, adjacent to the Judean Shephelah (piedmont). It includes a high mound and several lower terraces, ca. 25 ha in area. The site gained notoriety when an imported potsherd bearing an Egyptian royal symbol (a serekh) incised with the hieroglyph of an early ruler, Narmer, was found in Excavation Area D. Large-sca…
Placing South Levantine Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic
In an area dedicated to mortuary activity near, albeit physically distinct from the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlements of Teleilat Ghassul, excavations in the 1930s unearthed numerous small, stone-lined cist graves sunken into the soil, some in distinctive ladder-like arrangements. Several of those ladder-like arrangements apparently represent the earliest inhumations found within the boundaries of that cemetery. This paper compares thos…
Iron Age II Burials and Archaeological Investigations at Ḥorbat Menorim (el-Manara), Lower Galilee
Tomb 1 of the Second Millennium BCE at Yiftaḥ’el, Lower Galilee
Soundings at Ḥorbat ‘Ammudim, Lower Galilee
Archaeology (14 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (14 works) · History (12 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (11 works) · Bronze (11 works) · Bronze Age (11 works) · Geography (11 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (9 works) · Art (9 works)