Robert S Homsher

Biographic Data

ID3864204
NAMERobert S Homsher
GIVEN NAMESRobert S
FAMILY NAMEHomsher
SIGNATUREHOMSHER R S
AFFILIATIONSHarvard University Press
ORCID0000-0002-4612-8208
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS19
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX3

  • Crisis in motion

    Open AccessAssaf Kleiman, Erin Hall et al.ARTICLELevant2024

    The destruction of Iron I Megiddo in the early 10th century BCE was a momentous event in the history of the southern Levant. It marked an abrupt break in the long cultural development of the Middle and Late Bronze Ages. Despite extensive field research, essential questions related to this event remain unanswered, especially regarding the processes that took place in the city immediately before its destruction. In this article, findings from recen…

  • New light on Schumacher’s Südliches Burgtor at Megiddo

    Robert S Homsher, Israel FinkelsteinARTICLEPalestine Exploration Quarterly2018Cited by: 4

    The Südliches Burgtor is a massive structure that was uncovered by Gottlieb Schumacher on the southern edge of the mound of Megiddo in the early twentieth century. Its vicinity was partially excavated by the Oriental Institute team in the 1930s. Still, the stratigraphic affiliation of the building as well as its date and function remained unclear. Here we present evidence from the southwestern sector of Area Q of the renewed excavations at the si…

  • The Amorite Problem

    Robert S Homsher, Melissa S CradicARTICLELevant2017

    For decades, archaeologists and historians have debated explanations for the socio-cultural transitions that occurred throughout much of the Near East around the turn of the 2nd millennium BC. One culture-historical explanation that was popularized more than half a century ago is cultural diffusion via mass migration, particularly of the Amorites, an ambiguous population whom some consider responsible for initiating and spreading Middle Bronze Ag…

  • Metalworking at Megiddo during the Late Bronze and Iron Ages

    Naama Yahalom-Mack, Naama Yahalom‐mack et al.ARTICLEJournal of Near Eastern Studies2017Cited by: 10References: 13

    Previous articleNext article FreeMetalworking at Megiddo during the Late Bronze and Iron AgesNaama Yahalom-Mack, Adi Eliyahu-Behar, Mario A. S. Martin, Assaf Kleiman, Ruth Shahack-Gross, Robert S. Homsher, Yuval Gadot, and Israel FinkelsteinNaama Yahalom-MackThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem Search for more articles by this author , Adi Eliyahu-BeharBar-Ilan University Search for more articles by this author , Mario A. S. MartinTel Aviv Universi…

  • Geoarchaeological Investigation in a Domestic Iron Age Quarter, Tel Megiddo, Israel

    Lior Regev, Dan Cabanes et al.ARTICLEBulletin of the American Schools…2015

    During the ongoing excavations of Area Q at Tel Megiddo, a variety of on-site geoarchaeological analytical methods have been used in the study of Iron Age occupations dating to the Iron Age IIA. The aim of this approach is to optimally combine macroarchaeology with microarchaeology in order to reconstruct activities that were carried out within an Iron Age urban neighborhood. The macroscopic finds indicate that this area belonged to a quarter tha…

  • The Rise of a Complex Society

    Matthew J Adams, Jonathan David et al.ARTICLENear Eastern Archaeology2014Cited by: 5References: 6

    From 1992 to 2010, the Tel Aviv University Megiddo Expedition excavated an unprecedented monumental temple complex dating to the Early Bronze Age I, ca. 3000 B.C.E. This Great Temple has proved not only to be among the largest construction projects in the Levant in its day, but has revealed surprising new evidence for a society capable of monumental architecture, central planning, and significant control of resources in the Jezreel Valley, Israel…

  • Digital Archaeological Fieldwork and the Jezreel Valley Regional Project, Israel

    Adam B Prins, Matthew J Adams et al.ARTICLENear Eastern Archaeology2014References: 7

    The application of digital technologies to enhance archaeological documentation has long been a priority of researchers around the world. However, progress on this front has been generally restricted to only a few categories of technology (e.g. total stations, simple databases, etc.) due to the costs involved in deploying new technology and the need for highly trained specialists to implement them. Fortunately, the last few years have seen a sign…

  • Mud Bricks and the Process of Construction in the Middle Bronze Age Southern Levant

    Robert S HomsherARTICLEBulletin of the American Schools…2012

    This study investigates patterns in the process of construction during a period of urbanization early in the Middle Bronze Age of the southern Levant. Detailing the manufacture and use of sun-dried mud bricks in this period's architecture, this study presents a hypothetical reconstruction of urban building processes based on data collected and analyzed from three case-study sites: Dan, Megiddo, and Pella. A number of important considerations are …