Michael Eisenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3864216 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Eisenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Eisenberg |
| SIGNATURE | EISENBERG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8702-0842 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Marbles from four Byzantine churches at Hippos of the Decapolis
Learn! – A New Type of Inscription on a Sling Bullet from Hippos of the Decapolis
This paper introduces a unique inscribed lead sling bullet (slingshot) found at Hippos of the Decapolis in 2025. The item was recovered with a metal detector within the Southern Necropolis, close to the bed of the Sussita Stream, where an ancient road passed. The bullet, most probably launched by the city defenders at attackers coming up the road, carries Greek letters ΜΑΘΟΥ. This previously unattested inscription can be interpreted as a sarcasti…
The Southern Photisterion at the Hippos Cathedral and its Unique Byzantine-Period Liturgical Implements
Recent excavations at the Byzantine-period cathedral of Hippos above the Sea of Galilee have exposed part of an annexed photisterion (a hall with a baptismal font) and inside it a unique set of ecclesiastical items. While the bronze candelabrum and the marble reliquary, although exceptionally large, are known liturgical implements, the marble stone with three hemispheric cavities, probably meant for holding oils, is previously unattested, and may…
The Martyrion of Theodoros at Hippos above the Sea of Galilee
Between Gaulanitis and Hippos
The Roman road that transverses the southern Golan is one of the best-preserved ancient roads in the region. The present study provides new evidence regarding its route, its date of construction and abandonment, and its military-administrative and geospatial relationship with the surrounding landscape and settlements. The research combines diverse methodologies, including historical cartographic data, survey, excavation, a mobility model of the r…
Knowledge Building in Early Modern English Music
Knowledge Building in Early Modern English Music. Katie Bank. Routledge Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Worlds of Knowledge. Abingdon: Routledge, 2021. xiv + 282 pp. + 17 b/w pls. $52.99. - Volume 77 Issue 1
A Chalcolithic presence east of the Sea of Galilee
The characteristics and settlement patterns of the Early–Middle Chalcolithic period (ca. 5,800– 4,700 cal bc) around the Sea of Galilee have hardly been studied so far. The regional diversity of Chalcolithic material culture and the fragmentary nature of the archaeological record hinder a broader understanding of socio-cultural processes in this area. Chalcolithic architecture and finds, excavated for the last 23 years under the Graeco-Roman city…
XRF Analysis of Village and Urban Basalt Architecture in the Hippos Territorium during the Roman Period
This case study examines the use of X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) as an effective method for defining distinct chemical compositions of local basalt stone from different sources in the Roman period, even when their quarries have not been identified. It also deals with the archaeological question if public and monumental structures from a village and urban site shared the same stone sources and stonemason's workshops. Ninety‐six samples from the Hippos…
The territory of Hippos
Funerary podia of Hippos of the Decapolis and the phenomenon in the Roman world
In the Roman world a wide variety of funerary architecture was erected along the access roads of cities to catch the eye of passersby. In Hippos (Sussita in Aramaic) of the Decapolis, the most notable funerary structures stood along the city's main approach within the Saddle Necropolis. The most distinctive elements of the necropolis's architectural remains were a series of 13 large funerary podia – the focus of the 2020 excavations. The Hippos p…
The Lion’s Mausoleum of Hippos of the Decapolis
The article presents the results of excavations and study of one of the mausolea at Antiochia Hippos, one of the cities of the Decapolis. The Lion's Mausoleum stands within the necropolis on the side of the main road leading to Hippos, just a couple of hundred metres from the main city gate. This Roman period mausoleum is the only tomb at Hippos to be thoroughly excavated and studied, and it is among the few in the region that survived partly wit…
Eusebios’ aedicula tombstone from Hippos
During excavations of Tal Fortress, on the fringes of Hippos’ Southern Necropolis, a tombstone was found in secondary use. This Roman-period funerary stela depicts the bust of the deceased Eusebios engraved in an aedicula, with the name and short formula inscribed on the aedicula’s side. This tombstone is the first inscribed funerary portraiture to be unearthed in Hippos of the Decapolis, and the first to be published. It may have been produced b…
New Discoveries at Antiochia Hippos of the Decapolis and Its Sea of Galilee Connection
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Masons’ Marks of Antiochia Hippos
Masons’ marks, though often not fully documented, interpreted and researched, are well-attested at sites from the Classical periods. This article presents a complete study of masons’ marks from Antiochia Hippos of the Decapolis. The survey of the site yielded 374 Roman-period marks: 359 used for accounts and 15 probably used for indication of assembly order. The presence of masons’ marks on some of the structures at Hippos and other Roman-period …
PaperMech
No abstract available
Demo hour
forum Share on Demo hour Authors: Pin-Cheng Lin Shih Chien University Shih Chien UniversityView Profile , HyunJoo Oh University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Mark D. Gross University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Michael Eisenberg University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Sherry His Concord Consortium Concord ConsortiumView Profile , Becca Rose…
Interregional Trade in the Roman Period
In this article we explore interregional trade at the polis of Antiochia Hippos during the Roman period. The discovery of chronologically well-defined Roman-period ceramic assemblages at the site provides an opportunity for a diachronic study of Roman period commerce between Hippos, the only polis in the southern Golan, and the neighbouring Galilee. Results of micromorphological analysis of common Roman period kitchenware indicate that while in t…
Sussita-Hippos of the Decapolis
Beyond Black Boxes
We present a set of case studies in which students create, customize, and personalize their own scientific instruments-and thus become engaged in scientific inquiry not only through observing and measuring but also through designing and building. Although computational technologies have, in general, contributed to making today's scientific instruments more "opaque" (that is, less understandable) and less aesthetically pleasing than their predeces…
Masons’ Marks of Antiochia Hippos
Masons’ marks, though often not fully documented, interpreted and researched, are well-attested at sites from the Classical periods. This article presents a complete study of masons’ marks from Antiochia Hippos of the Decapolis. The survey of the site yielded 374 Roman-period marks: 359 used for accounts and 15 probably used for indication of assembly order. The presence of masons’ marks on some of the structures at Hippos and other Roman-period …
Beyond Black Boxes
We present a set of case studies in which students create, customize, and personalize their own scientific instruments-and thus become engaged in scientific inquiry not only through observing and measuring but also through designing and building. Although computational technologies have, in general, contributed to making today's scientific instruments more "opaque" (that is, less understandable) and less aesthetically pleasing than their predeces…
The Lion’s Mausoleum of Hippos of the Decapolis
The article presents the results of excavations and study of one of the mausolea at Antiochia Hippos, one of the cities of the Decapolis. The Lion's Mausoleum stands within the necropolis on the side of the main road leading to Hippos, just a couple of hundred metres from the main city gate. This Roman period mausoleum is the only tomb at Hippos to be thoroughly excavated and studied, and it is among the few in the region that survived partly wit…
The Southern Photisterion at the Hippos Cathedral and its Unique Byzantine-Period Liturgical Implements
Recent excavations at the Byzantine-period cathedral of Hippos above the Sea of Galilee have exposed part of an annexed photisterion (a hall with a baptismal font) and inside it a unique set of ecclesiastical items. While the bronze candelabrum and the marble reliquary, although exceptionally large, are known liturgical implements, the marble stone with three hemispheric cavities, probably meant for holding oils, is previously unattested, and may…
A Chalcolithic presence east of the Sea of Galilee
The characteristics and settlement patterns of the Early–Middle Chalcolithic period (ca. 5,800– 4,700 cal bc) around the Sea of Galilee have hardly been studied so far. The regional diversity of Chalcolithic material culture and the fragmentary nature of the archaeological record hinder a broader understanding of socio-cultural processes in this area. Chalcolithic architecture and finds, excavated for the last 23 years under the Graeco-Roman city…
The territory of Hippos
Funerary podia of Hippos of the Decapolis and the phenomenon in the Roman world
In the Roman world a wide variety of funerary architecture was erected along the access roads of cities to catch the eye of passersby. In Hippos (Sussita in Aramaic) of the Decapolis, the most notable funerary structures stood along the city's main approach within the Saddle Necropolis. The most distinctive elements of the necropolis's architectural remains were a series of 13 large funerary podia – the focus of the 2020 excavations. The Hippos p…
Eusebios’ aedicula tombstone from Hippos
During excavations of Tal Fortress, on the fringes of Hippos’ Southern Necropolis, a tombstone was found in secondary use. This Roman-period funerary stela depicts the bust of the deceased Eusebios engraved in an aedicula, with the name and short formula inscribed on the aedicula’s side. This tombstone is the first inscribed funerary portraiture to be unearthed in Hippos of the Decapolis, and the first to be published. It may have been produced b…
Interregional Trade in the Roman Period
In this article we explore interregional trade at the polis of Antiochia Hippos during the Roman period. The discovery of chronologically well-defined Roman-period ceramic assemblages at the site provides an opportunity for a diachronic study of Roman period commerce between Hippos, the only polis in the southern Golan, and the neighbouring Galilee. Results of micromorphological analysis of common Roman period kitchenware indicate that while in t…
Sussita-Hippos of the Decapolis
Beyond Black Boxes
We present a set of case studies in which students create, customize, and personalize their own scientific instruments-and thus become engaged in scientific inquiry not only through observing and measuring but also through designing and building. Although computational technologies have, in general, contributed to making today's scientific instruments more "opaque" (that is, less understandable) and less aesthetically pleasing than their predeces…
Sussita-Hippos of the Decapolis
PaperMech
No abstract available
Demo hour
forum Share on Demo hour Authors: Pin-Cheng Lin Shih Chien University Shih Chien UniversityView Profile , HyunJoo Oh University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Mark D. Gross University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Michael Eisenberg University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado BoulderView Profile , Sherry His Concord Consortium Concord ConsortiumView Profile , Becca Rose…
Interregional Trade in the Roman Period
In this article we explore interregional trade at the polis of Antiochia Hippos during the Roman period. The discovery of chronologically well-defined Roman-period ceramic assemblages at the site provides an opportunity for a diachronic study of Roman period commerce between Hippos, the only polis in the southern Golan, and the neighbouring Galilee. Results of micromorphological analysis of common Roman period kitchenware indicate that while in t…
New Discoveries at Antiochia Hippos of the Decapolis and Its Sea of Galilee Connection
»Vielmehr bietet [der Kommentar] auf höchstem Niveau eine substantielle Auseinandersetzung mit den Hintergründen, den Zusammenhängen, der Theorie und der Praxis des Grundgesetzes. Besseres lässt sich von einem Verfassungskommentar nicht sagen.“ Herbert Günther Staaatsanzeiger für das Land Hessen 2018 (50), 1494–1495
Masons’ Marks of Antiochia Hippos
Masons’ marks, though often not fully documented, interpreted and researched, are well-attested at sites from the Classical periods. This article presents a complete study of masons’ marks from Antiochia Hippos of the Decapolis. The survey of the site yielded 374 Roman-period marks: 359 used for accounts and 15 probably used for indication of assembly order. The presence of masons’ marks on some of the structures at Hippos and other Roman-period …
The Lion’s Mausoleum of Hippos of the Decapolis
The article presents the results of excavations and study of one of the mausolea at Antiochia Hippos, one of the cities of the Decapolis. The Lion's Mausoleum stands within the necropolis on the side of the main road leading to Hippos, just a couple of hundred metres from the main city gate. This Roman period mausoleum is the only tomb at Hippos to be thoroughly excavated and studied, and it is among the few in the region that survived partly wit…
Eusebios’ aedicula tombstone from Hippos
During excavations of Tal Fortress, on the fringes of Hippos’ Southern Necropolis, a tombstone was found in secondary use. This Roman-period funerary stela depicts the bust of the deceased Eusebios engraved in an aedicula, with the name and short formula inscribed on the aedicula’s side. This tombstone is the first inscribed funerary portraiture to be unearthed in Hippos of the Decapolis, and the first to be published. It may have been produced b…
The territory of Hippos
Funerary podia of Hippos of the Decapolis and the phenomenon in the Roman world
In the Roman world a wide variety of funerary architecture was erected along the access roads of cities to catch the eye of passersby. In Hippos (Sussita in Aramaic) of the Decapolis, the most notable funerary structures stood along the city's main approach within the Saddle Necropolis. The most distinctive elements of the necropolis's architectural remains were a series of 13 large funerary podia – the focus of the 2020 excavations. The Hippos p…
Between Gaulanitis and Hippos
The Roman road that transverses the southern Golan is one of the best-preserved ancient roads in the region. The present study provides new evidence regarding its route, its date of construction and abandonment, and its military-administrative and geospatial relationship with the surrounding landscape and settlements. The research combines diverse methodologies, including historical cartographic data, survey, excavation, a mobility model of the r…
Knowledge Building in Early Modern English Music
Knowledge Building in Early Modern English Music. Katie Bank. Routledge Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Worlds of Knowledge. Abingdon: Routledge, 2021. xiv + 282 pp. + 17 b/w pls. $52.99. - Volume 77 Issue 1
A Chalcolithic presence east of the Sea of Galilee
The characteristics and settlement patterns of the Early–Middle Chalcolithic period (ca. 5,800– 4,700 cal bc) around the Sea of Galilee have hardly been studied so far. The regional diversity of Chalcolithic material culture and the fragmentary nature of the archaeological record hinder a broader understanding of socio-cultural processes in this area. Chalcolithic architecture and finds, excavated for the last 23 years under the Graeco-Roman city…
XRF Analysis of Village and Urban Basalt Architecture in the Hippos Territorium during the Roman Period
This case study examines the use of X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) as an effective method for defining distinct chemical compositions of local basalt stone from different sources in the Roman period, even when their quarries have not been identified. It also deals with the archaeological question if public and monumental structures from a village and urban site shared the same stone sources and stonemason's workshops. Ninety‐six samples from the Hippos…
The Martyrion of Theodoros at Hippos above the Sea of Galilee
Marbles from four Byzantine churches at Hippos of the Decapolis
Learn! – A New Type of Inscription on a Sling Bullet from Hippos of the Decapolis
This paper introduces a unique inscribed lead sling bullet (slingshot) found at Hippos of the Decapolis in 2025. The item was recovered with a metal detector within the Southern Necropolis, close to the bed of the Sussita Stream, where an ancient road passed. The bullet, most probably launched by the city defenders at attackers coming up the road, carries Greek letters ΜΑΘΟΥ. This previously unattested inscription can be interpreted as a sarcasti…
The Southern Photisterion at the Hippos Cathedral and its Unique Byzantine-Period Liturgical Implements
Recent excavations at the Byzantine-period cathedral of Hippos above the Sea of Galilee have exposed part of an annexed photisterion (a hall with a baptismal font) and inside it a unique set of ecclesiastical items. While the bronze candelabrum and the marble reliquary, although exceptionally large, are known liturgical implements, the marble stone with three hemispheric cavities, probably meant for holding oils, is previously unattested, and may…
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