Gal Avishai
Biographic Data
| ID | 4185027 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gal Avishai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gal |
| FAMILY NAME | Avishai |
| SIGNATURE | AVISHAI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5111-8496 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cemetery or sacrifice? Infant burials at the Carthage Tophet
The recent article on the Carthage Tophet infants by Schwartzet al.(2012) takes issue with our paper (Smithet al.2011) that claims the Carthaginians practiced infant sacrifice. Both studies were carried out on the same sample of cremated infant remains excavated by the ASOR Punic project between 1975 and 1980 (Stager 1982). We examined the contents of 334 urns while Schwartzet al.(2012) examined the same sample plus an additional fourteen urns (N…
Aging cremated infants
The Greeks and Romans reproached the Phoenicians for the sacrifice of infants, and the excavation of cremated infants at 'Tophets' (named after the sacrificial site in Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible) seems to bear this out. However, the argument for infant sacrifice depends largely on a skewed age profile, and age is not easy to determine. The authors approach this problem with a battery of new techniques, showing that in the Tophet of Carthage…
The use of dental criteria for estimating postnatal survival in skeletal remains of infants
The use of dental criteria for estimating postnatal survival in skeletal remains of infants
Aging cremated infants
The Greeks and Romans reproached the Phoenicians for the sacrifice of infants, and the excavation of cremated infants at 'Tophets' (named after the sacrificial site in Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible) seems to bear this out. However, the argument for infant sacrifice depends largely on a skewed age profile, and age is not easy to determine. The authors approach this problem with a battery of new techniques, showing that in the Tophet of Carthage…
Cemetery or sacrifice? Infant burials at the Carthage Tophet
The recent article on the Carthage Tophet infants by Schwartzet al.(2012) takes issue with our paper (Smithet al.2011) that claims the Carthaginians practiced infant sacrifice. Both studies were carried out on the same sample of cremated infant remains excavated by the ASOR Punic project between 1975 and 1980 (Stager 1982). We examined the contents of 334 urns while Schwartzet al.(2012) examined the same sample plus an additional fourteen urns (N…
The use of dental criteria for estimating postnatal survival in skeletal remains of infants
Aging cremated infants
The Greeks and Romans reproached the Phoenicians for the sacrifice of infants, and the excavation of cremated infants at 'Tophets' (named after the sacrificial site in Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible) seems to bear this out. However, the argument for infant sacrifice depends largely on a skewed age profile, and age is not easy to determine. The authors approach this problem with a battery of new techniques, showing that in the Tophet of Carthage…
Cemetery or sacrifice? Infant burials at the Carthage Tophet
The recent article on the Carthage Tophet infants by Schwartzet al.(2012) takes issue with our paper (Smithet al.2011) that claims the Carthaginians practiced infant sacrifice. Both studies were carried out on the same sample of cremated infant remains excavated by the ASOR Punic project between 1975 and 1980 (Stager 1982). We examined the contents of 334 urns while Schwartzet al.(2012) examined the same sample plus an additional fourteen urns (N…
Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sacrifice (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 work) · Biology (1 work)