Amotz Agnon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5601291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amotz Agnon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amotz |
| FAMILY NAME | Agnon |
| SIGNATURE | AGNON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0232-8574 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
An early Byzantine ecclesiastical complex at Ashdod-Yam: Correlating geophysical prospection with excavated remains
In this study we show the successful deployment of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) together with Electrical Resistivity Surveys (ERS) in guiding the archeological excavations at Ashdod-Yam (southern coast of Israel). This approach enabled the precise identification of excavation targets relating to an Early Byzantine ecclesiastical complex located in a residential neighborhood of the modern city of Ashdod. Applied over the course of five years, th…
GPR Mapping of buried monumental retaining walls at biblical Kiriath-Yearim near Jerusalem
In 2019 a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigation was conducted at Kiriath-Yearim near Jerusalem, one of the largest Bronze and Iron Ages mounds in the highlands of the southern Levant. The main objective was to test an archaeological hypothesis regarding the existence of an Iron Age summit compound which was supported by monumental stone retaining walls.We used a wheeled GPR with simultaneous central frequencies of 200, 400, and 800 MHz. De…
Fire and collapse: Untangling the formation of destruction layers using archaeomagnetism
Historical events are sometimes expressed in destruction layers. We present here a study in which aspects of construction, destruction, and chronostratigraphy of fired mud bricks were explored using archaeomagnetism, infrared spectroscopy, and micromorphology. We measured 88 oriented samples mostly collected from one stratum, dated ca . 1000 B.C.E., representing a destroyed late Canaanite (late Iron Age I) city in Tel Megiddo, Israel. Firing temp…
Paleoearthquakes as Anchor Points in Bayesian Radiocarbon Deposition Models: A Case Study from the Dead Sea
The Bayesian statistical method of the OxCal v 4.1 program is used to construct an age-depth model for a set of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon ages of organic debris collected from a late Holocene Dead Sea stratigraphic section (the Ein Feshkha Nature Reserve). The model is tested for a case where no prior earthquake information is applied and for a case where there is incorporation of known ages of 4 prominent historical earthqu…
A new approach for geomagnetic archaeointensity research: Insights on ancient metallurgy in the Southern Levant
Holocene Climate Variability and Cultural Evolution in the Near East from the Dead Sea Sedimentary Record
A comprehensive record of lake level changes in the Dead Sea has been reconstructed using multiple, well dated sediment cores recovered from the Dead Sea shore. Interpreting the lake level changes as monitors of precipitation in the Dead Sea drainage area and the regional eastern Mediterranean palaeoclimate, we document the presence of two major wet phases (∼ 10–8.6 and ∼ 5.6–3.5 cal kyr BP) and multiple abrupt arid events during the Holocene. Th…
The late Quaternary limnological history of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel
The freshwater Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and the hypersaline Dead Sea are remnant lakes, evolved from ancient water bodies that filled the tectonic depressions along the Dead Sea Transform (DST) during the Neogene–Quartenary periods. We reconstructed the limnological history (level and composition) of Lake Kinneret during the past ∼40,000 years and compared it with the history of the contemporaneous Lake Lisan from the aspect of the regional…
Late Holocene lake levels of the Dead Sea
Research Article| May 01, 2004 Late Holocene lake levels of the Dead Sea R. Bookman (Ken-Tor); R. Bookman (Ken-Tor) 1Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel and Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel Street, Jerusalem 95501, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Y. Enzel; Y. Enzel 2Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904,…
Lake Levels and Sequence Stratigraphy of Lake Lisan, the Late Pleistocene Precursor of the Dead Sea
Lake Lisan, the late Pleistocene precursor of the Dead Sea, existed from ∼70,000 to 15,000 yr B.P. It evolved through frequent water-level fluctuations, which reflected the regional hydrological and climatic conditions. We determined the water level of the lake for the time interval ∼55,000–15,000 cal yr B.P. by mapping offshore, nearshore, and fan-delta sediments; by application of sequence stratigraphy methods; and by dating with radiocarbon an…
Precision of Calibrated Radiocarbon Ages of Historic Earthquakes in the Dead Sea Basin
The precise determination of the age of historical and geological events by radiocarbon dating is often hampered by the long intersection ranges of the measured data with the calibration curve. In this study we examine the possibility of narrowing the calibrated range of the 14 C ages of earthquake-disturbed sediments (seismites) from the Late Holocene lacustrine section in the Dead Sea Basin. The calibrated ranges of samples collected from seism…
A new approach for geomagnetic archaeointensity research: Insights on ancient metallurgy in the Southern Levant
Fire and collapse: Untangling the formation of destruction layers using archaeomagnetism
Historical events are sometimes expressed in destruction layers. We present here a study in which aspects of construction, destruction, and chronostratigraphy of fired mud bricks were explored using archaeomagnetism, infrared spectroscopy, and micromorphology. We measured 88 oriented samples mostly collected from one stratum, dated ca . 1000 B.C.E., representing a destroyed late Canaanite (late Iron Age I) city in Tel Megiddo, Israel. Firing temp…
Precision of Calibrated Radiocarbon Ages of Historic Earthquakes in the Dead Sea Basin
The precise determination of the age of historical and geological events by radiocarbon dating is often hampered by the long intersection ranges of the measured data with the calibration curve. In this study we examine the possibility of narrowing the calibrated range of the 14 C ages of earthquake-disturbed sediments (seismites) from the Late Holocene lacustrine section in the Dead Sea Basin. The calibrated ranges of samples collected from seism…
Precision of Calibrated Radiocarbon Ages of Historic Earthquakes in the Dead Sea Basin
The precise determination of the age of historical and geological events by radiocarbon dating is often hampered by the long intersection ranges of the measured data with the calibration curve. In this study we examine the possibility of narrowing the calibrated range of the 14 C ages of earthquake-disturbed sediments (seismites) from the Late Holocene lacustrine section in the Dead Sea Basin. The calibrated ranges of samples collected from seism…
Lake Levels and Sequence Stratigraphy of Lake Lisan, the Late Pleistocene Precursor of the Dead Sea
Lake Lisan, the late Pleistocene precursor of the Dead Sea, existed from ∼70,000 to 15,000 yr B.P. It evolved through frequent water-level fluctuations, which reflected the regional hydrological and climatic conditions. We determined the water level of the lake for the time interval ∼55,000–15,000 cal yr B.P. by mapping offshore, nearshore, and fan-delta sediments; by application of sequence stratigraphy methods; and by dating with radiocarbon an…
Late Holocene lake levels of the Dead Sea
Research Article| May 01, 2004 Late Holocene lake levels of the Dead Sea R. Bookman (Ken-Tor); R. Bookman (Ken-Tor) 1Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel and Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel Street, Jerusalem 95501, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Y. Enzel; Y. Enzel 2Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904,…
The late Quaternary limnological history of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel
The freshwater Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and the hypersaline Dead Sea are remnant lakes, evolved from ancient water bodies that filled the tectonic depressions along the Dead Sea Transform (DST) during the Neogene–Quartenary periods. We reconstructed the limnological history (level and composition) of Lake Kinneret during the past ∼40,000 years and compared it with the history of the contemporaneous Lake Lisan from the aspect of the regional…
Holocene Climate Variability and Cultural Evolution in the Near East from the Dead Sea Sedimentary Record
A comprehensive record of lake level changes in the Dead Sea has been reconstructed using multiple, well dated sediment cores recovered from the Dead Sea shore. Interpreting the lake level changes as monitors of precipitation in the Dead Sea drainage area and the regional eastern Mediterranean palaeoclimate, we document the presence of two major wet phases (∼ 10–8.6 and ∼ 5.6–3.5 cal kyr BP) and multiple abrupt arid events during the Holocene. Th…
A new approach for geomagnetic archaeointensity research: Insights on ancient metallurgy in the Southern Levant
Paleoearthquakes as Anchor Points in Bayesian Radiocarbon Deposition Models: A Case Study from the Dead Sea
The Bayesian statistical method of the OxCal v 4.1 program is used to construct an age-depth model for a set of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon ages of organic debris collected from a late Holocene Dead Sea stratigraphic section (the Ein Feshkha Nature Reserve). The model is tested for a case where no prior earthquake information is applied and for a case where there is incorporation of known ages of 4 prominent historical earthqu…
Fire and collapse: Untangling the formation of destruction layers using archaeomagnetism
Historical events are sometimes expressed in destruction layers. We present here a study in which aspects of construction, destruction, and chronostratigraphy of fired mud bricks were explored using archaeomagnetism, infrared spectroscopy, and micromorphology. We measured 88 oriented samples mostly collected from one stratum, dated ca . 1000 B.C.E., representing a destroyed late Canaanite (late Iron Age I) city in Tel Megiddo, Israel. Firing temp…
GPR Mapping of buried monumental retaining walls at biblical Kiriath-Yearim near Jerusalem
In 2019 a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigation was conducted at Kiriath-Yearim near Jerusalem, one of the largest Bronze and Iron Ages mounds in the highlands of the southern Levant. The main objective was to test an archaeological hypothesis regarding the existence of an Iron Age summit compound which was supported by monumental stone retaining walls.We used a wheeled GPR with simultaneous central frequencies of 200, 400, and 800 MHz. De…
An early Byzantine ecclesiastical complex at Ashdod-Yam: Correlating geophysical prospection with excavated remains
In this study we show the successful deployment of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) together with Electrical Resistivity Surveys (ERS) in guiding the archeological excavations at Ashdod-Yam (southern coast of Israel). This approach enabled the precise identification of excavation targets relating to an Early Byzantine ecclesiastical complex located in a residential neighborhood of the modern city of Ashdod. Applied over the course of five years, th…
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Holocene (4 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (4 works) · Physical geography (4 works) · Radiocarbon dating (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works)