Eli Shukron
Biographic Data
| ID | 5907414 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eli Shukron |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eli |
| FAMILY NAME | Shukron |
| SIGNATURE | SHUKRON E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Israel Antiquities Authority |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Evidence of Worship in the Rock-Cut Rooms on the Eastern Slope of the City of David, Jerusalem
This paper presents the finds retrieved from a unique series of rock-cut rooms found on the eastern slope of the City of David. These rock-cut rooms stand out in terms of their architectural features, as well as the artifacts discovered within them, all of which reflect on their function as a cultic complex, likely constructed in the Middle Bronze Age, with its final stage in Iron Age IIB. This complex offers profound evidence for the diversity o…
Excavations in the Mamillah Area, Jerusalem
A fortification line, comprising a wall and a tower, was exposed outside the Jerusalem Old City wall and parallel to it, northwest of Jaffa Gate. The lower part of the wall was rock-cut, while its upper part was constructed of stones set in a grayish mortar (preserved only in the eastern part). The finds include pottery dating from the Roman-Byzantine periods and mainly, to the twelfth–early thirteenth centuries CE; stones bearing mason’s marks, …
A Bulla of ʾӐdōnîyāhû, the One Who Is Over the House, from beneath Robinson’s Arch in Jerusalem
The present paper publishes a new, nearly complete bulla excavated in 2013 beneath Robinson’s Arch in Jerusalem. It was first identified in 2019 during sifting of soil excavated from a Roman-era drainage channel. The bulla belonged to a Judahite government official, ‘the One Who Is Over the House’. The excavation of this bulla validates the authenticity of several other bulla bearing the same legend and clarifies both epigraphic and biblical atte…
The Date of the Siloam Tunnel Reconsidered
The Siloam Tunnel and the inscription incised on its rock wall have, since the inscription's discovery in 1880, been considered the work of King Hezekiah, and have served as a chronological anchor for the late iron Age in Judah. The authors' recent excavations in the City of David near the Gihon Spring and the northern end of the tunnel have yielded new archaeological data that bear on the date of the construction of the tunnel and the incising o…
A New Segment of the Middle Bronze Fortification in the City of David
The article is a preliminary report on an additional exposure of the Middle Bronze ii eastern fortifications of the City of David. Two massive parallel walls (3.5 m thick and up to 8 m preserved height) are presented. These walls form the lower exit of the underground Warren's Shaft system, and at the same time scale the steep eastern slope of the hill above. it appears that a small segment of these walls had already been exposed by the M. Parker…
The Date of City-Wall 501 in Jerusalem
Recently, Eilat Mazar suggested that the wall exposed by the authors on the lower eastern slope of the City of David (Area J, City-Wall 501) be dated to the Middle Bronze II. Since the various earth layers revealed in the ca. 3 m thick debris fill in the square abutting the western, intramural face of the wall all contained late Iron Age II pottery sherds (8th century BCE), it is obvious that Mazars suggestion is incorrect, as is the entire histo…
The Date of City-Wall 501 in Jerusalem
Recently, Eilat Mazar suggested that the wall exposed by the authors on the lower eastern slope of the City of David (Area J, City-Wall 501) be dated to the Middle Bronze II. Since the various earth layers revealed in the ca. 3 m thick debris fill in the square abutting the western, intramural face of the wall all contained late Iron Age II pottery sherds (8th century BCE), it is obvious that Mazars suggestion is incorrect, as is the entire histo…
The Yehud Stamp Impressions From the 1995–2005 City of David Excavations
This paper presents nine previously unpublished Yehud stamp impressions unearthed during excavations at the City of David between 1995 and 2005. Eight of the nine stamp impressions were found on the eastern slope of the Southeastern Hill, most of them 200–250 m south of the Gihon Spring. A similar pattern can be observed in the larger collection of Yehud stamp impressions discovered by the Y. Shiloh expedition (1978–1985), where 75 of the 85 impr…
The Yehud Stamp Impressions From the 1995–2005 City of David Excavations
This paper presents nine previously unpublished Yehud stamp impressions unearthed during excavations at the City of David between 1995 and 2005. Eight of the nine stamp impressions were found on the eastern slope of the Southeastern Hill, most of them 200–250 m south of the Gihon Spring. A similar pattern can be observed in the larger collection of Yehud stamp impressions discovered by the Y. Shiloh expedition (1978–1985), where 75 of the 85 impr…
The History of the Gih on Spring in Jerusalem
The perennial spring at the eastern side of ancient Jerusalem is identified with the biblical Gihon and is frequently mentioned in the documents. Its history is summarized in the light of new archaeological data. Associated ceramics from several periods have been recovered, but explanations are proposed for three gaps in the archaeological record, which are marked by a complete absence of ceramic evidence during the Late Bronze Age and Iron I, Pe…
Notes on the Gezer Water System
Following the recent excavations of the Jerusalem 'Warren's Shaft System' and its attribution to the Middle Bronze II period, the authors re-evaluate the dating of the Gezer water system. R. A. S. Macalister attributed it to the 'Second Semitic' period, which roughly corresponds to the ME II period. Several scholars challenged this dating, suggesting a lower date in the Late Bronze or the Iron Age. The article draws attention to a detail which es…
Reconsidering the Karstic Theory as an Explanation to the Cutting of Hezekiah's Tunnel in Jerusalem
Excavations near the Gihon Spring, Jerusalem, were resumed in 1995, resulting in the reassessment of the ancient waterworks. A geomorphological study was carried out on Hezekiah's Tunnel. The geological study by D. Gill (1991: 1467), suggested that a well-developed karstic sinuous crevice was adopted by the miners, who simply enlarged it, hence the curious course of the tunnel. The present paper challenges this theory, arguing that such a long (5…
A New Segment of the Middle Bronze Fortification in the City of David
The article is a preliminary report on an additional exposure of the Middle Bronze ii eastern fortifications of the City of David. Two massive parallel walls (3.5 m thick and up to 8 m preserved height) are presented. These walls form the lower exit of the underground Warren's Shaft system, and at the same time scale the steep eastern slope of the hill above. it appears that a small segment of these walls had already been exposed by the M. Parker…
The Date of City-Wall 501 in Jerusalem
Recently, Eilat Mazar suggested that the wall exposed by the authors on the lower eastern slope of the City of David (Area J, City-Wall 501) be dated to the Middle Bronze II. Since the various earth layers revealed in the ca. 3 m thick debris fill in the square abutting the western, intramural face of the wall all contained late Iron Age II pottery sherds (8th century BCE), it is obvious that Mazars suggestion is incorrect, as is the entire histo…
Notes on the Gezer Water System
Following the recent excavations of the Jerusalem 'Warren's Shaft System' and its attribution to the Middle Bronze II period, the authors re-evaluate the dating of the Gezer water system. R. A. S. Macalister attributed it to the 'Second Semitic' period, which roughly corresponds to the ME II period. Several scholars challenged this dating, suggesting a lower date in the Late Bronze or the Iron Age. The article draws attention to a detail which es…
The Yehud Stamp Impressions From the 1995–2005 City of David Excavations
This paper presents nine previously unpublished Yehud stamp impressions unearthed during excavations at the City of David between 1995 and 2005. Eight of the nine stamp impressions were found on the eastern slope of the Southeastern Hill, most of them 200–250 m south of the Gihon Spring. A similar pattern can be observed in the larger collection of Yehud stamp impressions discovered by the Y. Shiloh expedition (1978–1985), where 75 of the 85 impr…
The Date of the Siloam Tunnel Reconsidered
The Siloam Tunnel and the inscription incised on its rock wall have, since the inscription's discovery in 1880, been considered the work of King Hezekiah, and have served as a chronological anchor for the late iron Age in Judah. The authors' recent excavations in the City of David near the Gihon Spring and the northern end of the tunnel have yielded new archaeological data that bear on the date of the construction of the tunnel and the incising o…
A Bulla of ʾӐdōnîyāhû, the One Who Is Over the House, from beneath Robinson’s Arch in Jerusalem
The present paper publishes a new, nearly complete bulla excavated in 2013 beneath Robinson’s Arch in Jerusalem. It was first identified in 2019 during sifting of soil excavated from a Roman-era drainage channel. The bulla belonged to a Judahite government official, ‘the One Who Is Over the House’. The excavation of this bulla validates the authenticity of several other bulla bearing the same legend and clarifies both epigraphic and biblical atte…
Reconsidering the Karstic Theory as an Explanation to the Cutting of Hezekiah's Tunnel in Jerusalem
Excavations near the Gihon Spring, Jerusalem, were resumed in 1995, resulting in the reassessment of the ancient waterworks. A geomorphological study was carried out on Hezekiah's Tunnel. The geological study by D. Gill (1991: 1467), suggested that a well-developed karstic sinuous crevice was adopted by the miners, who simply enlarged it, hence the curious course of the tunnel. The present paper challenges this theory, arguing that such a long (5…
Notes on the Gezer Water System
Following the recent excavations of the Jerusalem 'Warren's Shaft System' and its attribution to the Middle Bronze II period, the authors re-evaluate the dating of the Gezer water system. R. A. S. Macalister attributed it to the 'Second Semitic' period, which roughly corresponds to the ME II period. Several scholars challenged this dating, suggesting a lower date in the Late Bronze or the Iron Age. The article draws attention to a detail which es…
The History of the Gih on Spring in Jerusalem
The perennial spring at the eastern side of ancient Jerusalem is identified with the biblical Gihon and is frequently mentioned in the documents. Its history is summarized in the light of new archaeological data. Associated ceramics from several periods have been recovered, but explanations are proposed for three gaps in the archaeological record, which are marked by a complete absence of ceramic evidence during the Late Bronze Age and Iron I, Pe…
The Yehud Stamp Impressions From the 1995–2005 City of David Excavations
This paper presents nine previously unpublished Yehud stamp impressions unearthed during excavations at the City of David between 1995 and 2005. Eight of the nine stamp impressions were found on the eastern slope of the Southeastern Hill, most of them 200–250 m south of the Gihon Spring. A similar pattern can be observed in the larger collection of Yehud stamp impressions discovered by the Y. Shiloh expedition (1978–1985), where 75 of the 85 impr…
The Yehud Stamp Impressions From the 1995–2005 City of David Excavations
This paper presents nine previously unpublished Yehud stamp impressions unearthed during excavations at the City of David between 1995 and 2005. Eight of the nine stamp impressions were found on the eastern slope of the Southeastern Hill, most of them 200–250 m south of the Gihon Spring. A similar pattern can be observed in the larger collection of Yehud stamp impressions discovered by the Y. Shiloh expedition (1978–1985), where 75 of the 85 impr…
The Date of City-Wall 501 in Jerusalem
Recently, Eilat Mazar suggested that the wall exposed by the authors on the lower eastern slope of the City of David (Area J, City-Wall 501) be dated to the Middle Bronze II. Since the various earth layers revealed in the ca. 3 m thick debris fill in the square abutting the western, intramural face of the wall all contained late Iron Age II pottery sherds (8th century BCE), it is obvious that Mazars suggestion is incorrect, as is the entire histo…
The Date of City-Wall 501 in Jerusalem
Recently, Eilat Mazar suggested that the wall exposed by the authors on the lower eastern slope of the City of David (Area J, City-Wall 501) be dated to the Middle Bronze II. Since the various earth layers revealed in the ca. 3 m thick debris fill in the square abutting the western, intramural face of the wall all contained late Iron Age II pottery sherds (8th century BCE), it is obvious that Mazars suggestion is incorrect, as is the entire histo…
A New Segment of the Middle Bronze Fortification in the City of David
The article is a preliminary report on an additional exposure of the Middle Bronze ii eastern fortifications of the City of David. Two massive parallel walls (3.5 m thick and up to 8 m preserved height) are presented. These walls form the lower exit of the underground Warren's Shaft system, and at the same time scale the steep eastern slope of the hill above. it appears that a small segment of these walls had already been exposed by the M. Parker…
The Date of the Siloam Tunnel Reconsidered
The Siloam Tunnel and the inscription incised on its rock wall have, since the inscription's discovery in 1880, been considered the work of King Hezekiah, and have served as a chronological anchor for the late iron Age in Judah. The authors' recent excavations in the City of David near the Gihon Spring and the northern end of the tunnel have yielded new archaeological data that bear on the date of the construction of the tunnel and the incising o…
A Bulla of ʾӐdōnîyāhû, the One Who Is Over the House, from beneath Robinson’s Arch in Jerusalem
The present paper publishes a new, nearly complete bulla excavated in 2013 beneath Robinson’s Arch in Jerusalem. It was first identified in 2019 during sifting of soil excavated from a Roman-era drainage channel. The bulla belonged to a Judahite government official, ‘the One Who Is Over the House’. The excavation of this bulla validates the authenticity of several other bulla bearing the same legend and clarifies both epigraphic and biblical atte…
Evidence of Worship in the Rock-Cut Rooms on the Eastern Slope of the City of David, Jerusalem
This paper presents the finds retrieved from a unique series of rock-cut rooms found on the eastern slope of the City of David. These rock-cut rooms stand out in terms of their architectural features, as well as the artifacts discovered within them, all of which reflect on their function as a cultic complex, likely constructed in the Middle Bronze Age, with its final stage in Iron Age IIB. This complex offers profound evidence for the diversity o…
Excavations in the Mamillah Area, Jerusalem
A fortification line, comprising a wall and a tower, was exposed outside the Jerusalem Old City wall and parallel to it, northwest of Jaffa Gate. The lower part of the wall was rock-cut, while its upper part was constructed of stones set in a grayish mortar (preserved only in the eastern part). The finds include pottery dating from the Roman-Byzantine periods and mainly, to the twelfth–early thirteenth centuries CE; stones bearing mason’s marks, …
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