Stratigraphy of Tel ‘En Gev, Israel

Correlation Among Three Archaeological Missions

Bibliographic Data

ID10330352
AuthorsDavid T Sugimoto (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume147
Issue3
Pages195-219
Publication date2015-08-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePalestine Exploration Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-0328 • E-ISSN: 1743-1301
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/1743130114y.0000000014
OpenAlexW2105046368
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

Archaeological excavations have been conducted at Tel 'En Gev, Israel, by three archaeological missions: a group of Israeli archaeologists headed by B. Mazar (1961), the Japanese Archaeological Project in the Biblical Land (1990–2004), and Keio University, Japan (2009–2011). Mazar and others detected five Iron Age strata in the 'lower city' and four in the 'upper city'. On the other hand, the Japanese mission found only two strata from the Iron Age and one each for Persian, Hellenistic, and Early Roman periods, while Keio University uncovered three Iron Age strata and one Persian–Hellenistic stratum. Therefore, until date, no coherent timeframe has been established for the site. In this paper, the evidence gathered by the three groups will be examined and compared to reconstruct a coherent picture of the historical development of Tel 'En Gev

Ancient history · Archaeology · Excavation · Iron Age · Persian · Stratum · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Geology · History · Paleontology · Stratigraphy

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