The Excavations at Tel 'Eton (2006–2009)
A Preliminary Report
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10330419 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avraham Faust (0000-0001-7301-7135, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 143 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 198-224 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Palestine Exploration Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-0328 • E-ISSN: 1743-1301 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/003103211x13092562976171 |
| OpenAlex | W2014078633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 9 |
Tel 'Eton, commonly identified with biblical 'Eglon, is a large site in the trough valley in the southeastern Shephelah. Since the summer of 2006, Bar-Ilan University has been carrying out a large-scale exploration project at the site and its surroundings. The excavations were preceded by a detailed mapping of the site, which was subsequently divided into 39 sub-units. This was followed by survey and shovel tests in each of those units, and by full-scale excavations in four excavation areas. It appears that the site was first settled in the Early Bronze Age, and again in the Middle Bronze Age to the late Iron Age (8th century BCE). Following a settlement gap in the 7th–5th centuries BCE, the site was resettled for a short period in the late Persian or early Hellenistic period. Among the major finds is a thick Assyrian destruction layer (8th century BCE), which sealed many houses with their content, including many pottery vessels, metal artifacts, and botanical material (some still within the vessels), and many additional finds. The present article summarizes the results of the explorations of the site in 2006–2009
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze Age · Excavation · Period (music · Pottery · Settlement (finance · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History
An Assemblage of Bullae (and a Seal) from Building 101 at Tel ʿEton and the Development of “Administrative Technology” in Judah
Finger-impressed jar handles at Khirbet Qeiyafa
The birth, life and death of an Iron Age house at Tel ‘Eton, Israel
A Canaanite Town, a Judahite Center, and a Persian Period Fort
Post-Destruction Squatter Phases in the Iron Age IIB–C Southern Levant
The Chronology of the Iron Age IIA in Judah in the Light of Tel ʿEton Tomb C3 and Other Assemblages
Four Judean Bullae from the 2014 Season at Tel Lachish
Estates’ or ‘forts’ in Persian period Yehud
The K8 House
The Shephelah in the Iron Age
Utilizing Mole-Rat Activity for Archaeological Survey
Assembling the Iron Age Levant
Survey, Shovel Tests and Excavations at Tel 'Eton
Late Persian-Early Hellenistic Remains at Tel Eton
Aniconism and Theophoric Names in Inscribed Seals from Judah, Israel and Neighbouring Kingdoms
When Did the Shephelah Become Judahite
Hierarchy, Geography and Epigraphy
The “Governor’s Residency” at Tel ‘Eton, The United Monarchy, and the Impact of the Old-House Effect on Large-Scale Archaeological Reconstructions
Mud-brick composition, archeological phasing and pre-planning in Iron Age structures
Hebrew Seals
The "Philistine Tomb" at Tel 'Eton
The Judahite Shephelah in the Late 8th and Early 7th Centuries BCE
Socioeconomic Stratification in an Israelite City
Southwestern Judah in the Late Eighth Century B. C. E
Tombs from the Israelite Period at Tel 'Eton
A Field Methodology for Regional Archaeology (The Jezreel Valley Survey, 1981)
The Iron Age Pottery of Tel 'Eton and its Relation to the Lachish, Tell Beit Mirsim and Arad Assemblages
The Administrative Division of the Shephelah
Trial Excavation of Two Iron Age Strata at Tel 'Eton
Shovel-Test Sampling as a Site Discovery Technique
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |