The Early Iron Age Cemetery of Ḥorvat Tevet
Life and Death in a Rural Community in the Jezreel Valley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4539320 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jordan Weitzel (0000-0002-3198-5397), Karen Covello-Paran (0000-0002-2778-1295, Israel Antiquities Authority, corresponding author), Hannes Bezzel (0000-0002-2117-4005, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, corresponding author), Oded Lipschits (0000-0002-9733-9339, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author), Omer Sergi (0000-0002-1613-691X, ORCID, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-166 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/728777 |
| OpenAlex | W4392702070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
Recent salvage excavations at Ḥorvat Tevet in northern Israel revealed a cemetery consisting of at least 25 burials dated to the Iron I period (11th–10th centuries BCE). In this article, the burial practices employed in this cemetery are analyzed in order to shed light on the social complexity, economy, and funerary rituals of a rural community in the Jezreel Valley in the period between the collapse of Egyptian rule in Canaan and the formation of early monarchic Israel. Based on the finds in the graves and variations between graves, it is concluded that the site was home to a community characterized by minimal wealth accumulation, limited social division, and few long-distance trade contacts, though there are implications that the site had connections with the Beth-Shean Valley. This evidence is then contextualized in light of mortuary data from the Late Bronze II–Iron IIA Jezreel Valley in order to define aspects of continuity and change during the transition from Canaanite city-states to territorial polities.1Content warning: Readers are advised that this article contains photographs of human remains
Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Iron Age · Rural community · Sociology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Demography · History · Medicine · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |