Megiddo Microgeoarchaeology in the Field and in the Lab
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Shahack-Gro (0000-0001-8085-9381, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 120-125 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/735557 |
| OpenAlex | W4411085470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Micro-geoarchaeological research at Tel Megiddo targets questions about construction materials, occupation deposits in domestic and public sectors of the city, destruction, abandonment, and postdepositional processes. Since 2006, employing primarily the methods of micromorphology, infrared spectroscopy, phytolith, dung spherulite, and wood ash analysis, significant insights have been gained. This article presents three case studies that show the strength of micro-geoarchaeology for obtaining a general understanding of the history and archaeology of Megiddo’s inhabitants: (1) characterization of domestic trash deposits, (2) characterization of construction materials and the implications for understanding the natural resources that were used by the site’s inhabitants, and (3) understanding the mechanism and processes that took place during Megiddo’s most famous destruction by fire
Archaeology · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Archaeological Research and Protection · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Mathematics
Crisis in motion
Reconstructing Archaeological Sites
Microarchaeology
Geoarchaeological Investigation in a Domestic Iron Age Quarter, Tel Megiddo, Israel
The taphonomy and preservation of wood and dung ashes found in archaeological cooking installations
Variability and complexity in calcite-based plaster production
Archaeological formation theory and geoarchaeology
Geoarchaeology in an urban context
Identifying Threshing Floors in the Archaeological Record
Accurate Radiocarbon Dating of Archaeological Ash Using Pyrogenic Aragonite
Metalworking at Megiddo during the Late Bronze and Iron Ages
Understanding conflagration of one-story mud-brick structures
Where are the roofs? A geo-ethnoarchaeological study of mud brick structures and their collapse processes, focusing on the identification of roofs
How long does it take to burn down an ancient Near Eastern city? The study of experimentally heated mud-bricks
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |