A New Jewelry Hoard from Eleventh-Century BCE Megiddo

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ID4587615
AutoresEran Arie (0000-0002-1818-8692), Elisabetta Boaretto (0000-0002-8320-6228), Mario A S Martins (0000-0003-4894-8207), Mario A S Martin, Dvory Namdar, Orit Shamir (0000-0002-5191-2734), Naama Yahalom-Mack, Naama Yahalom‐mack (0000-0002-9296-8435)
Ano2019
Volume82
Fascículo2
Páginas90-101
Data de publicação2019-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoNear Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594
EditoraUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/703570
OpenAlexW2948717934
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas7

A jewelry hoard was recently uncovered in Megiddo in destruction debris securely dated to the Early Iron Age I. The hoard was found only about 30 m from the Canaanite palace of the city of Stratum VIIA. Three groups of objects contained in the hoard are presented: a bundle of silver objects; a necklace made of electrum, carnelian, and silver beads; and ten elaborate electrum jewelry pieces. An earring from the latter group is a work of art that has never been seen before in the jewelry discovered in the region. In light of the accurate excavation methods of the hoard, its good stratigraphical affiliation, and several additional examinations, such as metallurgy, petrography, and residue analysis, the authors discuss the stages of hoarding and point out the social, economic, and historical circumstances of this unique find

Amphora · Ancient history · Archaeology · Eleventh · Hoard · Necklace · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History