Transport Stirrup Jars from the Southern Levant
New Light on Commodity Exchange in the Eastern Mediterranean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4972252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Ben-Shlomo (0000-0003-4769-9747), Eleni Nodarou, Jeremy B Rutter |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 329-353 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| 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 | 10.3764/aja.115.3.0329 |
| OpenAlex | W2492224060 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines the issue of the distribution of transport stirrup jars found in the Late Bronze Age Levant. These vessels, representing long-range commodity exchange, are presumed to be largely of Cretan origin according to both their appearance and previous archaeometric analyses. However, determining whether non-Minoan sources of such vessels exist and identifying specific locales of production within Crete are ongoing foci of research. In this context, a group of transport stirrup jars from Late Bronze Age sites in Israel, predominantly from the harbor site of Tell Abu Hawam, was subjected to thin-section petrographic analysis. This group includes most of the examples known from this region. The results of the analysis indicate that a large proportion of the vessels, especially those found at Tell Abu Hawam, were produced in central or south-central Crete, although other Cretan and possibly non-Cretan sources also occur. A striking mirroring of this situation occurs on Crete at Kommos, a site exceptionally rich in ceramic imports of all kinds, including Canaanite amphoras produced in the vicinity of Tell Abu Hawam. Possible links between these two sites are discussed, shedding new and interesting light on the nature of bulk commodity exchange in the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age
Ancient history · Archaeology · Business · Commodity · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Stirrup · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · History
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |