Cultic Activities at Mitzpe Shalem, Judean Desert
The Lithic Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6016475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven A Rosen (0000-0003-2792-8610), Samuel Atkin (0000-0002-0438-1096), Samuel Atkins, Uri Davidovich (0000-0001-5947-1534) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Pages | 145-168 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Paléorient (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0153-9345 • E-ISSN: 1957-701X |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/14b12 |
| OpenAlex | W4412125313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
Analysis of the chipped stone assemblage from the late 4th-early 3rd cult site at Mitzpe Shalem in the Judean desert, with special focus on the lithic waste, offers insight into protohistoric cult practices. Specifically, special tools—tabular scrapers—were imported from the desert periphery, incised with symbolic markings, utilized most likely as ritual butchering knives, and then either deliberately shattered or resharpened and reused. However, reuse necessitated the cancellation of the earlier sets of symbols. After reuse, these tools were also deliberately broken. Located on the seam between the settled zone and the desert, the site cluster served as locus for ritual gathering and performance used by settled communities of the Dead Sea region
Archaeology · Art · Desert (philosophy · Epistemology · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Visual arts · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Philosophy · Geology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |