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Description of  Rural Settlements on Mount Carmel in Antiquity

1905739877 pdf In the years 1983-2013, an archaeological expedition under the auspices of the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology of Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, was active on Mount Carmel, Israel. The expedition comprised archaeologists, team members, students and other professionals, as well as pupils from schools in the Sharon and Daliyat el-Carmel. This book describes ten rural mountain sites through which it seeks to reconstruct the character of all the settlements on the mountain and at its foot, from the Persian through the Byzantine periods. Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Geographical Outline of the Survey Sites Survey and Excavations by the BarIlan Expedition to the Mountainous Carmel Settlements of the Eastern Carmel The Sites: Horvat Qelia (The Bamah Citadel), Horvat Ala edDin, H. Din, Horvat Ada, H. al Gaiyada, H. Umm al Ahmad, Horvat Dubba, H. Duweiba, Horvat Kerak, Horvat Mansura, Horvat Nesura (Bir al Mansura), Horvat Heglon, H. Hajala., Horvat Dereg, Deragot, Horvat Talimon, H. Sulemanije, Horvat Tata, Nebi Tata Ariel Berman, The Mount Carmel Area The Coin Catalogue The Settlement Pattern of the Rural Sites on Mount Carmel The Economic Structure of the Carmel Settlements The Historical Background of the Mt. Carmel Settlements Bibliography Read more