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Description of  The Landfill of Early Roman Jerusalem: The 2013 2014 Excavations in Area D3 (Ancient Jerusalem Publications)

This is the story of the landfill that operated in Jerusalem during the first century CE and served as its garbage dump during the ca. 50-year period that followed Jesuss crucifixion through to the period that led to the great revolt of the Jews just prior to the citys destruction. The book presents an extensive investigation of hundreds of thousands of items that were systematically excavated from the thick layers of landfill. It brings together experts who conducted in-depth studies of every sort of material discarded as refuseceramic, metal, glass, bone, wood, and more. This research presents an amazing and tantalizing picture of daily life in ancient Jerusalem, and how life was shaped and regulated by strict behavioral rules ( Read more