Posted on 09/19/2007 11:00:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A building from the Late Bronze Age apparently constructed for Egyptian authorities before the Israelite settlement in the Land of Israel has been uncovered in an excavation on the edge of the Negev desert near the Gaza Strip, Ben-Gurion University announced Monday. The month-long summer dig on the eastern section of the Besor Stream, about 12 kilometers east of Gaza, revealed the 3,000-year-old site buried underneath a 7th century Philistine rural village from the Second Iron Age, said Ben-Gurion University archeologist Dr. Gunnar Lehmann... About 10-15 such buildings are known to exist off the Egyptian border, but most have been found in an urban context. "We did not expect to find an administrative building in such a rural site," Lehmann said. The site has features of Egyptian architecture, as well as Egyptian pottery and amulets.
(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...
Archeology: Serendipity in the Negev...beneath the mostly-destroyed Philistine village was something the group hadn't expected - a massive late Bronze Age settlement. "In terms of construction, the Bronze Age settlement was huge," Rosen says. "We have mud brick walls two meters thick and structures 10-15 meters across preserved more than a meter high, all underneath the ground. It's amazing - mud brick doesn't last, so finding this kind of thing is very exciting." ...The group expected to learn more about rural communities in the Iron Age, circa 1200 BCE... In the Bible, the saga of Samson is the story of the Israelites' battles with the incoming Philistines, much of which took place in nearby Gaza... Lehmann says. "The walls are as thick as two meters - it's a very substantial structure, dating from the Late Bronze Age. It might possibly have been a tower, the base of a tower. What for? Military purposes, perhaps. We don't know. We were happy that the floors had not been cleaned before the inhabitants left - the cobble and earth floors were littered with pottery and artifacts. We love that kind of messiness." In previous nearby excavations, as many as 20 similar structures, known as "Egyptian residences," had been found. "These structures date from the late 13th and early 12th centuries, BCE, so apparently there was a gap between the two settlements of maybe 60-80 years. The underlying Egyptian style of buildings is very different from the Canaanites. The bricks are made of different substances, and they're a different size and style."
by Yocheved Miriam Russo
September 11, 2007
Israeli archaeologists find cache of Philistine vesselsThe vessels are thought to have been used religious rituals and date back to the 9th and 10th century BC... He said the vessels are known as cultic stands and were likely buried in the pit because they were regarded as sacred. Some have intricate inscriptions and red, black and white geometric patterns. Some of the designs have not been seen before. It's believed they show either symbols of houses of the gods, or were used to burn incense or hold idols.
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A serving of Philistine culture: Boar, dog and fine wine
Ha’aretz | Monday, September 3, 2007 | Ofri Ilani
Posted on 09/03/2007 11:38:36 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Philistines, But Less And Less Philistine
NYT | 3-12-2007 | John Noble Wilford
Posted on 03/13/2007 6:48:08 PM EDT by blam
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Exciting news.
How could they tell it apart from the local Hamas construction projects? ;)
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