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The Early Bronze Age Ceramic Assemblage From Tell Ta'annek, Palestine, Mark S. Ziese
The Early Bronze Age Ceramic Assemblage From Tell Ta'annek, Palestine, Mark S. Ziese
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The problem
Greenberg has recently stated that isolating temporal ceramic indicators for the Early Bronze II-III periods is "one of the thorniest issues in the archaeology of Palestine" (2000: 183). Part of theproblem stems from the homogenous nature of ceramic assemblages from Early Bronze Age Palestine; part of it stems from a continued lack of published information. Both of these issues are addressed by this study. Excavations at Tell Ta`annek between 1963 and 1967 unearthed the remains of a multi-period site, including the residues of an Early Bronze II-III fortified settlement. It is purposed here to isolate that portion of …