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The Coins From Naḥal Daliya(Umm Tut)(Hebrew, Pp. 71–75; English Summary, P. 70), Helena Sokolov

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Thirty-eight coins were uncovered in the excavations at the site, of which twenty-seven were identified. The coins range in date from the third to the seventh centuries CE.

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An Islamic Amulet From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 163–164), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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A bronze amulet was found during the excavations at Khirbat el-Ni‘ana. Its obverse is artistically decorated with the motif of an arch supported by two pillars, from which hangs a mosque lamp. The reverse contains an eight-line pseudo-Arabic inscription.

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Building Remains And An Installation From The Byzantine And Early Islamic Periods At Naḥal Daliya (Umm Tut) (Hebrew, Pp. 51–70; English Summary, Pp. 168–170), Ianir Milevski, Hamoudi Khalaily

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The pottery from the cave, comprising bowls, platters, jugs/cups, jars, pithoi and an amphoriskos, was mostly eroded. The flint assemblage included 198 artifacts: the debitage was dominated by primary elements and flakes; the debris comprised local large chunks. Among the tools were Canaanean blades. A single copper dagger was also found in the cave. The finds from the cave date from Early Bronze AgeI to Early Bronze AgeIV and are characteristic of the central and southern regions of the country.

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The Finds From Cave 39c West Of Ḥorbat Barfiliya, Modi‘In (Pp. 1–9), Elena Kogan-Zehavi, Yehiel Zelinger

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Ḥorbat Barfiliya is one of the principle sites in the Modi‘in region. Surveys and salvage excavations conducted in the area revealed its agricultural nature. Two systems of irrigation were exposed; both seem to have been part of an organized initiative to establish a long-term farming enterprise. The meager pottery finds attest that the systems already existed during the later part of the Byzantine period. The rocky hills in the area were exploited for various installations, including winepresses. These operated from the end of the Hellenistic to the Ottoman periods. A cave (39C), which was first used for dwelling during the …

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The Agricultural Hinterland West Of Ḥorbat Barfiliya, Modi‘In (Hebrew, Pp. 1–27; English Summary, Pp. 165–166), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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A bronze amulet was found during the excavations at Khirbat el-Ni‘ana. Its obverse is artistically decorated with the motif of an arch supported by two pillars, from which hangs a mosque lamp. The reverse contains an eight-line pseudo-Arabic inscription.

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The Coins From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 155–162), Ariel Berman

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Eighty-eight coins were recovered from the excavations at Khirbat el-Ni‘ana. They were divided into two groups: the earlier group, dated to the Late Roman period (mid-fourth–mid-fifth centuries CE), and the later, to the Mamluk period (mid-fourteenth–beginning of fifteenth centuries CE).

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Local Glass Production In The Late Roman–Early Byzantine Periods In Light Of The Glass Finds From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 73–154), Yael Gorin-Rosen, Natalya Katsnelson

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Excavations at Khirbat el-Ni‘ana uncovered large quantities of glass vessels in a fairly good state of preservation and remains of production debris. The number of vessels, the various shapes and the quality of their fabric suggest that they are the products of a local workshop. Some of the vessel types were widespread throughout the Mediterranean Basin during the fourth–fifth centuries CE and were produced in many local workshops; thus, they are considered a widespread trend. Other vessel types appear mostly in sites in Israel and are less frequent in neighboring countries. They are absent from European assemblages.

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The Clay Oil Lamps From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 53–72), Varda Sussman

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Excavations at Khirbat el-Ni‘ana yielded some 110 mold-made clay oil lamps, most of which were discovered in or around Tomb I. These lamps, spanning the time from the Late Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, are typologically related to products of workshops that operated in the Judean Shephelah region. The lamp assemblage includes local Khirbat el-Ni‘ana-type lamps that have heretofar not been found outside of this site.

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Two Pottery Assemblages From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 21–52), Anna De Vincenz, Ofer Sion

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The pottery assemblage from Khirbat el-Ni‘ana is presented in two groups: waste from the Byzantine period (fourth–seventh centuries CE) and pottery from the Mamluk period. The earlier group, locally produced, including many types of basins, cooking pots and storage jars, and a substantial number of jugs and juglets, possibly manufactured in or around Jerusalem. The later group comprises material characteristic of the region, including handmade, as well as wheel-made pottery. Some of the vessels bear typical painted geometric designs.

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The Excavations At Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Hebrew, Pp. 29–49; English Summary, Pp. 166–167), Ofer Sion

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Two areas were excavated along the eastern fringes of Khirbat el-Ni‘ana, revealing built tombs with vaulted roofs, refuse from glass and pottery workshops and temporary hearths. The built tombs are characteristic of the southern coastal plain during the fourth century CE. The findings point to the area’s function as both a cemetery and an industrial zone—both functions were traditionally situated on the outskirts of settlements for reasons of health and environmental considerations. The settlement might have been populated by Samaritans. After a gap in time, the site was resettled during the Mamluk and Ottoman periods.

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Finds From The Hellenistic ‘Favissa’ At ‘Akko-Ptolemais (Pp. 11–20), Donald T. Ariel, Natalie Messika

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A salvage excavation conducted south of the central bus station in ‘Akko uncovered a Hellenistic-period pit. The fill in the pit contained a large quantity of potsherds, including 21 stamped amphora handles and 3 terracotta figurines. The stamped handles belong to the Rhodian class, dating from the end of the third quarter of the third century until the third quarter of the second century BCE. The terracotta figurines are made of well-levigated clay, bearing white slip and traces of black and brown paint. They represent a bird/dove, a female human and a horse-and-rider. The figurines belong to the Western Greek …

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Intellectual Virtues For Research - Integrating Faith And Scholarship, William Coberly

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A Lead Weight-Like Object From ‘En Marzev (Pp. 21–22), Lionel Holland

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The lead object found in the excavations at ‘En Marzev is roughly cylindrical, with a flat top and bottom. It has a semicircular, copper or bronze hoop on top. The purpose of this object is hard to ascertain as its weight does not relate to any ancient Eastern Mediterranean weight system, and its form does not correspond to the usual form of ancient weights. It may have served as a weight for a variety of uses, e.g., on fishing lines and nets, or on looms.

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Animal Bones From ‘En Marzev (Pp. 23–25), Shlomo Hellwing, Nurit Feig

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The bones retrieved from the Early Islamic building at ‘En Marzev were in a good state of preservation. The most abundant animal in the sample is the gazelle, followed by the horse, with a remarkably smaller amount of domesticated animals, such as sheep, goat and cattle. It seems that gazelles formed a main dietary component at this settlement, indicating that hunting played an important role there.

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The Coins From Ge’Alya (Pp. 111–112), Robert Kool

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Eight coins were unearthed, of which five copper fulus could be identified. All belong to the Mamluk period, and were used in daily transactions.

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A Mamluk-Period Settlement And Cemetery At Ge’Alya, Near Yavne (Pp. 69–110), Amir Gorzalczany

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Excavations east of Moshav Ge’alya uncovered a cemetery and a habitation site dating to the Mamluk period. Within the cemetery, four types of burial tombs, oriented in a general west–east axis with the deceased facing Mecca, were found. These were individual cist burials, which were covered with ceramic vessels that were used in place of covering slabs. The covering vessels belong to three well-known, Mamluk-period ceramic types (mid-thirteenth–early sixteenth centuries CE): bag-shaped jars, water lifting devices (antiliya) and beehive containers. Other finds include meager glass finds, coins, iron horseshoes, square-sectioned iron nails, a bronze arrowhead, jewelry, spatulas, a buckle and …

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Glass Finds From The Abbasid–Fatimid Periods On Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Pp. 59–67), Natalya Katsnelson

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The glass finds retrieved from Danny Mass Street, Ramla include common tablewares, luxury vessels and a mosaic-glass eye bead. They form a diagnostic assemblage spanning the late eighth–early eleventh centuries CE. This assemblage provides a new insight into the glass assemblage of the city during the Abbasid and Fatimid periods. The uniformity of fabric within the assemblage suggests that many of the vessels may have been produced in the same workshop.

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Archaeozoological Finds From The Abbasid Period, From Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 129–131; English, P. 121), Moshe Sade

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The excavation on Danny Mass Street, Ramla yielded faunal remains dating to the Early Islamic period, comprising domesticated, as well as wild animal bones. Pig bones found in the assemblage probably attest to the existence of a Christian population in the city.

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An Early Islamic-Period Structure On Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 99–126; English, Pp. 118–119), Oren Shmueli

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A salvage excavation within the boundaries of the ancient city of Ramla revealed four strata. The earliest, Stratum IV, comprised an earthen fill, containing potsherds—including imports from Egypt and China—stone and glass vessels, dating from the mid-eighth to the tenth centuries CE. Stratum III included three architectural phases: fragmentary remains of installations and a wall foundation (Phase IIIc); remains of a large building, which was erected upon three terraces (Phase IIIb); and an ashlar-built, paved circular installation (Phase IIIa). The finds from Stratum III date from the mid-eighth to the eleventh centuries CE, and include potsherds and animal bones. The …

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Two Decorated Potsherds From The Islamic Period From Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 127–128; English, P. 120), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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Two decorated potsherds were unearthed: a stamped jar handle depicting a “cross” and part of a flask. The flask bears an Arabic inscription, which was dated, based on comparisons, to the thirteenth–fourteenth centuries CE.

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An Umayyad Glass Assemblage From Ramla (Pp. 41–57), Yael Gorin-Rosen

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A homogeneous assemblage of glass vessels was uncovered in the lower part of an installation (cesspit?) during excavations in the vicinity of Ramla. The assemblage included bowls and beakers, bottles, jugs, a jar, an oil lamp and a miniature spouted vessel, whose fabric, quality and workmanship are typical of the Umayyad period. The glass is mostly bluish green or greenish blue, without corrosion and weathering, and with very common, simple decoration. The importance of this glass group lies in its dating to the beginning of the Islamic Era, i.e., the first half of the eighth century CE or very shortly …

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An Early Islamic Installation At Ramla (Pp. 27–39), Oren Shmueli

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An excavation at the Ramlod Interchange exposed a subterranean circular, plastered installation, with one course of its vaulted roof still extant and two rectangular openings. The fill in the upper part of the installation consisted of animal bones, pottery sherds and fragments of glass vessels, and in the lower part were complete pottery and glass vessels, roof tiles and ceramic tiles mixed with charcoal and animal bones. It seems that the assemblage was discarded into the pit between the second half of the eighth and the first half of the ninth centuries CE. The installation, built on the hill at …

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Textiles, Cordage And Fleece From ‘En ‘Avrona (Pp. 3–9), Orit Shamir

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Fragments of textile, cordage and fleece, in a very poor state of preservation, were retrieved from ‘En ‘Avrona. Most of the material was found in an archaeological context dated to the Early Islamic period (seventh–ninth centuries CE). The textiles are made of wool, linen and cotton; most of the cordage comprises threads made of cotton, wool, goat hair, mixed wool and goat hair fibers or date palm; the fleece fragments are made of wool and goat hair. Most of the textiles were apparently locally made, with the exception of cotton textiles, most likely imported from Yemen or India. The large …

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The Coins From ‘En ‘Avrona And ‘En Marzev (Pp. 1–2), Donald T. Ariel, Ariel Berman

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Ten coins were retrieved from ‘En ‘Avrona, all of bronze; seven of them were identified. Six silver coins and a few coin fragments were found in excavations at ‘En Marzev, all roughly dating from the third quarter of the ninth to the second quarter of the eleventh centuries CE.

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Textiles And Fleece From ‘En Marzev (Pp. 11–19), Orit Shamir

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The well-preserved textiles uncovered at ‘En Marzev are an important contribution to the study of textiles dating from the Early Islamic period (seventh–ninth centuries CE). The textiles, most of which are very simple, are made of wool, goat hair, linen and cotton. The linen textiles provide evidence for short-range import, either from Galilee or the Jordan Valley, while the Z-spun cottons were probably imported from India or Yemen. The most fascinating find is a cotton textile decorated with silk threads wrapped with silver strips. Ten tangles of woolen fibers found at the site might indicate that at least some spinning …

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Tunnel-Well (Qanat) Systems From The Early Islamic Period In The ‘Arava (With Contributions By Nili Liphschitz And Yoel Wiesel, And Moshe Sharon) (Hebrew, Pp. 1–81; English, Pp. 113–116), Yosef Porath

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Qanat systems operated mainly in arid and semi-arid regions to obtain ground water by means of gravitation. This sophisticated technology was identified at three sites in the ‘Arava—‘En ‘Avrona, ‘En Yotvata and ‘En Marzev—and provided water all year round for household and irrigation needs. Excavations at these sites exposed agricultural farms, comprising a qanat system, a reservoir, a cultivated area and rectangular structures. Finds include pottery, stone and glass vessels, metal finds, coins and epigraphical finds, as well as organic material, botanical remains, melanopsis shells and faunal remains, dating to the Early Islamic period (late seventh–ninth centuries CE). This date …

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The Glass Finds From ‘En Marzev (Hebrew, Pp. 83–98; English, P. 117), Ayala Lester

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The glass finds from ‘En Marzev, mostly free-blown, were found alongside pottery, steatite vessels, coins and metal artifacts dating to the seventh–eighth centuries CE. The assemblage comprises bowls, bottles, oil lamps, a wineglass and several windowpane fragments. Also found were remains pointing to a local glass production: glass slags; fragments of the walls of a glass furnace; and two fragments of distorted vessels. The glass vessels date from the late Byzantine period, around 650 CE, to the first decades of the Abbasid period, c. 750–780 CE.

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Coins From I‘Billin (Pp. 101–102), Robert Kool

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Six coins were retrieved from the excavations in the village of I‘billin, five of them were identified. Three small module, Late Roman nummi date to the fourth century CE. A small Byzantine-period bronze coin is from the reign of Justinian I (527–565 CE), minted in Alexandria. The latest coin is a Crusader billon denier of Henry I of Lusignan, king of Cyprus (1218–1253 CE).

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Coins From The Excavations Near The Triple Gate Of The Temple Mount, Jerusalem (Pp. 97–100), Donald T. Ariel

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Forty-one coins were found in the excavation, 22 of them were identifiable. All of the coins are bronze, except for one, which is silver. The coins range in date from the first to the seventh centuries CE.

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Excavations Near The Triple Gate Of The Temple Mount, Jerusalem (Pp. 37–95), Yuval Baruch, Ronny Reich

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In the vicinity of the ‘western Hulda Gate’ in the southern wall of the Temple Mount, four areas were excavated. Area A revealed a large miqweh (ritual bath). Area B contained three rock-cut, vaulted rooms supporting the monumental staircase to the Triple Gate. In Area C, south of the vaulted rooms, fills were excavated and a rock-cut surface was exposed. In Area D, the rock-cut ‘Secco Room’ was cleaned. Several architectural fragments, including column drums, a column base, entablature fragments, staircase elements and a fragment of a threshold, were uncovered, many of which originated in Herod’s Royal Stoa. Some of …

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The Coins From Naḥal Daliya(Umm Tut)(Hebrew, Pp. 71*–75*; English Summary, P. 70), Helena Sokolov

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An Islamic Amulet From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 163–164), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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Building Remains And An Installation From The Byzantine And Early Islamic Periods At Naḥal Daliya (Umm Tut) (Hebrew, Pp. 51*–70*; English Summary, Pp. 168–170), Ianir Milevski, Hamoudi Khalaily

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The Finds From Cave 39c West Of Ḥorbat Barfiliya, Modi‘In (Pp. 1–9), Elena Kogan-Zehavi, Yehiel Zelinger

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The Agricultural Hinterland West Of Ḥorbat Barfiliya, Modi‘In (Hebrew, Pp. 1*–27*; English Summary, Pp. 165–166), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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The Coins From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 155–162), Ariel Berman

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Local Glass Production In The Late Roman–Early Byzantine Periods In Light Of The Glass Finds From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 73–154), Yael Gorin-Rosen, Natalya Katsnelson

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The Clay Oil Lamps From Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Pp. 53–72), Varda Sussman

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The Excavations At Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Hebrew, Pp. 29*–49*; English Summary, Pp. 166–167), Ofer Sion

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Finds From The Hellenistic ‘Favissa’ At ‘Akko-Ptolemais (Pp. 11–20), Donald T. Ariel, Natalie Messika

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Intellectual Virtues For Research - Integrating Faith And Scholarship, William Coberly

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A Lead Weight-Like Object From ‘En Marzev (Pp. 21–22), Lionel Holland

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Animal Bones From ‘En Marzev (Pp. 23–25), Shlomo Hellwing, Nurit Feig

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The Coins From Ge’Alya (Pp. 111–112), Robert Kool

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A Mamluk-Period Settlement And Cemetery At Ge’Alya, Near Yavne (Pp. 69–110), Amir Gorzalczany

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Glass Finds From The Abbasid–Fatimid Periods On Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Pp. 59–67), Natalya Katsnelson

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Archaeozoological Finds From The Abbasid Period, From Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 129*–131*; English, P. 121), Moshe Sade

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An Early Islamic-Period Structure On Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 99*–126*; English, Pp. 118–119), Oren Shmueli

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Two Decorated Potsherds From The Islamic Period From Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 127*–128*; English, P. 120), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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An Umayyad Glass Assemblage From Ramla (Pp. 41–57), Yael Gorin-Rosen

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An Early Islamic Installation At Ramla (Pp. 27–39), Oren Shmueli

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Textiles, Cordage And Fleece From ‘En ‘Avrona (Pp. 3–9), Orit Shamir

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The Coins From ‘En ‘Avrona And ‘En Marzev (Pp. 1–2), Donald T. Ariel, Ariel Berman

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Textiles And Fleece From ‘En Marzev (Pp. 11–19), Orit Shamir

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Tunnel-Well (Qanat) Systems From The Early Islamic Period In The ‘Arava (With Contributions By Nili Liphschitz And Yoel Wiesel, And Moshe Sharon) (Hebrew, Pp. 1*–81*; English, Pp. 113–116), Yosef Porath

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The Glass Finds From ‘En Marzev (Hebrew, Pp. 83*–98*; English, P. 117), Ayala Lester

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Coins From I‘Billin (Pp. 101–102), Robert Kool

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Coins From The Excavations Near The Triple Gate Of The Temple Mount, Jerusalem (Pp. 97–100), Donald T. Ariel

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Excavations Near The Triple Gate Of The Temple Mount, Jerusalem (Pp. 37–95), Yuval Baruch, Ronny Reich

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The Coins From Naḥal Daliya(Umm Tut)(Hebrew, Pp. 71–75; English Summary, P. 70), Helena Sokolov

Building Remains And An Installation From The Byzantine And Early Islamic Periods At Naḥal Daliya (Umm Tut) (Hebrew, Pp. 51–70; English Summary, Pp. 168–170), Ianir Milevski, Hamoudi Khalaily

The Agricultural Hinterland West Of Ḥorbat Barfiliya, Modi‘In (Hebrew, Pp. 1–27; English Summary, Pp. 165–166), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

The Excavations At Khirbat El-Ni‘Ana (Hebrew, Pp. 29–49; English Summary, Pp. 166–167), Ofer Sion

Archaeozoological Finds From The Abbasid Period, From Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 129–131; English, P. 121), Moshe Sade

An Early Islamic-Period Structure On Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 99–126; English, Pp. 118–119), Oren Shmueli

Two Decorated Potsherds From The Islamic Period From Danny Mass Street, Ramla (Hebrew, Pp. 127–128; English, P. 120), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

Tunnel-Well (Qanat) Systems From The Early Islamic Period In The ‘Arava (With Contributions By Nili Liphschitz And Yoel Wiesel, And Moshe Sharon) (Hebrew, Pp. 1–81; English, Pp. 113–116), Yosef Porath

The Glass Finds From ‘En Marzev (Hebrew, Pp. 83–98; English, P. 117), Ayala Lester