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Arabic Letters On The Facade Of The Tel Arza Burial Cave (Pp. 193–194), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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Five Arabic letters were engraved on the facade of the Second Temple period burial cave in the Tel Arza neighborhood. Based on the shape of the letters and their parallels, the inscription can be dated to the seventh–early ninth century CE.

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Herodian Pavement (Esplanade?) And Later Remains Near Warren’S Gate, West Of The Temple Mount, Jerusalem (Pp. 195–210), Alexander Onn, Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah

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The excavation west of Warren’s Gate exposed five strata dating from the late Second Temple period (first century CE) to medieval times (tenth–thirteenth centuries CE). A pavement and drainage channel dating from the first century CE were most probably associated with the northwestern Herodian entrance gate to the Temple Mount. A small segment of a sixth-century CE pavement, exposed above the Roman drainage channel, seems to have been part of a street or a public square, and an Early Islamic staircase descending eastward may have led to the entrance gate to the Temple Mount. It is believed that Warren’s Gate …

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A Greek Or Latin Inscription From The Tel Arza Burial Cave (Pp. 187–191), Leah Di Segni

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An inscription, engraved on the Doric architrave of the distylos in antis facade of the Second Temple period burial cave at Tel Arza, renders a Hebrew name, possibly the tomb owner. The characters are a mix of Latin and Greek. Although Latin inscriptions are rare, they are not unknown in Jewish inscriptions of the Second Temple period.

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A Monumental Burial Cave In The Tel Arza Neighborhood, Jerusalem (Pp. 161–176), Alexander Wiegmann, Yuval Baruch

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A previously documented facade and courtyard of an elaborate burial cave were uncovered in the Tel Arza neighborhood, located in the Second Temple period northern necropolis of Jerusalem. The facade was carved into the dense white meleke limestone. This article presents new details and a reevaluation of the facade’s architectural decorations, offering a more accurate reconstruction.

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The Facade Of The Tel Arza Burial Cave: Architectural Style And A Comparative Study (Pp. 177–186), Orit Peleg-Barkat

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The Tel Arza burial cave is one of the most elaborately decorated burial caves in the Second Temple period necropolis of Jerusalem. Its distylos in antis facade resembles a two-story edifice facade, probably indicating that the tomb was owned by an affluent Jewish family. This paper presents an analysis of the architectural components of the decorated facade, followed by a general discussion and comparative study as a means for providing a relative dating for the burial cave.

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Coins From Bishop Gobat School, Mount Zion, Jerusalem (Pp. 151–159), Donald T. Ariel

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Fifty-five coins were found in the excavations on Mount Zion, most dating to the Second Temple period, in accordance with other finds retrieved from the excavation.

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Chalkstone Vessels From Bishop Gobat School, Mount Zion, Jerusalem (Pp. 147–150), David Amit

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The excavations on the western slopes of Mount Zion yielded a rich and varied selection of chalkstone vessels, typical of Jewish settlements of the late Second Temple period and the period between the Revolts (first century BCE–second century CE). Stone vessels have been discovered in many sites in Herodian-period Jerusalem, and it is commonly accepted that they were produced in adherence to Jewish halakhic constrictions, according to which stone vessels retained their purity.

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The Pottery From Bishop Gobat School, Mount Zion, Jerusalem (Pp. 129–145), Debora Sandhaus

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The pottery from the Mount Zion excavations exhibits types that are typical of Herodian-period Jerusalem: jars, pilgrim flasks, kraters and cooking vessels. These vessels are described typologically with contemporary parallels from the Jewish Quarter excavations in Jerusalem and Masada.

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A Herodian-Period Staircase On Mount Zion, Jerusalem, And A Reevaluation Of The Remainsfrom Bishop Gobat School (Pp. 89–128), Amit Re’Em

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The excavation near Bishop Gobat School on Mount Zion exposed findings, which together with information gleaned from previous nearby excavations, permits a renewed discussion of three principal elements: a stairway, a dump and the ‘Rock Scarp of Zion.’ This article presents insights and suggestions regarding the existence of a stepped path that led to a gate in the First Wall; the identification of the dump that sealed the stairway as the Roman siege ramp that was piled up to besiege Jerusalem; and the dating of the ‘Rock Scarp of Zion’ to the Crusader/Ayyubid period, the twelfth to thirteenth centuries CE.

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An Aramaic Inscription From Beneath Wilson’S Arch (Pp. 75–88), Esther Eshel, Avraham Solomon, Tehillah Lieberman, Joe Uziel, Anat Cohen-Weinberger

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The excavations under Wilson’s Arch yielded a fourth–third-century BCE administrative Aramaic inscription, incised in mirror writing on a potsherd. The inscription is of great importance as it contributes to our understanding of the development of language and writing in Jerusalem in this period, also reflecting on the scribe’s origin.

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“Jerusalem Ivories”: Iron Age Decorated Ivory Panels From Building 100, Giv‘Ati Parking Lot Excavations, And Their Cultural Setting (Pp. 57–74), Reli Avisar, Yiftah Shalev, Harel Shochat, Yuval Gadot, Ido Koch

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This preliminary report presents an assemblage of ivory items found in the precincts of the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. Such prestigious ivory items have only been found in prominent cities, such as Late Bronze Age Megiddo and Iron Age Samaria, where they originated in buildings recognized as part of palatial complexes. These items are the first of their kind to be found in Jerusalem, revealing the wealth of Jerusalem’s elite on the eve of the city’s destruction in 586 BCE. The findings shed light on the cultural and economic role of the city’s elite in the “global” …

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Animal Bone Remains From The Middle Bronze Age Burial Cave At Beit Ṣafafa, Jerusalem (Pp. 49–56), Nimrod Marom

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The Middle Bronze Age II burial cave at Beit Ṣafafa yielded a small assemblage of animal bones. At least nine different animals were documented, all adult at death. The remains of the funerary deposits are typical of MB II in their exclusive use of caprine offerings. The bones provide additional data concerning animal offerings that accompanied interments in the Middle Bronze Age.

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Human Skeletal Remains From The Middle Bronze Age Burial Cave At Beit Ṣafafa, Jerusalem (Pp. 47–48), Yossi Nagar

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Poorly preserved human skeletal remains were found in the Middle Bronze Age II burial cave at Beit Ṣafafa. The bones were found scattered precluding a reconstruction of the original posture of the interred. Basic anthropological parameters, such as the minimum number of individuals (MNI) and age at death, were estimated.

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A Middle Bronze Age Ii Burial Cave At Beit Ṣafafa, Jerusalem (With Contributions By Daphna Ben-Tor, Laura A. Peri) (Pp. 1–31), Nathan Ben-Ari, Alexander Wiegmann

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The burial cave, that was part of a larger burial site along the Refa’im Valley, was hewn on the southern slope of a chalky hill above the northern bank of a small wadi. The finds in the cave were clustered in six distinct groups, comprising standardized burial kits of pottery and metal finds, showing close affinities with other central hill country burial sites. Some prestige items, such as a scarab, an amulet, a cylinder seal and a dagger, were recovered from the cave, suggesting that at least one high-ranking individual was interred.

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Residue Analysis Of Middle Bronze Age Vessels From The Burial Cave At Beit Ṣafafa, Jerusalem (Pp. 33–45), Dvory Namdar

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A total of 55 pottery vessels from the Middle Bronze Age II burial cave at Beit Ṣafafa were sampled and submitted to Absorbed Organic Residues screening and analyses. In 20 of the vessels, the presence of olive oil was recognized––a frequent occurrence in burial caves. Three small piriform black juglets contained vanillin mixed with olive oil. The source of the vanillin is unclear.

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The Flint Artifacts From Tel Ḥanan (Pp. 161–162), Vladimir Zbinovich

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Ninety-five flint artifacts were retrieved from unclear contexts at Tel Ḥanan, including 22 tools and 2 hammerstones. The flint tools were made of good-quality Eocene flint and most probably originated in an earlier Pottery Neolithic occupation.

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The Coins From Tel Ḥanan (Pp. 157–159), Donald T. Ariel

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Three coins were recovered from Tel Ḥanan, one Ptolemaic and two Seleucid. Late Seleucid tetradrachms, and tetradrachms of Demetrius II in particular, are common in Hellenistic-period sites in the region.

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Stamped Amphora Handles From Tel Ḥanan (Pp. 151–156), Gerald Finkielsztejn

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Six stamped amphora handles were found in the excavations at Tel Ḥanan: Knidian and Rhodian. They are dated from the late fourth–early third century to the mid-second century BCE. The stamps are catalogued by origin and are presented in chronological order.

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Persian- And Hellenistic-Period Imported Amphoras From Tel Ḥanan(Pp. 147–150), Samuel R. Wolff

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The excavations at Tel Ḥanan yielded a small collection of amphora sherds, mostly small fragments, apart from a Rhodian amphora. A few comments are presented in order to advance further amphora studies in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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A Persian- And Hellenistic-Period Settlement At Tel Ḥanan(With Contributions Bybarak Monnickendam-Givon, Alla Nagorsky)(Pp. 93–145), Alla Nagorsky, Shoshana Israeli

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The excavation at Tel Ḥanan exposed building remains of a Persian- and Hellenistic-period settlement, as well as pottery dating from the Middle Bronze Age, the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. The architectural remains attributed to the Persian and Hellenistic periods attest to careful planning, as is known from other contemporary coastal sites. According to the ceramic and numismatic evidence, the settlement at Tel Ḥanan maintained trading connections with Phoenician sites along the northern coast of Israel and Lebanon. Based on the finds, we may conclude that the site was inhabited until 150 BCE.

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The Flint Assemblage From Kerem Maharal (Pp. 87–92), Ofer Marder

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The excavations at Kerem Maharal yielded a collection of flint artifacts from various stratigraphic contexts. The assemblage includes tool types that point to an Epipaleolithic occupation, probably Geometric Kebaran. Although the flint tool kit is small, the assemblage contributes to our knowledge of Epipaleolithic open-air sites in the Carmel region.

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The Glass Finds From Kerem Maharal (Pp. 75–83), Natalya Katsnelson

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The glass finds from Kerem Maharal were mostly scattered throughout the site; only a few specimens came from secure contexts. Most of the datable fragments are assigned to the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, while several fragments were retrieved from Mamluk and Ottoman/modern strata. The repertoire is limited, comprising common daily tableware and oil lamps, remains of windowpanes and glass-jewelry items. Discarded glass debris, including two small chunks of greenish blue raw glass, indicate that a glass furnace may have operated nearby, probably during the sixth–seventh centuries CE.

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The Coins From Kerem Maharal (Pp. 85–86), Robert Kool

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The excavations at Kerem Maharal yielded seven coins from two distinct periods: Byzantine and early Ottoman. Particularly interesting is a rare find of a single silver teston minted in Nancy under Antoine Duke of Lorraine-Bar (1508–1544 CE).

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The Pottery Of The Islamic Periods From Kerem Maharal (Pp. 49–73), Katia Cytryn-Silverman

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The pottery assemblages from Kerem Maharal testify to a continuous settlement at the site from the Early Islamic to the late Ottoman periods, apart from a chronological gap between the late Mamluk and early Ottoman periods (fifteenth–sixteenth centuries CE). The earliest Islamic assemblage dates to the eighth century CE, and the latest assemblage was dated to the late eighteenth–early twentieth centuries CE and was related to the village of Ijzim, a settlement in the Haifa region during the late Ottoman and British Mandate periods.

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Pottery Of The Persian, Hellenistic, Roman And Byzantine Periods At Kerem Maharal (Pp. 23–47), Peter Gendelman, Kareem Sa‘Id

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The excavations at Kerem Maharal exposed several occupation strata from the Persian to the end of the Byzantine periods (Strata XI–VII). The Persian-period assemblage (sixth–fourth centuries BCE) comprises both local and imported types, testifying to a long-lived and prosperous settlement. Most of the vessels are of the local Mount Carmel tradition; some, however, show affinities with nearby Phoenician coastal cities. The finds from the Byzantine period are limited to the end of that period, the sixth and early seventh centuries CE, possibly continuing into the early Umayyad period.

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Remains From The Prehistoric To The Late Ottoman Periods At Kerem Maharal (Hebrew, Pp. 69–119; English Summary, Pp. 168–171), Uzi ‘Ad, Kareem Sa‘Id

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Salvage excavations at Kerem Maharal, on the southwestern slopes of the Carmel range, revealed the remains of 12 occupation layers from ten periods: Stratum XII, the Geometric Kebaran period (fourteenth–thirteenth millennia BP); Strata X–XI, the Persian–early Hellenistic periods (sixth–fourth centuries BCE); Stratum IX, the Roman period (late first–early second century CE); Strata VIII–VII, the Byzantine period (fifth–seventh centuries CE); Stratum VI, the late Byzantine–beginning of the Early Islamic periods (seventh–eighth centuries CE); Stratum V, eleventh century CE; Stratum IV, twelfth–thirteenth centuries CE; Stratum III, the Mamluk period (late thirteenth–fifteenth centuries CE); Stratum II, the Ottoman and British Mandate periods (until …

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Faunal Remains From The Late Chalcolithic, Late Roman, Byzantine And Ottoman Periods At Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (Pp. 1–22), Nuha Agha

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The faunal remains from Yehud were retrieved from several contexts: Late Chalcolithic-period shafts, Roman-period kilns, Byzantine-period houses and pits, and Ottoman-period houses, refuse pits and cesspits. The faunal assemblages from all the periods comprised mainly sheep, goats and cattle. Scant remains of equids and a camel were found in the assemblages from the Roman period onward. Pig remains are absent from both the Roman- and Byzantine-period assemblages, possibly attesting that the inhabitants of the site at that time were Jewish.

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The Glass Finds From Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (Hebrew, Pp. 63–68; English Summary, P. 167), Yael Gorin-Rosen

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The excavation at Yehud yielded 272 glass shards, 82 of which were identified. Two fragments of cast glass vessels were found, dating from the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods. Most of the identified fragments date from the Late Roman and the beginning of the Byzantine period (fourth–early fifth centuries CE), including fragments of glass industry waste, probably indicating the operation of a workshop nearby.

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Pottery From The Late Chalcolithic Period From Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (Hebrew, Pp. 43–62; English Summary, Pp. 165–166), Ronit Lupu

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The pottery vessels from the Late Chalcolithic period were retrieved from two shafts that were dug in the natural ḥamra soil. These included bowls, mostly V-shaped; wheel-made cornets; pedestal bowls and goblet; open and closed kraters; holemouths; churns; an ossuary handle; and decorated fragments, some of which might be attributed to the Pottery Neolithic period. The finds attest to the last use of the shafts as refuse pits.

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Arabic Letters On The Facade Of The Tel Arza Burial Cave (Pp. 193–194), Nitzan Amitai-Preiss

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Herodian Pavement (Esplanade?) And Later Remains Near Warren’S Gate, West Of The Temple Mount, Jerusalem (Pp. 195–210), Alexander Onn, Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah

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A Greek Or Latin Inscription From The Tel Arza Burial Cave (Pp. 187–191), Leah Di Segni

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A Monumental Burial Cave In The Tel Arza Neighborhood, Jerusalem (Pp. 161–176), Alexander Wiegmann, Yuval Baruch

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The Facade Of The Tel Arza Burial Cave: Architectural Style And A Comparative Study (Pp. 177–186), Orit Peleg-Barkat

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Coins From Bishop Gobat School, Mount Zion, Jerusalem (Pp. 151–159), Donald T. Ariel

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Chalkstone Vessels From Bishop Gobat School, Mount Zion, Jerusalem (Pp. 147–150), David Amit

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The Pottery From Bishop Gobat School, Mount Zion, Jerusalem (Pp. 129–145), Debora Sandhaus

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A Herodian-Period Staircase On Mount Zion, Jerusalem, And A Reevaluation Of The Remainsfrom Bishop Gobat School (Pp. 89–128), Amit Re’Em

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An Aramaic Inscription From Beneath Wilson’S Arch (Pp. 75–88), Esther Eshel, Avraham Solomon, Tehillah Lieberman, Joe Uziel, Anat Cohen-Weinberger

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“Jerusalem Ivories”: Iron Age Decorated Ivory Panels From Building 100, Giv‘Ati Parking Lot Excavations, And Their Cultural Setting (Pp. 57–74), Reli Avisar, Yiftah Shalev, Harel Shochat, Yuval Gadot, Ido Koch

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Animal Bone Remains From The Middle Bronze Age Burial Cave At Beit Ṣafafa, Jerusalem (Pp. 49–56), Nimrod Marom

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Human Skeletal Remains From The Middle Bronze Age Burial Cave At Beit Ṣafafa, Jerusalem (Pp. 47–48), Yossi Nagar

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A Middle Bronze Age Ii Burial Cave At Beit Ṣafafa, Jerusalem (With Contributions By Daphna Ben-Tor, Laura A. Peri) (Pp. 1–31), Nathan Ben-Ari, Alexander Wiegmann

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Residue Analysis Of Middle Bronze Age Vessels From The Burial Cave At Beit Ṣafafa, Jerusalem (Pp. 33–45), Dvory Namdar

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The Flint Artifacts From Tel Ḥanan (Pp. 161–162), Vladimir Zbinovich

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The Coins From Tel Ḥanan (Pp. 157–159), Donald T. Ariel

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Stamped Amphora Handles From Tel Ḥanan (Pp. 151–156), Gerald Finkielsztejn

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Persian- And Hellenistic-Period Imported Amphoras From Tel Ḥanan(Pp. 147–150), Samuel R. Wolff

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A Persian- And Hellenistic-Period Settlement At Tel Ḥanan(With Contributions Bybarak Monnickendam-Givon, Alla Nagorsky)(Pp. 93–145), Alla Nagorsky, Shoshana Israeli

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The Flint Assemblage From Kerem Maharal (Pp. 87–92), Ofer Marder

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The Glass Finds From Kerem Maharal (Pp. 75–83), Natalya Katsnelson

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The Coins From Kerem Maharal (Pp. 85–86), Robert Kool

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The Pottery Of The Islamic Periods From Kerem Maharal (Pp. 49–73), Katia Cytryn-Silverman

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Pottery Of The Persian, Hellenistic, Roman And Byzantine Periods At Kerem Maharal (Pp. 23–47), Peter Gendelman, Kareem Sa‘Id

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Remains From The Prehistoric To The Late Ottoman Periods At Kerem Maharal (Hebrew, Pp. 69*–119*; English Summary, Pp. 168–171), Uzi ‘Ad, Kareem Sa‘Id

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Faunal Remains From The Late Chalcolithic, Late Roman, Byzantine And Ottoman Periods At Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (Pp. 1–22), Nuha Agha

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The Glass Finds From Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (Hebrew, Pp. 63*–68*; English Summary, P. 167), Yael Gorin-Rosen

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Pottery From The Late Chalcolithic Period From Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (Hebrew, Pp. 43*–62*; English Summary, Pp. 165–166), Ronit Lupu

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Remains From The Prehistoric To The Late Ottoman Periods At Kerem Maharal (Hebrew, Pp. 69–119; English Summary, Pp. 168–171), Uzi ‘Ad, Kareem Sa‘Id

The Glass Finds From Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (Hebrew, Pp. 63–68; English Summary, P. 167), Yael Gorin-Rosen

Pottery From The Late Chalcolithic Period From Yehud, Ashkenazi Market (Hebrew, Pp. 43–62; English Summary, Pp. 165–166), Ronit Lupu