Volume 20 / Number 4

1978

Special Edition: Biblical Archaeology

On The Cover: Hoard of 47 Ptolemaic silver tetradrachms found at Tel Michal. Photo by Avraham Hay.

Vol. 20 / No. 4

University Museum Announcements – Summer 1978

Grants Received The National Endowment for the Arts has approved a Visiting Specialist grant to the University Museum for work […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Martin Biddle

New Directions – Summer 1978: The Director Writes

The Museum holds some of man’s great works of art—from the world of the Maya, from Burner, from China—but it […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Ram Gophna

En-Bensor: An Egyptian First Dynasty Staging Post in the Northern Negev

The lower part of the Besor Valley (Wadi Ghazza) cut its way through the flat loess lands of the northwestern […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Ze'ev Herzog, Anson F. Rainey, Ora Negbi and Shmuel Moshkowitz

Tel Michal: A Coastal Site in the Sharon Plain

Tel Michal (Makmish) is situated on a kurkar (sandstone) ridge covered with sand dunes in the southern environs of the […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Itzhak Beit-Arieh

A Canaanite Site Near Sheikh Mukhsen: Real Discoveries in Southern Sinai

During the past ten years, Israeli archaeologists have been investigating early sites which have been discovered in the wilderness of […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Moshe Kochavi

Canaanite Aphek: Its Acropolis and Inscriptions

Excavation of Aphek-Antipatris Since 1972 a two-months excavation season has been carried out each summer at Tel Aphek (Tell Ras […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Ze'ev Meshel

Kuntillet ‘Ajrud: An Israelite Religious Center in Northern Sinai

By which routes did the kings of Judah travel to Eilat and Ezion-Geber? And where was the southwestern border of […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: David Ussishkin

Lachish: Renewed Archaeological Excavations

Lachish and the Previous Excavations Lachish was one of the most important cities of the Biblical era in the Holy […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Aharon Kempinski

Tel Masos: Its Importance in Relation to the Settlement of the Tribes of Israel in the Northern Negev.

Tel Masos (Arabic Hirbet eI-Meshash) is situated on the edge of Wadi Beer-sheba, approximately 12 km. east of the modern […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: A. Horowitz

Human Settlement Pattern in Israel: A Discussion of the Impact of Environment

Israel is situated at the juxtaposition of several major environmental domains: the Euro-Siberian, Irano-Turanian, Mediterranean, Saharian and Sudanese. Longitudinally, the […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Ze'ev Herzog

Israelite City Planning: Seen in the Light of the Beer-Sheba and Arad Excavations.

Although numerous Israelite cities have been excavated in Israel, the relatively small proportion of the total city area excavated and […]

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Vol. 20 / No. 4

By: Jak Yakar and Ayşe Gursan-Salzmann

The Provinces of Malatya and Sivas: An Archaeological Survey of Preclassical Sites

The Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University has in recent years promoted the active participation and collaboration of some […]

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