Books by Donald T . Ariel
Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 2001
The Coins of Herod: A Modern Analysis and Die Classification (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity 79), 2012
The Land of Benjamin (Judea and Samaria Publications 3), 2004
Excavations in the City of David Directed by Yigal Shiloh, 6, Inscriptions (Qedem 41), 2000
Excavations in the City of David Directed by Yigal Shiloh, 5, Extramural Areas (Qedem 40), 2000
Building 130, looking west (HS) (p. 8). 15. Area B, Square M-6/7, Room 130 and installation L. 13... more Building 130, looking west (HS) (p. 8). 15. Area B, Square M-6/7, Room 130 and installation L. 131 of Building 130, looking north. Note the internal step and threshold east of the installation. W. 63 is labeled W. 72. In the east, note W. 74 and its relation to the top of W. 68 (IH) (p. 10). 16. Area B, Square M-6/7, installation L. 131 of Building 130, looking north, with broken vessels (B 590/1 and B 590/2) in situ and perforated stone (B 593) (IH) (p. 10). 17. Area B, Square L-6, Rooms 113 and L. 109 of Building 130, looking west. Note the height of the bedrock in Room L. 113 relative to the cobblestone floor in the east (HS) (p. 1 1). 18. Area B, Square M-6/7, L. 128, looking north. W. 63 is labeled W. 72. W. 73 abuts it to the north. Note the relation of W. 74 to the top of W. 68 and the pile of stones protruding from the southern baulk (IH) (p. 11). 19. Area B, the Siloam Channel (YS) (p. 14). 20. Area B, the Siloam Channel (IH) (p. 14). 21. Area B, the Siloam Channel, L. 106-7, looking north. One roof slab and the hewn bedrock ceiling are visible (HS) (p. 15). 22. Area B, the Siloam Channel, L. 106-7, looking south (IH) (p. 15). 23. Area B, the Siloam Channel, L. 106-2, looking north. Remains of the damming device in situ. Note our excavation of the floor below the stone, which is plastered in position (HS) (p. 16). 24. Area B, general view of the circular structure (W. 52) and the bedrock east of it, looking west. The excavator is standing beside L. 106-4 (HS) (p. 16). 25. Area B, the Siloam Channel, L. 106-4, looking south (HS) (p. 16). 26. Area B, the Siloam Channel, L. 106. The excavator is pointing to a lamp niche that is hewn in the rock (YS) (p. 16). 27. Area B, the Siloam Channel, L. 106-6, looking west. The excavator is pointing to plastering (YS) (p. 17). 28. Area B, the Siloam Channel, L. 106-6, looking northwest (HS) (p. 17). 29. Area B, the Siloam Channel, L. 106-5, looking southwest (HS) (p. 17). 30. Area B, general view of Weill's excavation after the 1913-1914 season, looking west (Weill 1920: Pl. VII) (p. 18). 3 1. Area B, general view of the circular structure (W. 52), looking north (YS) (p. 19). 32. Area B, general view of Weill's excavation area during removal of his dumps prior to the 1978 season, looking south (YS) (p. 19). 33. Area B, general view of the circular structure (W. 52), looking southeast (HS) (p. 20). 34. Area B, general view of the circular structure (W. 52) and the bedrock west of it, looking east (YS) (p. 20). 35. Area B, general view of the circular structure (W. 52), looking north (HS) (p. 21). 36. Area B, Squares M-6/7, W. 68 founded on bedrock and water channel L. 134 below, looking north. Note X Stratum 5 dumps (L. 125) covering both elements (IH) (p. 23). 37. Areas B and Dl, aerial view, 1982, looking west. The excavations of the 1980 season have been partially covered to enable bulldozer work (ZR) (p. 35). 38. Area Dl, Square B/D-6/7, W. 179 and the cave to the west, at the approximate level of Weill's excavations, looking southwest (IH) (p. 37). 39. Area Dl, Square B/C-6/7, the lowest layer of L. 450 (labeled L. 467) and exposed bedrock west of retaining wall W. 526 of Stratum 12, looking south. To the east of W. 526 is L. 471, the fill below L. 468. Above, the gravel layer of Stratum 9 (L. 416). A modern wall was built to prevent collapse of the baulk into the cave (IH) (p. 37). 40. Area Dl, Square B-7, floor L. 472 and a fragmentary tabun, looking southeast. W. 525 (Stratum 12) is built on it (IH) (p. 39). 41. Area Dl, Square B/C-7, W. 526 on the bedrock shelf, looking northwest. The Stratum 12 floor L. 468 (removed except for a small fragment) runs over the shelf and up to the wall (YS) (p. 41). 42. Area Dl, Square D-6/7, cupmark L. 423 and W. 187, looking south. Storage jar D 1/1 2447 appears after restoration. Bedrock crevice L. 426 is visible in the right foreground (YS) (p. 41). 43. Area Dl, Square C/D-6/7, W. 187 and cupmark L. 423 with the restored storage jar inside, looking southwest. In the background is a modern wall built to prevent collapse of the baulk into the cave (YS) (p. 41). 44. Area Dl, Square B/D-6/7, general view from near the hewn cave (Weill's T4), looking east. Note the restored storage jar of L. 423 and bedrock crevice L. 426 (YS) (p. 42). 45. Area Dl, Square A/B-7/8, L. 477, W. 51 and W. 537, looking east (IH) (p. 43). 46. Area Dl, Square C-7, W. 526 and W. 535, the sharply inclined bedrock exposure within the room of L. 468, after excavation of the tabun (L. 420) and its All (L. 448), looking north. L. 468 is represented by the material covering the bedrock step in the foreground below W. 526 on the left (IH) (p. 44). 47. Area Dl, Square C-7, tabun L. 420 on its discovery, looking north (YS) (p. 44). 48. Area Dl, Square B/C-7, floor L. 474 with the tabun along W. 525, looking west. The line of the upper floor (L. 473) is visible in the section (IH) (p. 44). 49. Area Dl, Square B/C-7, W. 526 soon after its appearance with collapse L. 456 (labeled L. 439 and L. 441) above floor L. 468, looking southeast (IH) (p. 45). 50. Area Dl, Square C/D-7, staircase L. 434 before excavation of the associated floor to the south (L. 473), under the baulk supporting W. 179 of Stratum 7, looking west. On the right are W. 187, W. 186 and W. 527 (YS) (p. 45). 51. Area Dl, Square C/D-6/8, L. 446 surrounded by W. 185, W. 187, W. 530 and W. 533, looking west. In the foreground are two spaces divided by W. 534, with the
Excavations in the City of David Directed by Yigal Shiloh, 4. Various Reports (Qedem 35), 1996
Stratum Period Date 1 Medieval and later 14th-20th centuries CE 2 Islamic-Ayyubid 7th-13th centur... more Stratum Period Date 1 Medieval and later 14th-20th centuries CE 2 Islamic-Ayyubid 7th-13th centuries CE 3 Byzantine 4th-7th centuries CE 4 Late Roman Ist-3rd centuries CE 5 Early Roman 1st century CE 6 Early Roman 37 BCE-70 CE 7 Hellenistic (Hasmonean) 2nd half of 2nd century to 1st century BCE 8 Early Hellenistic 4th-2nd centuries BCE 9 Persian 6th-4th centuries BCE 10 Iron Age II 2nd half of 7th century to 586 BCE 1 1 Iron Age II 7th century BCE 12 Iron Age II 8th century BCE 13 Iron Age II 9th century BCE 14 Iron Age II 10th century BCE 15 Iron Age I 12th-l 1th centuries BCE 16 Late Bronze Age II 14th-13th centuries BCE 17 Middle Bronze Age IIA-B 18th century BCE 18 Middle Bronze Age IIA-B 18th century BCE 19 Early Bronze Age II 29th (?) century BCE 20 Early Bronze Age I 31st century BCE 21 Chalcolithic 2nd half of 4th millennium BCE X
Area H, view of section a-a (the central portion) (YS) (p. 38). 62. Area H, Structure 1009 (YH) (... more Area H, view of section a-a (the central portion) (YS) (p. 38). 62. Area H, Structure 1009 (YH) (p. 38). 63. Area H, W. 409 and its relation to the southern wall of structure L. 1007 (YH) (p. 39). 64. Area H, general view of Structure 1007, horseshoe-shaped installation L. 1019, and W. 401 (YH) (p. 39). 65. Area H, tabun L. 1027 and the top of wall W. 416 in Stratum 6 (YH) (p. 41). 66. Area H, structure L. 1007 (YH) (p. 41). 67. Area H, structure L. 1007: close-up of the floor and plastered walls (YH) (p. 41).
xcavations in the City of David Directed by Yigal Shiloh, 2. Imported Stamped Amphora Handles, Coins, Worked Bone and Ivory, and Glass (Qedem 30). Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, 1990
All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms mation concerning area-specific phasing designat... more All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms mation concerning area-specific phasing designations and comprehensive phasing based upon correlations as they become available. In the later stratigraphical reports the locus lists will be viewed as the final phasing proposal for each area; in the ceramic analyses, phasing correlations between the excavation areas will be given, employing Roman numerals.
Coin Papers by Donald T . Ariel
A Second-Temple Period Chalk Quarry and Vessel- Production Cave Complex on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 2013
Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel 1. Article 12: P. 5., 2025
The excavations at ‘Amqa yielded seven coins, six of which are identifiable. Three of the coins a... more The excavations at ‘Amqa yielded seven coins, six of which are identifiable. Three of the coins are from the Hellenistic period, two are Byzantine and one is from the late Ottoman period. The Hellenistic coins, including one tetradrachm, support evidence of occupation at the site during this period. The Byzantine and Ottoman coins augment the architectural remains uncovered during the excavations, which indicate more substantial occupations at the site during these later periods.
Hadashot Arkheologiyot-Excavations and Surveys in Israel, 2017
`Atiqot, 2024
The excavation at Aderet, located south of Ha-Ella Valley, revealed a farmhouse with an olive-oil... more The excavation at Aderet, located south of Ha-Ella Valley, revealed a farmhouse with an olive-oil press, which operated under the administrative control of Idumea during the Hellenistic period. Based on the numismatic evidence and the pottery assemblage, the Aderet farmhouse was dated to the second half of the third century BCE, possibly extending into the beginning of the second century BCE. The firmly dated regional ceramic assemblage of the third century BCE expands our knowledge of Hellenistic rural society. The chronology of the Aderet farmhouse is considered in light of Yogev's suggestion to identify a late Iron Age occupation phase at the site based on its architectural plan and the presence of large quantities of Iron Age pottery. Also, the dating and typology of the oil press uncovered at the site are discussed in detail below.
Coins (Mount Scopus), 2023
`Atiqot , 2021
During excavations at Gane Ṭal, 71 coins were found. Of these, 52 were identifiable and are prese... more During excavations at Gane Ṭal, 71 coins were found. Of these, 52 were identifiable and are presented here (Fig. 1; see Catalogue, below). The Islamic-period coins (Nos. 44-52) were identified by Ariel Berman. 1 The numismatic profile largely reflects the stratigraphy of the site, as presented by the excavators (see Arbel and 'Ad, this volume). Stratum IV, mainly defined by three architectural features, is dated by its finds, including two coins (Nos. 1, 2), to the Early Roman period. Number 2, a coin of Agrippa I, was found at the bottom of a fill in the cistern in Area D2, and provides a secure date for that feature. It is noteworthy that three coins (Nos. 3-5) are dated to the Late Roman period, although no architectural features of the second and third centuries CE were identified at the site, indicating that there was possibly no occupation gap during that time. The majority of the coins were retrieved from Stratum III of the Byzantine period, many of them were found in structures with a secure stratigraphic context, in which case the coins provide robust dates for the structures. The fact that the number of coins dated to the fourth-fifth centuries CE (n = 18; Nos. 6-23) is similar to that of the coins dated to the sixth-seventh centuries CE (n = 20; Nos. 24-43) is of interest, given the distinctly different modules (i.e., diameters) of the coins of these two chronological groups. The coins of the fourth-fifth centuries are very small in comparison with those of the sixth-seventh centuries; the latter include two of the largest-sized coins of the Byzantine period, folles and half folles. The purchasing power of the large coins was many times more than that of the smaller coins of their time, and would have been much less easily lost by their owners. Also noteworthy is the fact that 16 of the 20 coins of the sixth-seventh centuries date to the period before 541/2 CE, the time of the Justinianic plague. 2 A decline in currency, and possibly in economic prosperity, in the later part of the Byzantine period was also noticed in the numismatic material from several sites in southern
Jewish Quarter Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem Conducted by Nahman Avigad, 1969–1982 IX. Small Finds: The Palatial Mansion (Areas F-2, P and P-2) and Other Studies. Final Report., 2023
`Atiqot, 2023
Some 169 coins were retrieved from the excavation of Building 900 in the City of David, all of br... more Some 169 coins were retrieved from the excavation of Building 900 in the City of David, all of bronze or copper-alloy. Eight of the coins comprise a small hoard. The isolated coins range in date from the Hellenistic and Early Roman periods until the fourth century CE and probably represent residual finds. The hoard indicates that Building 900 was constructed in the Byzantine period, a date also supported by other finds at the site.
Hadashot Arkheologiyot—Excavations and Surveys in Israel , 2023
The Southern Wall and Corners of the Temple Mount: Past, Present Future, 2023
The excavations along the Western Wall Foundations yielded 217 coins. Of these, 138 could not be ... more The excavations along the Western Wall Foundations yielded 217 coins. Of these, 138 could not be identified. 1 STRATIGRAPHY, COIN CURRENCY AND CHRONOLOGY The southern portion of the Western Wall of the Temple Mount has been subjected to excavations almost since the beginning of scientific exploration of Jerusalem. In recent years, coins have played a large role in understanding the chronology of the structures alongside the wall (e.g., Weksler-Bdolah 2015: 40, 46; Ariel forthcoming) and most recently, the date of the construction of the Western Wall itself. The coin currency of Jerusalem in the 1st century CE, before the city came under siege and was subsequently conquered by the Romans, was almost exclusively composed of bronze coins from the municipal mint, and silver coins, more rarely in the archaeological record, of the mint of Tyre. Consequently, when a coin is identified in context, one can determine the date of the context with relative certainty by considering the date of the next known municipal issue and its relative rarity. The first case in which I participated in providing the numismatic component of the chronology of the structures alongside the Western Wall was the dating of the street below Robinson's Arch. The latest coins to securely derive from below the street were of
The Southern Wall and Corners of the Temple Mount: Past, Present Future , 2023
Twenty-four coins were found in the excavations near the southeastern corner of the Temple Mount.... more Twenty-four coins were found in the excavations near the southeastern corner of the Temple Mount. Of these, six were unidentifiable. 1 No coins were contextualized to the earliest Strata V-IV. Numerous coins derived from contexts from the end of the 1st century BCE to 70 CE (Stratum III). The best contextualized coin was No. 4, which dated to 24/25 CE; it was found in a crushed limestone floor (Locus 1114) associated with Wall 663. Nos. 2 and 11 were also from Stratum III-one from the 1st century BCE and the other from the 1st century CE (Locus 6115). In addition, Nos. 1, 6, 8 and 17 were found in the earth layer covering Walls 6090 and 6119. This includes the autonomous coin with a suggested date after 70 CE (90/91 CE?; No. 17). If the date is correct, however, the coin must be intrusive (Fig. 11.1).
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