This note supplements Geoffrey Movius' paper about Nancy Champion de Crespigny Movius that appear... more This note supplements Geoffrey Movius' paper about Nancy Champion de Crespigny Movius that appeared in the previous issue of Buried History. Some anecdotes are presented, especially as they relate to her participation in the excavations at Samaria in 1933. It is suggested that the person tentatively identified as Eliezer Sukenik in the staff photograph is in fact Nahman Reiss, later to become Nahman Avigad. Reiss's role in the excavations at Samaria is finally commented upon.
A locally made scaraboid was found during excavations at Khallat es-Siḥrij, a rural site situated... more A locally made scaraboid was found during excavations at Khallat es-Siḥrij, a rural site situated 5 km southeast of Tel Aphek. The scaraboid, which most probably had been owned by an Assyrian or an Aramean official, was engraved with a new variant of the symbol of the moon god, Sin of Harran. The site of Khallat es-Siḥrij is part of a well-known group of rural sites that was established in the Neo-Assyrian period in the western Samaria foothills, primarily between Tel Aphek
It is now more than 140 years since archaeologists began dealing with the engraved Tridacna shell... more It is now more than 140 years since archaeologists began dealing with the engraved Tridacna shells, whose distribution extended from Vulci in the west to Susa in the east, and from Memphis in the south to Gordion and Vulci in the north. Their number is growing constantly and is now approaching 100. This increase is the result not only of the publication of new finds or old museum material, which until now escaped the scholar's eyes, but also of the reclassification of four items, in the past said to be imitations made of various stones, as authentic Tridacna shells.In this article I want to show that this is true not only with the complete Tridacna shells, but also of a sub-group of Tridacna shells cut into the shape of discs. I will try to prove that the items in this sub-group are indeed Tridacna shells by describing them and discussing their motives and distribution. I will not deal with questions such as the centre of manufacture, distributors, style etc. important as they are. These aspects will be discussed by me in detail in a separate publication which will treat the Tridacna shell group as a whole.
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle.
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle.
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00758914.2019.1695093
This note supplements Geoffrey Movius' paper about Nancy Champion de Crespigny Movius that appear... more This note supplements Geoffrey Movius' paper about Nancy Champion de Crespigny Movius that appeared in the previous issue of Buried History. Some anecdotes are presented, especially as they relate to her participation in the excavations at Samaria in 1933. It is suggested that the person tentatively identified as Eliezer Sukenik in the staff photograph is in fact Nahman Reiss, later to become Nahman Avigad. Reiss's role in the excavations at Samaria is finally commented upon.
A locally made scaraboid was found during excavations at Khallat es-Siḥrij, a rural site situated... more A locally made scaraboid was found during excavations at Khallat es-Siḥrij, a rural site situated 5 km southeast of Tel Aphek. The scaraboid, which most probably had been owned by an Assyrian or an Aramean official, was engraved with a new variant of the symbol of the moon god, Sin of Harran. The site of Khallat es-Siḥrij is part of a well-known group of rural sites that was established in the Neo-Assyrian period in the western Samaria foothills, primarily between Tel Aphek
It is now more than 140 years since archaeologists began dealing with the engraved Tridacna shell... more It is now more than 140 years since archaeologists began dealing with the engraved Tridacna shells, whose distribution extended from Vulci in the west to Susa in the east, and from Memphis in the south to Gordion and Vulci in the north. Their number is growing constantly and is now approaching 100. This increase is the result not only of the publication of new finds or old museum material, which until now escaped the scholar's eyes, but also of the reclassification of four items, in the past said to be imitations made of various stones, as authentic Tridacna shells.In this article I want to show that this is true not only with the complete Tridacna shells, but also of a sub-group of Tridacna shells cut into the shape of discs. I will try to prove that the items in this sub-group are indeed Tridacna shells by describing them and discussing their motives and distribution. I will not deal with questions such as the centre of manufacture, distributors, style etc. important as they are. These aspects will be discussed by me in detail in a separate publication which will treat the Tridacna shell group as a whole.
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle.
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle.
During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th ce... more During the recent excavations at Tel Lachish a previously unknown Canaanite temple of the 12th century BCE was uncovered in the northeastern corner of the mound. This article describes its possible place in the urban fabric of the city, the plan of the temple and its parallels, and some of the more special finds that were found in it. Based on the temple's plan and the finds and installations uncovered in it, we wish to offer a glimpse into the cults that were associated with the temple, as well as a reconstruction of the temple's life cycle. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00758914.2019.1695093
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