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Yiftah'el

The Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age I Transition in the Southern Levant: Determining Continuity and Discontinuity or “Mind the Gap”

Paléorient, 2013

Proto, Early Dynastic Egypt, and Early Bronze I-II of the Southern Levant: Some Uneasy 14C Correlations

Radiocarbon, 2001

A number of recent radiocarbon determinations from several sites in Israel suggest advancing, by ... more A number of recent radiocarbon determinations from several sites in Israel suggest advancing, by some considerable period of time, both the onset of the cultural horizon known as Early Bronze I and the appearance of its latest phases. The logical outcome of the acceptance of these new dates puts such a strain on chronological correlations between the 14C data and the archaeological record that the entire system would no longer be tenable if they were accepted. This paper examines in detail the problematic nature of these “uneasy correlations.”

The Problem of the Apsidal House : New Aspects of Early Bronze I Domestic Architecture in Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon

Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 1989

A review of Early Bronze 1 architecture based on what was known ca 1989.

Arqueología en Israel: baja Khorvat ´Illin, una aldea del Bronce Antiguo cerca de Beth Shemesh: baja Khorvat ´Illin, una aldea del Bronce Antiguo cerca de Beth Shemesh

Revista De Arqueologia, 1993

... Autores: Ianir Milevski, Eliot Braun; Localización: Revista de arqueología, ISSN 0212-0062, N... more

Yiftah'el: salvage and rescue excavations at a prehistoric village in Lower Galilee, Israel

Close Document Image Close Document Printer Image Print This Document! Conservation Information N... more

A Note on Relations between the Southern Levant and Egypt during Early Dynasty 0

Agypten Und Levante, 2014

More evidence for Early Bronze Age glyptics from the southern Levant

Levant, May 31, 2004

... 4: 2223, 25); Tell Ta&amp;#x27;anach (Ben-Tor 1978, fig. 4: 24); Tel Qashish (Ben-Tor 19... more ... 4: 2223, 25); Tell Ta&amp;#x27;anach (Ben-Tor 1978, fig. 4: 24); Tel Qashish (Ben-Tor 1994, figs 11, 12); Beth Yerah (Esse 1990, Ill. 2, 3, upper registers); Tel Na&amp;#x27;ama (Greenberg et al. 1998, fig. ... 26: 260, pl. 74: 805); Tel Halif/Nahal Tillah (Levy et al. 1997, fig. 16a, fig. ...

Basalt Bowls of the EB1 Horizon in the Southern Levant

... Jerusalem : The British School of Archaeology. LAPP P. 1968 Bâb edh Dhrâ Tomb A76 and Early B... more

Soundings Under a Sixth Century Monastery at Beth Shean

Atiqot English Series Jerusalem, 1985

Basalt Bowls of the Eb I Horizon in the Southern Levant

Appraising South Levantine-Egyptian Interaction based on New Evidence from Tel Lod

L'Egypte pré-et protodynastique. Les origines de l'Etat …

Recent excavations and research in the southern Levant have greatly increased our knowledge of th... more

Salvage excavations at the Early Bronze Age site of Me'ona: Final report

'Atiqot, 1996

Résumé/Abstract Aprés une présentation du contexte géomorphologique et stratigraphique du site de... more

Basalt Bowls of the EB1 Horizon in the Southern Levant

Paléorient, 1990

... Jerusalem : The British School of Archaeology. LAPP P. 1968 Bâb edh Dhrâ Tomb A76 and Early B... more

Some Observations on the Origins and Iconography of a Cylinder Seal from Bab edh-Dhra

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1993

T he object is described as a &amp;quot;large&amp;quot; cylinder seal of pink alabaster o... more T he object is described as a &amp;quot;large&amp;quot; cylinder seal of pink alabaster on which appears the upper portion of an anthropomorphic figure (fig. 1) within a pattern of squares with X&amp;#x27;s within (fig. 2). The depiction of the torso is only partial and attached to it are two stick arms bent at the el- ...

En-shadud: An Early Bronze I Farming Community in the Jezreel Valley

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1984

Chronology of the Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant: New Analysis for a High Chronology

Radiocarbon, 2012

The chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in the southern Levant and the synchronization betwe... more The chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in the southern Levant and the synchronization between the sites, considering seriation and radiocarbon dates, have shown large inconsistencies and disagreement. We have assembled 420 14C dates, most of them previously published and a few provided directly by the excavators. The dates have been re-evaluated on the basis of their archaeological context and using analytical criteria. Bayesian modeling has been applied to the selected dates in relation to the given seriation of the EBA subperiods (EB I, II III, IV). Sites with 2 or more sequential sub-phases were individually modeled in order to define the transitions between the subperiods. The new chronology indicates that the EB I–II transition occurred site-dependently between 3200–2900 BC, with EB II–III around 2900 BC, and EB III–IV ∼2500 BC.

REFLECTIONS ON SOUTH LEVANTINE EARLY BRONZE 1 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: SECOND EDITION

REFLECTIONS ON SOUTH LEVANTINE EARLY BRONZE 1 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: SECOND EDITION

This essay is a review of the presently understood archaeological record of vernacular (i.e., tra... more This essay is a review of the presently understood archaeological record of vernacular (i.e., traditional, locally inspired,
domestic) architecture of the southern Levant and its northern fringes, from the beginning of a Late Chalcolithic – EB 1
transition (dated ca 3800 BC – ca 3500 BC) through the end of EB 1 (ca 3500 BC – 3000 BC). Vernacular architecture is
one of a number of parameters by which it is possible to measure the nature and degree of social change that occurred
sometime late in a period that saw the onset of the first hierarchical, complex societies in the region. This essay attempts to
define and trace various traditions of house construction over this rather lengthy period and place them within their chronocultural
contexts. It presents a varied and relatively rich base of data, accompanied by my interpretation of that evidence.

REFLECTIONS ON SOUTH LEVANTINE EARLY BRONZE 1 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: SECOND EDITION

Yiftah'el

The Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age I Transition in the Southern Levant: Determining Continuity and Discontinuity or “Mind the Gap”

Paléorient, 2013

Proto, Early Dynastic Egypt, and Early Bronze I-II of the Southern Levant: Some Uneasy 14C Correlations

Radiocarbon, 2001

A number of recent radiocarbon determinations from several sites in Israel suggest advancing, by ... more A number of recent radiocarbon determinations from several sites in Israel suggest advancing, by some considerable period of time, both the onset of the cultural horizon known as Early Bronze I and the appearance of its latest phases. The logical outcome of the acceptance of these new dates puts such a strain on chronological correlations between the 14C data and the archaeological record that the entire system would no longer be tenable if they were accepted. This paper examines in detail the problematic nature of these “uneasy correlations.”

The Problem of the Apsidal House : New Aspects of Early Bronze I Domestic Architecture in Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon

Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 1989

A review of Early Bronze 1 architecture based on what was known ca 1989.

Arqueología en Israel: baja Khorvat ´Illin, una aldea del Bronce Antiguo cerca de Beth Shemesh: baja Khorvat ´Illin, una aldea del Bronce Antiguo cerca de Beth Shemesh

Revista De Arqueologia, 1993

... Autores: Ianir Milevski, Eliot Braun; Localización: Revista de arqueología, ISSN 0212-0062, N... more

Yiftah'el: salvage and rescue excavations at a prehistoric village in Lower Galilee, Israel

Close Document Image Close Document Printer Image Print This Document! Conservation Information N... more

A Note on Relations between the Southern Levant and Egypt during Early Dynasty 0

Agypten Und Levante, 2014

More evidence for Early Bronze Age glyptics from the southern Levant

Levant, May 31, 2004

... 4: 2223, 25); Tell Ta&amp;#x27;anach (Ben-Tor 1978, fig. 4: 24); Tel Qashish (Ben-Tor 19... more ... 4: 2223, 25); Tell Ta&amp;#x27;anach (Ben-Tor 1978, fig. 4: 24); Tel Qashish (Ben-Tor 1994, figs 11, 12); Beth Yerah (Esse 1990, Ill. 2, 3, upper registers); Tel Na&amp;#x27;ama (Greenberg et al. 1998, fig. ... 26: 260, pl. 74: 805); Tel Halif/Nahal Tillah (Levy et al. 1997, fig. 16a, fig. ...

Basalt Bowls of the EB1 Horizon in the Southern Levant

... Jerusalem : The British School of Archaeology. LAPP P. 1968 Bâb edh Dhrâ Tomb A76 and Early B... more

Soundings Under a Sixth Century Monastery at Beth Shean

Atiqot English Series Jerusalem, 1985

Basalt Bowls of the Eb I Horizon in the Southern Levant

Appraising South Levantine-Egyptian Interaction based on New Evidence from Tel Lod

L'Egypte pré-et protodynastique. Les origines de l'Etat …

Recent excavations and research in the southern Levant have greatly increased our knowledge of th... more

Salvage excavations at the Early Bronze Age site of Me'ona: Final report

'Atiqot, 1996

Résumé/Abstract Aprés une présentation du contexte géomorphologique et stratigraphique du site de... more

Basalt Bowls of the EB1 Horizon in the Southern Levant

Paléorient, 1990

... Jerusalem : The British School of Archaeology. LAPP P. 1968 Bâb edh Dhrâ Tomb A76 and Early B... more

Some Observations on the Origins and Iconography of a Cylinder Seal from Bab edh-Dhra

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1993

T he object is described as a &amp;quot;large&amp;quot; cylinder seal of pink alabaster o... more T he object is described as a &amp;quot;large&amp;quot; cylinder seal of pink alabaster on which appears the upper portion of an anthropomorphic figure (fig. 1) within a pattern of squares with X&amp;#x27;s within (fig. 2). The depiction of the torso is only partial and attached to it are two stick arms bent at the el- ...

En-shadud: An Early Bronze I Farming Community in the Jezreel Valley

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1984

Chronology of the Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant: New Analysis for a High Chronology

Radiocarbon, 2012

The chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in the southern Levant and the synchronization betwe... more The chronology of the Early Bronze Age (EBA) in the southern Levant and the synchronization between the sites, considering seriation and radiocarbon dates, have shown large inconsistencies and disagreement. We have assembled 420 14C dates, most of them previously published and a few provided directly by the excavators. The dates have been re-evaluated on the basis of their archaeological context and using analytical criteria. Bayesian modeling has been applied to the selected dates in relation to the given seriation of the EBA subperiods (EB I, II III, IV). Sites with 2 or more sequential sub-phases were individually modeled in order to define the transitions between the subperiods. The new chronology indicates that the EB I–II transition occurred site-dependently between 3200–2900 BC, with EB II–III around 2900 BC, and EB III–IV ∼2500 BC.

REFLECTIONS ON SOUTH LEVANTINE EARLY BRONZE 1 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: SECOND EDITION

REFLECTIONS ON SOUTH LEVANTINE EARLY BRONZE 1 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: SECOND EDITION

This essay is a review of the presently understood archaeological record of vernacular (i.e., tra... more This essay is a review of the presently understood archaeological record of vernacular (i.e., traditional, locally inspired,
domestic) architecture of the southern Levant and its northern fringes, from the beginning of a Late Chalcolithic – EB 1
transition (dated ca 3800 BC – ca 3500 BC) through the end of EB 1 (ca 3500 BC – 3000 BC). Vernacular architecture is
one of a number of parameters by which it is possible to measure the nature and degree of social change that occurred
sometime late in a period that saw the onset of the first hierarchical, complex societies in the region. This essay attempts to
define and trace various traditions of house construction over this rather lengthy period and place them within their chronocultural
contexts. It presents a varied and relatively rich base of data, accompanied by my interpretation of that evidence.

REFLECTIONS ON SOUTH LEVANTINE EARLY BRONZE 1 VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: SECOND EDITION

JOURNAL OF THE ISRAEL PREHISTORIC SOCIETY Mitekufat Haeven Volume 44

Review: The Dawn of the Bronze Age: The Pattern of Settlement in the Lower Jordan Valley and the ... more

Braun Review Banning 2004

Review of: Archaeological Survey. Edward Banning. Great handbook on the subject.

-Little Pot Who Made Thee

vienna 2 – ancient egyptian ceramics in the 21st century Proceedings of the International Conference held at the University of Vienna, 14th-18th of May, 2012, 2016

This paper deals with evidence for Egyptian influence in the southern Levant at the end of the Ea... more This paper deals with evidence for Egyptian influence in the southern Levant at the end of the Early Bronze Age I. It reviews that evidence in detail and suggests that evidence for Egyptians residing in the southern Levant is limited to a few sites. It also questions the extent of actual Nilotic immigrants residing in the region, especially as there is copious evidence that contemporaneously there were numerous and thriving communities of south Levantines.

The Transition from Chalcolithic to Early Bronze I in the Southern Levant: A "Lost Horizon" Slowly Revealed

Culture, Chronology and the Chalcolithic: Theory and Transition, 2011

The paper deals with aspects of continuity between the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze I horiz... more

Reflections on the context of a late Dynasty 0 Egyptian Colony in the Southern Levant: interpreting some evidence of Nilotic material culture at select sites in the Southern Levant (ca. 3150 BCE – ca. 2950 BCE )

This paper discusses the archaeological evidence for what is claimed to have been an Egyptian col... more

Manzanilla and Rothman (eds.) 2016 Storage in Ancient Complex Societies

by Linda R . Manzanilla-Naim, Enrica Fiandra, Claudia I Alvarado León, Eliot Braun, Gino de las Casas, Silvia Garza Tarazona, Kylie Quave, John Topic, and daniel varga

This book is the result of a comparative effort to address storage, administration and control in... more

Excursus: Is the "Middle Chalcolithic of Beth Shean" Really a Cultural Horizon?

This excursus discusses Y. Garfinkel's claim for a "Middle Chalcolithic" based on the pottery of ... more This excursus discusses Y. Garfinkel's claim for a "Middle Chalcolithic" based on the pottery of early levels at Beth Shan excavated by G. M. FitzGerald. Basically it deconstructs that thesis as having no good basis in the archaeological record. It is an extract from the book: Early Beth Shan (Strata XIX-XIII): G. M. FitzGerald's Deep Cut on the Tell (University Museum Monograph 121). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Braun EB 1 Vernacular Architecture

Reflections on South Levantine Early Bronze 1 Vernacular Architecture, 2020

This essay is a review of the presently understood archaeological record of vernacular (i.e., tra... more This essay is a review of the presently understood archaeological record of vernacular (i.e., traditional, locally inspired, domestic) architecture of the southern Levant and its northern fringes, from the beginning of a Late Chalcolithic – EB 1 transition (dated ca 3800 BC – ca 3500 BC) through the end of EB 1 (ca 3500 BC – 3000 BC). It attempts to define and trace various traditions of house construction over this rather lengthy period, and place them within their chrono-cultural contexts. It is hoped that by presenting this varied and relatively rich base of data, it will allow scholars to better understand developments during these ca eight centuries of human activity in the region. Vernacular architecture is one of a number of parameters by which it is possible to measure the nature and degree of social change that occurred sometime late in a period that saw the onset of the first hierarchical, complex societies in the region.

Eliot's Guide for Diggers of Tel Gezer Everything You Were Afraid to Ask, but Need to Know

Fig. 1. The " Solomonic Gateway " at Tel Gezer, facing south, with the modern " Qarmay Yosef " co... more

Continuity and Change in Pottery in the Early Bronze Age I Period in Israel: Part 2

This is the second and final part of a 1988 Ph D thesis by the late Mikko Louhivuori, written for... more