The Settlement History of Tel Burna: Results of the Surface Survey

Uziel, Joe; Shai, Itzhaq

doi:10.1179/033443510x12760074471062

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“…). In a similar vein, preliminary analysis of the finds from the recent excavations at Tel Burna, 2 km to the west of Tel Zayit (in general, see Uziel and Shai ), has demonstrated that the ninth century BC assemblage has a significant degree of similarity with the contemporaneous coastal, Philistine material culture (Uziel and Shai, pers. comm.…”

Section: The Demise Of Philistine Culture?mentioning

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On the Constitution and Transformation ofPhilistine Identity

Maeir

Hitchcock

Horwitz

2013

Oxford J Archaeology

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Recent discussion of the formation and alteration of Philistine identity in the Levantine Iron Age continues to reference primarily pottery styles and dietary practices. Such traditional narratives propose that the Philistines comprised one group of the 'Sea Peoples' and that the cultural boundary markers that distinguished their society in the Iron Age I (twelftheleventh century BC) diminished in importance and disappeared suddenly in the early Iron Age IIA (tenth century BC), with the ascendancy of the Judahite kingdom. Based on data from the Levant (especially Philistia), the Aegean and Cyprus, we argue for a more complex understanding of the Philistines who came to the region with an identity that drew on, and continued to engage with, a broad range of foreign artefact styles and cultural practices with non-Levantine connections. Concurrently they incorporated local cultural attributes, at least until the late ninth century BC, a feature that we argue was unrelated to the supposed tenth century expansion of the Judahite kingdom.

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Section: The Demise Of Philistine Culture?mentioning

confidence: 90%

On the Constitution and Transformation ofPhilistine Identity

Maeir

Hitchcock

Horwitz

2013

Oxford J Archaeology

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“…Locatell et al 2022). The identification of the site as the biblical city of Libnah (Uziel & Shai 2010;McKinny & Dagan 2013;Shai 2017;Suriano et al 2021) correlates with the discovery of Iron Age II casemate fortifications (measuring 70 × 70m) surrounding the summit, accentuating the site's role as a border fortress (Maeir & Shai 2016;Shai 2017). Excavations conducted at Tel Burna since 2010 have thus far exposed several strata from the Iron Age IIA to IIC (tenth to sixth centuries BC), the material culture of which strongly supports the identification of the site as a Judahite town (Shai 2017).…”

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“…2022). The identification of the site as the biblical city of Libnah (Uziel & Shai 2010; McKinny & Dagan 2013; Shai 2017; Suriano et al . 2021) correlates with the discovery of Iron Age II casemate fortifications (measuring 70 × 70m) surrounding the summit, accentuating the site's role as a border fortress (Maeir & Shai 2016; Shai 2017).…”

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Big-cat hunting in the Bronze and Iron Ages of the Near East: a view from Tel Burna

Gaastra,

Greenfield,

Cassuto

et al. 2023

Antiquity

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In ancient Near Eastern iconography, panthers and lions were frequently used to express social status. The zooarchaeological remains of panthers and lions found in this region, however, are most commonly interpreted only as evidence for the management of dangerous animals. Starting with the faunal material from Iron Age Tel Burna, the authors collate and analyse zooarchaeological evidence for big cats across the Near East, from the Neolithic to the Iron Age (c. 9500–50 BC). The results show a shift in assemblage composition and find contexts starting in the Chalcolithic period, indicating the display of these animals by political leaders. The results also urge caution in the use of archaeological remains for reconstructing the natural ranges of big cats.

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“…11 The lions are also associated to the goddess Astarte or Asherah who are often depicted as a naked female standing on the backs of lions. 12 However, the lion is also sometimes associated with Baal/Hadad, which is the Northwest Semitic name for the Sumerian storm-god Ishkur, and is usually depicted as a 'roaring lion'. 12 On the other hand, the lion is also an attendant of the Storm-God 12 in general and particularly, the Akkadian Adad or Hadad is usually accompanied by a roaring lion.…”

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A mittanian-style cylinder seal from tel burna antónio de freitas

McKinny¹

2018

JHAAS

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Cylinder seals were ubiquitous in all Near Eastern cultures from Mesopotamia to the Levant and Anatolia. The first seals appear as early as the 4th millennium BCE and were used as pendants representing feminine and masculine sexual organs. 1 Later, cylinder seals were engraved with figures and writing symbols and used for other purposes, very often to produce an engraving or an inscription on a clay tablet. Thus, cylinder seal production increased in parallel with the writing-in-clay culture. They were often used to mark ownership, and probably for this reason they were also used as amulets, as protectors of the property. 2 During the Ur III period, cylinder seals played a significant role within the administrative notarial system as they were used by notaries to seal documents to confirm their contents and the participants of a contract would have sealed the documents in order to authorize the acceptance of the conditions, or simply demonstrate their ownership of an inventory. In some cases, the seals were also used to identify envelopes. The relevance of cylinder seals in ancient Near Eastern cultures was of such significance that a prolific industry of production was developed. During the Late Bronze Age, the Mitannian Empire became a substantial producer of cylinder seals, with some cities continuing to produce seals even after they had fallen to the Kingdom of Hatti. On account of this, the trade of seals from Mitanni to the southern Levant during the Late Bronze Age was extensive. 3

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The Settlement History of Tel Burna: Results of the Surface Survey

Cited by 22 publications

References 8 publications

On the Constitution and Transformation ofPhilistine Identity

On the Constitution and Transformation ofPhilistine Identity

Big-cat hunting in the Bronze and Iron Ages of the Near East: a view from Tel Burna

A mittanian-style cylinder seal from tel burna antónio de freitas

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