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050 4 $aDS110.T4$bT656 1985
100 1 $aToombs, Lawrence E.
245 10 $aTell el-Hesi :$bmodern military trenching and Muslim cemetery in field I, strata I-II /$cby Lawrence E. Toombs ; edited by Kevin G. O'Connell.
260 0 $aWaterloo, Ont., Canada :$bWilfrid Laurier University Press,$cc1985.
300 $axxii, 250 p. :$bill., maps ;$c29 cm.
490 1 $aThe Joint Archaeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi ;$vv. 2
490 1 $aExcavation reports / American Schools of Oriental Research
500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aBibliography: p. 155-156.
505 0 $a1. General introduction -- pt. 1, Stratum I, The military trenching: -- 2. Stratum I: The military trenching: General structure of the trenching; History of the defense system; The trenching as excavated; Period of use of the trench system.
505 0 $apt. 2, Stratum II, The Muslim cemetery: -- 3. Archaeological context: Tel Gat; Tel Nagila; Tel Gezer; Tel Zeror; Tel Mevorakh; Caesarea Maritima; Conclusions; The Hesi Cemetery as excavated by F.J. Bliss -- 4. The cemetery in general: Location of Stratum II burials; Catalogues and indices; Grave frequencies (field I); Ground plan of the cemetery (field I); The cemetery in fields V and VI -- 5. Grave construction: Sections; Grave shafts; Burial procedures; Grave orientation; Grave shapes; Depth of burials; Position of burial chambers; Types of burial chambers; Statistical summary; Inclusions; Comparative data -- 6. Secondary burials: Incidence of secondary burials; Types of secondary burials; Empty graves; Interpretation -- 7. Field recording and computer coding: The development of the burial code; The code as used in the field; Revision of the code; General observations; Training of excavation teams; Photography -- 8. Typology of burials: Preliminary examination of the data; The typological formula; Statistical samples; Comparison of typed and fully types burials; Cross-comparison of categories; Typical burials; Atypical burials -- 9. Secondary characteristics: Orientation of the skeleton in the grave; Arm positions; Unusual leg positions; Skull shape and coloration of bones; Unusual positions of the skull; Diseases and trauma -- 10. Artifacts: General description; Occurrence of artifacts in relation to grave structure; Occurrence of artifacts in relation to age and sex; Beads; Double-bored objects; Pendants; Unbored disc; Rings; Bracelets; Pins; Studded leather band; General remarks on jewelry; Copper/bronze discs; Cloth; Pottery; Objects possibly associated with burials; Inclusions probably accidental -- 11. Conclusions and dating evidence: The community; Burial customs; The identity of the community; The dating of the cemetery.
505 0 $aPOCKET INSERTS Contents: -- 1. General plan of the Stratum II cemetery in field I -- 2. East balk section, field I, areas 1-51 -- 3. West balk section, field i, areas 1-51 -- 4. West balk section, field I, areas 2-32 -- Legends for pocket inserts, 2, 3, and 4.
520 $aThe Tell el-Hesi site comprises a 25-acre walled city from the Early Bronze III period. It is located on the southeastern edge of the Mediterranean coastal plain, 26 km northeast of Gaza in Israel. Tell el-Hesi was the first Palestinian site at which the principles of ceramic chronology and of stratigraphic excavation were applied and at which the relationship between pottery and stratigraphy was shown to be significant. In 1890 W.M. Flinders Petrie excavated at Hesi and produced a general picture of its occupational history. In 1891-92, F.J. Bliss excavated stratigraphically through each successive level of the mound and identified eleven occupational levels which he grouped into eight strata or "cities".
520 $aIn 1970, The Joint Archaeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi, sponsored by the American Schools of Oriental Research and a consortium of educational institutions, entered the site with the objectives of investigating in greater detail and with more refined methods the stratigraphic divisions identified by Petrie and Bliss. This book appears as the second volume in the Joint Expedition's series of final publications regarding their field experience and findings. The presence of Strata I and II, the modern military trenching, and the Muslim cemetery, combined to force the Joint Expedition to an important archaeological decision. Both strata belong to the modern period and fall into the vaguely defined category of 'historical archaeology'. Strata of this kind are frequently disregarded in the excavation and reporting of Near Eastern sites. However, the decision was made to excavate these strata with the same detail as the more ancient levels of the mound.
520 $aThis decision launched a pioneering effort in the archaeology of the Palestine area, and necessitated the development of new excavation and recording techniques. The aim of this report is to present in an organized form all the data on Strata I and II gathered by the expedition; to analyze this data; to offer cultural conclusions; and to compare the results in a preliminary way with the data from other sites and with the published work of other anthropologists.
650 0 $aCemeteries$zMiddle East.
650 0 $aIntrenchments.
650 0 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zMiddle East.
651 0 $aḤasi Site (Israel)
651 0 $aMiddle East$xAntiquities.
651 0 $aTel @Hasi site (Israel)
650 0 $aIslamic antiquities$zIsrael.
650 0 $aTombs$zIsrael.
650 0 $aIsrael-Arab War, 1948-1949$xTrench warfare.
651 0 $aIsrael$xAntiquities.
700 1 $aO'Connell, Kevin G.
830 0 $aExcavation reports.
830 0 $aJoint Archaeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi ;$vv. 2.
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