Megiddo 3 : Final Report on the Stratum VI Excavations

by Harrison, Timothy P.; Esse, Douglas L.

• ISBN13: 9781885923318
• ISBN10: 1885923317
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-16
• Publisher: David Brown Book Co

Summary

The extensive history of excavations at Megiddo (Tell el-Mutesellim) attests to the site's cultural and historical significance and effectively chronicles the disciplinary development of archaeological research in the region. Virtually every generation has left its mark, and a vast portion of the site was excavated in the process. This is particularly true of Stratum VI. While this report is concerned primarily with the results of the Oriental Institute excavations, any attempt to reconstruct the stratum, and the cultural and historical information that it contains, must incorporate the results of other projects that have excavated at the site as well with the aim of assembling a composite record of those projects that have produced published remains of Stratum VI. Ever since its discovery, there has been considerable debate and speculation both about the cultural character of Stratum VI, and the cause and date of its destruction. Whatever the precise historical case, it is clear nevertheless that Stratum VI represents the initial Iron Age (or Iron I) settlement at Megiddo.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	ix
List of Figures	xi
List of Plates	xv
List of Tables	xvii
Foreword	xix
Lawrence E. Stager
Preface	xxi
Bibliography	xxiii
History of Excavations	1	(6)
Douglas L. Esse
Timothy P. Harrison
The Schumacher Excavations	1	(1)
The Oriental Institute Expedition	2	(3)
The Yadin Excavations	5	(2)
Stratigraphy and Chronology	7	(8)
The Stratigraphic Context	7	(4)
The Chronology of Stratum VI	11	(4)
The Architecture	15	(8)
Stratum VIB	15	(1)
Area AA	15	(1)
Area DD	16	(1)
Stratum VIA	16	(7)
Area AA	16	(2)
Area BB	18	(1)
Area CC	19	(2)
Area DD	21	(2)
The Pottery	23	(20)
Elemental Analysis of the Stratum VI Pottery	43	(16)
Ronald G. V. Hancock
Timothy P. Harrison
The Small Finds	59	(46)
Patricia Paice
Ceramic Objects	59	(7)
Figurines and Statuettes	66	(1)
Jewelry	67	(12)
Bone/Ivory Objects	79	(4)
Metal Objects and Utensils	83	(9)
Stone Objects and Utensils	92
Seals	9	(94)
Miscellaneous Objects	103	(2)
Cultural and Historical Synthesis	105	(4)
Appendix A: Locus Index	109	(4)
Appendix B: Pottery Register	113	(40)
Appendix C: Small Finds Register	153	(23)
Appendix D: Digital Archive (CD in Back Cover)	176
Andrew Graham
Figures	175	(81)
Plates	256