Tel Tanninim

by Stieglitz, R. Raphael; Arnon, Ya'el D.; Eger, A. Asa; Everman, Diane; Fradkin, Arlene

• ISBN13: 9780897570725
• ISBN10: 0897570723
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-30
• Publisher: Amer School of Oriental

Summary

Following the annexation of Samaria by Sargon II, around 700 BCE, a new settlement was established just south of the urban center at Tel Dor. The site, known as Krokodeilon Polis-"Crocodile City" to the Greeks-was excavated from 1996 to 1999 by the Tanninim Archaeological Project, revealing significant Persian and Hellenistic period remains. Located on the Crocodile River in the Sharon Plain in Israel, this fishing village experienced something of a renaissance in the Late Byzantine period (450-640 CE), boasting several fresh water fishponds supplied by the Caesarea Maritima aqueduct and a large basilica church atop its mound. The site continued to be occupied sporadically through the Ottoman period. This volume is a final report of the excavations at this important site.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xii
Abbreviations	xv
The Site and Its Exploration	1	(210)
Robert R. Stieglitz
The Tanninim Archaeological Project Excavations, 1996--1999
Introduction	15	(6)
Robert R. Stieglitz
The Stratigraphy and Architecture (Areas A and A2)	21	(38)
A. Asa Eger
Hydraulic Installations (Areas B and B2)	59	(29)
Diane Everman
A Fishpond and Bath-House	88	(13)
Robert R. Stieglitz
The Pottery
Iron Age, Persian and Hellenistic	101	(24)
Shalom Yankelevitch
Byzantine	125	(24)
Michal Oren-Paskal
The Late Periods	149	(6)
Ya'el D. Arnon
Small Finds
The Glass	155	(38)
Rachel Pollak
The Lamps	193	(8)
Ya'el D. Arnon
Miscellaneous Artifacts	201	(10)
Robert R. Stieglitz
Inscribed Objects
Ceramic Finds
Hematite Weight
Marble Reliquary
Marble Grating Fragments
Reptilian Bone Object
Coins
The Fish Bone Remains	211	(12)
Arlene Fradkin
Omri Lernau
Summary and Conclusions	223	(8)
Robert R. Stieglitz
Appendix: Excavated Coins by Area and Date	231	(2)
Note on Locus Numbers and Object Categories	233	(1)
List of The Tanninim Archaeological Project Volunteers	233	(2)
Bibliography	235	(18)
Indices: Persons	253	(1)
Place names	254