Aelia Capitolina
in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; Biblical Archaeology. 5336 words.
The destruction of Jerusalem in 70 c.e. at the end of the Jewish Revolt was a watershed event in the
Aging, Hellenistic and Roman Period
in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; Biblical Archaeology. 3473 words.
The demographic dynamics of the ancient world were such that overall average mortality and fertility rates were very high, in
Agriculture
in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; Biblical Archaeology. 5683 words.
The term “agriculture” pertains to the cultivation of the soil in order to produce food and other useful and appreciated
Animal Husbandry
in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; Biblical Archaeology. 4492 words.
Animal exploitation was practiced by those who lived in urban centers, satellite towns, rural villages, fortified strongholds, and coastal ports.
Antioch on the Orontes
in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; Biblical Archaeology. 5480 words.
In the 1930s the Antioch excavations conducted by Princeton University and other institutions produced a remarkable wealth of finds that
Arad
in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; Biblical Archaeology. 4675 words.
The mound of ancient Arad is located at the southern slope of the Judean Hills, facing the Beersheba Valley. This
Aram-Damascus
in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; Biblical Archaeology. 4528 words.
“Aram-Damascus” is a compound name used only in some biblical texts as a designation for the most important Aramean city-state
The archaeological site and caves
in The Dead Sea Scrolls
November 2005; p ublished online September 2013 .
Chapter. Subjects: Biblical Archaeology; Biblical Studies. 2934 words.
‘The archaeological site and graves’ examines the archaeological evidence found at the Khirbet Qumran site. Palestinian archaeology was previously dominated by the Biblical agenda, but...
The archaeological site and caves
in The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction
March 2017; p ublished online March 2017 .
Chapter. Subjects: Biblical Archaeology; Biblical Studies. 3246 words.
‘The archaeological site and caves’ examines the archaeological evidence found at the Khirbet Qumran site. Palestinian archaeology was previously dominated by the biblical agenda, but...
Art, Bronze and Iron Age
in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology
July 2013; p ublished online July 2013 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; Biblical Archaeology. 5451 words.
Objects discovered in archaeological excavations in the southern Levant (Israel/Palestine, the Holy Land) identified as “art” are discussed. The first
