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Shechem I : the Middle Bronze IIB pottery / by Dan P. Cole ; edited for the expedition by James F. Ross and Edward F. Campbell.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Excavation reports ; Shechem 1. | Excavation reports ; Shechem 1. Publication details: [Ann Arbor, Mich.] : Winona Lake, IN : American Schools of Oriental Research ; Distributed by Eisenbrauns, c1984.Description: xiii, 203 p., 8 folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0897572068
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS110.S543 C65 1984
Contents:
1. Introduction : The Preservation and Reporting of Sherds -- The Seperation and Interpretation of Loci -- The Clasification of Materials -- 2. Middle Bronze IIB at Shechem -- The Field VI Strata -- The Loci Selected for Analysis -- 3. The Pottery : Typological and Comparative Analysis -- Clasification of Types and Forms -- Platter Bowls -- Deep Bowls -- Globular Bowls -- Necked Bowls --Carinated Bowls -- Miniature Bowls -- Bowl Bases -- Flat-bottom Cookpots -- Holemouth Cookpots -- Upright-rim Cookpots -- Digger Juglets -- Piriform Juglets -- Cylindrical Juglets -- Jugs -- Large Jars -- Small Jars -- Small Jar and Jug Fragments -- General Comment on Wares, Pastes, and Surface Treatments -- 4. Summary Conclusions -- Diagnoctic Ceramic Types and Forms -- Comparative Sites -- Geographical and Historical Considerations -- Catalogue of Shechem MB IIB Pottery -- Notes on Drawing and Descriptive Conventions -- The Pottery Classified by Type and Form, Plates 1-45 -- Strata XX-XVIIs : Selected Pottery, Plates 46-49.
Summary: This volume reports on, and catalogues, the pottery from the Middle Bronze IIB period (c.1750-1650 BC) recovered during excavations of Tell Balatah, otherwise known as Schechem. The material is also contrasted with pottery found elsewhere, on the coast and in the Jordan Valley.Summary: This is the first volume of the final report on the site of Tell Balatah, biblical Shechem. Work at the site spanned the years 1956-1973, a period when significant changes in field methodology were developing in Palestinian archaeology. Dr. Cole's study of the MB IIB ceramic corpus is prefaced by an introduction to the field technique as it was employed at Shechem, especially as it pertained to the recovery, sorting, and analysis of sherds from each soil deposit. The analysis of the Field VI ceramic sequences presented here will be of crucial importance in studying the chronology and history of the MB II period in the Levant. A report of interest, not only for its reportage of excavation results, but also for the methodological questions it raises.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-203)

1. Introduction : The Preservation and Reporting of Sherds -- The Seperation and Interpretation of Loci -- The Clasification of Materials -- 2. Middle Bronze IIB at Shechem -- The Field VI Strata -- The Loci Selected for Analysis -- 3. The Pottery : Typological and Comparative Analysis -- Clasification of Types and Forms -- Platter Bowls -- Deep Bowls -- Globular Bowls -- Necked Bowls --Carinated Bowls -- Miniature Bowls -- Bowl Bases -- Flat-bottom Cookpots -- Holemouth Cookpots -- Upright-rim Cookpots -- Digger Juglets -- Piriform Juglets -- Cylindrical Juglets -- Jugs -- Large Jars -- Small Jars -- Small Jar and Jug Fragments -- General Comment on Wares, Pastes, and Surface Treatments -- 4. Summary Conclusions -- Diagnoctic Ceramic Types and Forms -- Comparative Sites -- Geographical and Historical Considerations -- Catalogue of Shechem MB IIB Pottery -- Notes on Drawing and Descriptive Conventions -- The Pottery Classified by Type and Form, Plates 1-45 -- Strata XX-XVIIs : Selected Pottery, Plates 46-49.

This volume reports on, and catalogues, the pottery from the Middle Bronze IIB period (c.1750-1650 BC) recovered during excavations of Tell Balatah, otherwise known as Schechem. The material is also contrasted with pottery found elsewhere, on the coast and in the Jordan Valley.

This is the first volume of the final report on the site of Tell Balatah, biblical Shechem. Work at the site spanned the years 1956-1973, a period when significant changes in field methodology were developing in Palestinian archaeology. Dr. Cole's study of the MB IIB ceramic corpus is prefaced by an introduction to the field technique as it was employed at Shechem, especially as it pertained to the recovery, sorting, and analysis of sherds from each soil deposit. The analysis of the Field VI ceramic sequences presented here will be of crucial importance in studying the chronology and history of the MB II period in the Levant. A report of interest, not only for its reportage of excavation results, but also for the methodological questions it raises.

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