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Walled Up To Heaven! Early and Middle Bronze Age Fortifications at Tell e?-?âfi/Gath

Authors :
Chadwick, Jeffrey R.
Uziel, Joe
Welch, Eric L.
Maeir, Aren M.
Source :
Near Eastern Archaeology; December 2017, Vol. 80 Issue: 4 p285-291, 7p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The Early Bronze Age city at Tell e?-?âfi/Gath was among the largest urban centers in Canaan, or whatever they called their land at that time (Maeir 2012b: 13; Shai et al. 2016). The city and its people are still mostly a mystery to us. We do not know what they called themselves, or their city (but it was almost surely not “Gath”). They did not write, and we are not sure what language they spoke—perhaps an early Canaanite dialect. We do not know the names of any of their kings, as we do in most other periods at the site. But our excavations have taught us some things about them, their architecture, their pottery, and their diet. And we also know a good deal about the massive and extensive fortification wall that they built around their city, and that it must have taken a remarkable amount of organization and resources to accomplish it.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10942076 and 23255404
Volume :
80
Issue :
4
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Near Eastern Archaeology
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs47072540
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5615/neareastarch.80.4.0285