Itach, G. 2017. Tel Aphek. Excavations and Surveys in Israel 129

Renewed excavations at Tel Beth-Shean were conducted by Amihai Mazar on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem between the years excavations 1989-1996. This is Volume I (out of IV) of the final report. The volume includes report on the excavation of the Egyptian Governor building of the 19-20th Dynasties (Area Q); the Iron II, Hellenistic, Roman, Early Islamic and Medieval periods (Area P). including pottery plates and discussion of various objects, fauna and flora . 36 contributors, 735 pages.

Khirbat et-Tira (Bareqet) In March 2015, a salvage excavation was conducted at Moshav Bareqet, which is located within the boundaries of the site of Khirbat et-Tira (Permit No. A-7366; map ref. 194810/658240; Fig. 1), after ancient remains were damaged. The excavation, undertaken on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and financed by Moshav Bareqet, was directed by G. Itach, with the assistance of Y. Amrani (administration), M. Kahan and R. Mishayev (surveying and drafting), A. Fadida (field photography), A. Dagot and C. Ben-Ari (GPS), M. Shuiskaya (pottery drawing), H. Torgë (pottery reading), N. Zak (plans), R. Zuckerman-Cooper (archaeozoology), A. Gorzalczany (consultation) and A. 'Azab (IAA Central District archaeologist). Khirbat et-Tira was documented in the survey of the Map of Lod (Gophna and Beit-Arieh 1997:24, Site 19). Remains from the Early Bronze Age, and from the Iron Age II to the Byzantine period were identified. Archaeological excavations were conducted in and around the site, and remains from the Hellenistic, Byzantine and Mamluk periods were discovered, including architectural remains, burial caves, lime kilns, cisterns and winepresses (Masarwa 2012 (http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/Report_Detail_Eng.aspx? id=2091&mag_id=119), and see references cited therein).

Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 2010

Tel Rekhesh located in the vicinity of Mt. Tabor, north Israel, is one of the two largest sites in the Lower Eastern Galilee and the only site that has a long settlement history of over 3,000 years. The excavation of the site was commenced in March 2006 by the Expedition for the Archaeology of the Land of Israel. The main aim of the excavation was to investigate the settlement history of the site in order to supply a lack of archaeological data for the Eastern Lower Galilee. Four main areas were excavated in order to achieve this aim: 1) the lower terrace; 2) the north-eastern edge of the acropolis (“gate” area); 3) the south-western and south-eastern edges of the acropolis; and 4) the southern slope. Approximately 820 square metres (fifty-one squares) were excavated over five seasons.

Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean 1989 -1996, Volume IV: The Fourth and Third Millennia BCE Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2012

The fourth volume of Tell Beth Shean excavation reports is dedicated to the Early Bronze Age and the Intermediate Bronze ages. A substantial Early Bronze IB building in Area M was violently destroyed and rebuilt shortly afterwards. Its plan and rich finds have implications for our understanding of social and economic aspects of this formative period. After a gap in Early Bronze II, the Early Bronze III is represented by a series of occupation phases, most of them accompanied by a large amount of Khirbet Kerak Ware, confirming that Beth-Shean was the southernmost settlement site of the ‘Khirbet Kerak people’. After a possible occupation gap, an ephemeral Intermediate Bronze Age settlement existed for a short time on top of the abandoned Early Bronze Age city. The volume includes stratigraphic and architectural analysis; pottery analysis, discussion of various artifacts, metallurgical studies, and archaeo-botanical studies. 19 contributors, 437 pages.

In J. Kamlah (ed.) Temple Building and Temple Cult in the Levant (2.-1. Millennium BC). ADPV: pp.421- 434, Tafeln 55-62., 2012

Chronology of the Early Bronze Age in the Southern Levant: New Analysis for a High Chronology .

New Studies in the Archaeology of Northern Israel, 2021

Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 2006

The reviewed volume consists of two separate sections. In the first part of the monograph Rudolph H. Dornemann summarizes the results of seven seasons of excavations (1993–99) at Tell Qarqur in the Orontes Valley (northern Syria). The site is identified with Qarqar/ ...

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