by hadassah | Jan 28, 2009 | Hellenistic Period
Hellenistic Period, 332-166 BCE Highlights- Alexander the Great Coin, 340-323 BCE Dan Inscription, 2nd-3rd century BCE The Septuagint, 285-246 BCE Silver Tetradrachm of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 164 BCE Overview Hellenism 332-167, Teddy Kollek and Moshe Pearlman,...
by hadassah | Jan 27, 2009 | Hellenistic Period
Marisa Tomb Paintings, David M. Jacobson, Biblical Archaeology Review (30:2), Mar/Apr 2004. Recently Discovered Photos Show Long-Lost Details Just over a hundred years ago, an American archaeologist discovered a series of spectacular tomb paintings dating from...
by hadassah | Jan 27, 2009 | Hellenistic Period
Kyrenia Shipwreck Will Be Published In our recent review of The Problem of Unpublished Excavations we listed Michael Katzev among the culprits—archaeologists who delay publishing, or never publish, the results of their research.a We are pleased to say we may have...
by hadassah | Jan 27, 2009 | Hellenistic Period
Hellenistic Bullae 2000 Hellenistic Bullae were found at Kedesh in upper Galilee in the summer of ’99. This clay seal impression depicts a rearing horse. Strata- Woollae Bullae, Devra Wexler, BAR 26-03, May-Jun 2000. What do you want to know? Ask our AI...
by hadassah | Jan 27, 2009 | Hellenistic Period
Strata: Woollae Bullae, Devra Wexler, Biblical Archaeology Review (26:3), May/Jun 2000. Team Hopes to Find More Seals at Kedesh Spurred by the discovery of a massive hoard of bullae—stamped pieces of clay used to seal documents—the excavation team at Tel Kedesh...
by hadassah | Jan 27, 2009 | Hellenistic Period
Pottery talks. That’s a little secret archaeologists know but few outsiders are privy to. And pottery can talk—a lot. If you were to excavate George Washington’s dining room at Mount Vernon and recover fragments of the many plates and cups and bowls and serving dishes...
