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Authors:poj@peeters-leuven.be Abstract: Book reviews PubDate: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 08:07:05 +000
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Authors:poj@peeters-leuven.be Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to bring together all available evidence for and against the presumed importance of the ancient city of Shechem for the Samaritans in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman periods. The paper addresses such questions as: Was the city once the centre of the Samaritans' Does the mention of Shechem in ancient literature express or imply pro- or anti-Samaritan tendencies' When did the name Shechem become associated with the Roman city of Neapolis, modern Nablus' A closer look at the evidence shows that Shechem never was the capital of the Samaritans and they never identified with this city. After the foundation of Neapolis in 72 CE, the name Shechem was gradually transferred to it in both Samaritan and non-Samaritan usage. PubDate: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 08:02:23 +000
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Authors:poj@peeters-leuven.be PubDate: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:58:27 +000
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Authors:poj@peeters-leuven.be Abstract: This paper presents the results of three seasons of excavations (2014, 2016 and 2017) at the site of Dahwa (DH1) in the Batinah plain in the northeastern part of the Sultanate of Oman. The site dates to the Umm an-Nar period (<i>c.</i> 2500-2000 BC). Five buildings (S.10, S.20, S.14, S.16 and S.6) were excavated in DH1. The paper will give a description of four of these buildings (S.10, S.14, S.16 and S.6) and the results of their excavation. Surface collections and excavated material from DH1 proved strong connections with the Indus region. Based on these finds it becomes clear that the region of north al-Batinah witnessed the first contact with the Indus sailors, merchants, and potters in the second half of the third millennium BC. Based on the quantity of the Indus pottery found at DH1, the peak of exchange between DH1 and the Indus region occurred in the first half of the Umm an-Nar period (2450-2200 BC). The site seems to have served as a station or an inland port and as a redistribution centre for goods coming across the sea and those coming from the interior. PubDate: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:53:33 +000
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Authors:poj@peeters-leuven.be Abstract: Gird-i Ashoan is a prehistoric mound in the Zab River basin in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan. The existence of an 8m-deep Late Chalcolithic deposit at the site seems to suggest that it was the place of the principal regional centre in the Late Chalcolithic (Hasanlu Period VIII). The site was excavated with the aim of delving into the cultural circumstances of the Zab basin during this period. After the Late Chalcolithic, Gird-i Ashoan was abandoned and would be reused only in the early Islamic era, as a cemetery. In this paper, an attempt is made to explain the cultural relations of the Zab basin with other regions by presenting a detailed stratigraphy, and an analysis of the recovered architectural remains and small finds. A distinctive characteristic of the Late Chalcolithic of northwestern Iran is Chaff-Faced Ware, a pottery tradition which appears over a vast geographical area due to exchanges between the eastern highlands and the western lowlands, especially during the Late Chalcolithic. The relative chronology and results of the excavation point towards cultural links between the Zab basin and Caucasia, Anatolia and Mesopotamia. PubDate: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:51:35 +000
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Authors:poj@peeters-leuven.be Abstract: The present paper discusses the symbol of the foot, attested on numerous Iron Age small finds from the southeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. The occurrence of this motif in art and space is a phenomenon distinctive of the cultures of the region, beginning from early prehistoric times and continuing, in some cases, until the modern day, as evidenced by rock art, minor arts and architectural features. The recurrence of the foot symbol in certain contexts indicates that its meaning was shaped according to a socio-cultural convention that was evident for the local population of the period. A relatively large assemblage of such representations was found at the site of Saruq al-Hadid, a production centre with a probable cultic character. The aim of this paper is to present possible interpretations of the foot symbol and their implications. The discussion will also draw on archaeological and ethnographical parallels in relation to known elements of Semitic cult and rituals. PubDate: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:37:09 +000
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