Despite some technical difficuluties at the beginning of the session, I still had the allotted amount of time to give my presentation. It went off without a hitch, except perhaps for some stumbling over sherd type, i.e. cooking pot vs. bowl. The room was fairly full, about 50 people, including big names in Israel and [...]
Archive for November 20th, 2008
My Presentation
Posted in dissertation, tagged ASOR annual meeting, Safut on November 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Live Blog: Question Period on Qeiyafa
Posted in Israel archaeology, tagged Khirbet Qeiyafa on November 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Tom Levy stood up first: cautious with small number of radiocarbon dates, need more, we have 35 high precision dates from Edom dating to the 10th century.
Bill Dever: pottery the same as post philistia pre israelite level at Gezer, def early: is Finkelstein here or is he dead?
Gitin: If the site only lasts for 20 [...]
Live Blog: Kh. Qeiyafa
Posted in Israel archaeology, tagged David, Garfinkel, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Minimalist on November 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Garfinkel showed some beautiful pictures of the ostracon. Perhaps missing one or two lines. Longest proto-Canaanite inscription ever found, earliest hebrew inscription known to date. It is likely a letter (he also mentions the words already known). The pottery represented: has no late Philistine bichrome, many Ashdod ware vessels (including pixides and beer jug) 11th-10th [...]
