Ancient Jaffa from the Persian to the Byzantine Period: Kaplan Excavations (1955-1981) (Agypten Und Altes Testament)

The work undertaken by Orit Tsuf represents an important first step toward the full publication of Jacob Kaplan's and Haya Ritter-Kaplan's excavations in Jaffa and its necropolis at Abu Kabir, all of which took place between 1955 and 1974. Part I is devoted to the excavations, among others of the "Sounding X" with its Persian to Byzantine remains, the Residence in Area C, the Agora of Jaffa, the Historic Sacred Center (Tel Yaffo) and Hellenistic to Byzantine graves. Part II focuses on the excavated objects. At the core of the study stands the fully illustrated pottery collection of ca. 1200 ceramic objects and fragments dating from Iron Age to Byzantine Period. Further chapters are devoted to glass vessels, stone vessels and metal finds. Cover 1 Title Page 4 Table of Contents 6 List of Illustrations 12 Editors’ Preface 18 Acknowledgement 22 Preface 24 General Introduction ( Orit Tsuf) 26 PART I: STRATIGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE 32 Chapter 1. Introduction (Orit Tsuf) 32 Chapter 2. Sounding X: Persian to Byzantine Remains ( Orit Tsuf) 34 Chapter 3. The Residence in Area C ( Orit Tsuf) 39 Chapter 4. Area Y: The Agora of Jaffa and Other Remains ( Orit Tsuf) 62 Chapter 5. Area A: The Historic Sacred Center (Tel Yaffo) ( Orit Tsuf) 74 Chapter 6. Area G: Industrial Remains ( Orit Tsuf) 99 Chapter 7. Area T: Hellenistic to Byzantine Graves ( Orit Tsuf) 101 Chapters 1–7. Works Cited ( Orit Tsuf) 107 PART II: POTTERY AND OTHER SMALL FINDS 110 Chapter 8. Introduction ( Orit Tsuf) 110 Chapter 9. The Pottery (Orit Tsuf) 112 9.1. Table and Personal Vessels 113 9.2. Utility and Cooking Vessels 177 9.3. Storage Containers or Dolia 223 9.4. Jars 225 9.5. Stoppers and Amphora Lids 253 9.6. Amphoriskoi 256 9.7. Fine Wares 257 9.8. Early Roman Imported Ware 299 9.9. Late Roman and Byzantine Imported Ware 313 9.10. Lamps 324 9.11. Miscellaneous 346 Works Cited 349 Chapter 10. Roman Amphorae (Peter Gendelman) 434 10.1. Eastern Mediterranean Amphorae 434 10.2. Western Mediterranean Amphorae 440 Works Cited 452 Chapter 11. Glass Vessels ( Ruth E. Jackson-Tal) 462 11.1. The Late Hellenistic Period 462 11.2. The Early Roman Period 467 Works Cited 487 Chapter 12. The Metal Finds ( Kate Raphael) 497 12.1. Tools 497 12.2. Domestic Utensils 500 12.3. Medical and Cosmetic Instruments 502 12.4. Jewelry 503 12.5. Clothes-Fastening Pins 506 12.6. Bronze Figurines (?) 508 12.7. Lead Mask 509 12.8. Bell 510 12.9. Buckles 510 12.10. Weights 511 12.11. Weapons 513 12.12. Hooks, Rings, and Fittings 516 12.13. Nails 517 12.14. Tacks 518 12.15. Miscellaneous 518 12.16. Discussion 519 Works Cited 521 Chapter 13. Bone, Ivory, Antler, and Horn Objects ( Etan Ayalon) 535 13.1. Working Tools 535 13.2. Objects of Daily Use 538 13.3. Production Waste 546 13.4. Conclusions 548 Works Cited 549 Chapter 14. The Stone Vessels (David Amit and Yonatan Adler) 555 14.1. Introduction 555 14.2. Hard Chalk Objects 555 14.3. Soft Chalk Vessels 558 14.4. Basalt 565 14.5. Beachrock 566 14.6. Marble 567 14.7. Alabaster 567 14.8. Varia 568 14.9. Analysis 568 Works Cited 587 Chapter 15. Terracotta Figurines (Adi Erlich) 590 15.1. Technique and Production Methods 590 15.2. Typology 591 15.3. Conclusions 598 Works Cited 600 Chapter 16. The Necropolis of the Hill of Abu Kabir (Avner Ecker) 606 The Burial Caves of Abu Kabir 608 The Byzantine pottery 629 Ottoman Pottery 631 Fine Table Ware 633 Tobacco Pipes 636 Miscellaneous Pottery 637 The Glass 638 Metal Artifacts 640 Miscellaneous 643 Summary and Discussion 653 Works Cited 655 Die von Orit Tsuf vorgelegte Studie ist ein bedeutender Baustein in der Publikation der Ausgrabungen Jacob Kaplans and Haya Ritter-Kaplans in Jaffa und der Nekropole von Abu Kabir, die zwischen 1955 und 1974 stattfanden. Teil 1 ist den Ausgrabungen selbst gewidmet, u.a.?Sounding X? mit Architektur von persischer bis byzantinischer Zeit., der Residenz in Area C, der Agora von Jaffa, dem Historischen Zentrum (Tel Yaffo) und Gräber aus hellenistische bis byzantinischer Zeit. Teil 2 nimmt die ausgegrabenen Objekte in den Blick. Im Zentrum der Studie steht die vollständig illustrierte Keramik-Sammlung mit 1.200 Gefäßen und Fragmenten von der Eisenzeit bis zur byzantinischen Zeit. Weitere Kapitel präsentieren Glasgefäße, Steingefäße und metallene Funde