Household archaeology in Ancient Israel and beyond / edited by Assaf Yasur-Landau, Jennie R. Ebeling, and Laura B. Mazow.

• Superior document: Culture and history of the ancient Near East, v. 50
• Author: American Schools of Oriental Research. Meeting
• TeilnehmendeR: Yasur-Landau, Assaf.; Ebeling, Jennie R.; Mazow, Laura B.; American Schools of Oriental Research. Meeting
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 50.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (460 p.)
• Notes: Papers from a session at the Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research held in Boston, Mass, Nov. 2008.

Despite the large number of well-preserved domestic contexts in Bronze and Iron Age sites, household archaeology has not been a common approach to studying the material culture of Ancient Israel. Until recently, the dictates of “Biblical Archaeology” led to a narrow set of questions that ignored issues such as gender, status and production within the household. The present volume, which grew out of a session at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, attempts to redress this issue. The seventeen papers herein reflect innovative viewpoints on the theory and praxis of household archaeology in this region. The next step in household research is presented here, with the use of tailor-made data collection strategies designed to answer specific questions posed by household archaeology. \'The neglect of households and the archaeology of the activities of its members are ambitiously attended to in this volume. Its exceptional breadth of various modes of inquiry coupled with the application thereof justifies the household as a topic of discussion. I would highly recommend this book for institutions, libraries, scholars, and students interested in any aspect of daily life in the southern Levant, and I very much look forward to the future research projects it will inspire.\' Cynthia Shafer-Elliot, William Jessup University \'...as a whole the work is impressive, and most contributions are commendable for their sophistication in engaging interdisciplinary research in order to understand the nature and function of households in ancient Israel and surrounding areas.\' Carol Meyers, Duke University

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / A. Yasur-Landau , J. R. Ebeling and L. B. Mazow -- Introduction: The Past And Present Of Household Archaeology In Israel / Assaf Yasur-Landau , Jennie R. Ebeling and Laura B. Mazow -- Understanding Houses, Households, And The Levantine Archaeological Record / James W. Hardin -- Household Archaeology In Israel: Looking Into The Microscopic Record / Ruth Shahack-Gross -- Applying On-Site Analysis Of Faunal Assemblages From Domestic Contexts: A Case Study From The Lower City Of Hazor / Nimrod Marom and Sharon Zuckerman -- “The Kingdom Is His Brick Mould And The Dynasty Is His Wall”: The Impact Of Urbanization On Middle Bronze Age Households In The Southern Levant / Assaf Yasur-Landau -- A Tale Of Two Houses: The Role Of Pottery In Reconstructing Household Wealth And Composition / Nava Panitz-Cohen -- Differentiating Between Public And Residential Buildings: A Case Study From Late Bronze Age II Tell Eṣ-Ṣafi/Gath / Itzhaq Shai , Aren M. Maeir , Yuval Gadot and Joe Uziel -- Household Gleanings From Iron I Tel Dan / David Ilan -- Houses And Households In Settlements Along The Yarkon River, Israel, During The Iron Age I: Society, Economy, And Identity / Yuval Gadot -- Early Iron Age Domestic Material Culture In Philistia And An Eastern Mediterranean Koiné / David Ben-Shlomo -- Household Archaeology In LHIIIC Tiryns / Philipp Stockhammer -- The Archaeology Of The Extended Family: A Household Compound From Iron II Tell En-Naṣbeh / Aaron J. Brody -- Household Economies In The Kingdoms Of Israel And Judah / Avraham Faust -- Household Activities At Tel Beersheba / Lily Singer-Avitz -- The Empire In The House, The House In The Empire: Toward A Household Archaeology Perspective On The Assyrian Empire In The Levant / Virginia Rimmer Herrmann -- Cult Corners In The Aegean And The Levant / Louise A. Hitchcock -- Varieties Of Religious Expression In The Domestic Setting / Beth Alpert Nakhai -- A Problem Of Definition: “Cultic” And “Domestic” Contexts In Philistia / Michael D. Press -- References / A. Yasur-Landau , J. R. Ebeling and L. B. Mazow -- Index / A. Yasur-Landau , J. R. Ebeling and L. B. Mazow.