Guarding the border to Jerusalem: the Iron Age city of Gezer.
Abstract
Tel Gezer has a storied history in the fields of biblical archaeology and the development of American archaeology and Israeli archaeology during the 1960s and 1970s. Unfortunately, the debate between towering figures in the field has overshadowed the importance of this site for research in the southern Levant. This article reports on the first five seasons of excavations by the Tandy Institute for Archaeology. An overview of Iron Age research is first presented, followed by the results of five seasons of excavations. The current project is focusing on the Iron Age fortifications, urbanization processes in the northern Shephelah, and spatial analysis between public and private zones in the ancient city. Most notable are a Late Bronze Age pillared building and a large four-room house.
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The Tandy expedition revealed continuous occupation through three strata of the late LBA to Iron I and four of Iron II.
“Ten seasons of excavation under the auspices of the Tandy Institute of Archaeology (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) revealed continuous occupation through three strata of the late LBA to Iron I and four of Iron II (cf. [58–61], final publication in preparation) (Table 1).”
From The chronology of Gezer from the end of the late bronze age to iron age II: A meeting point for radiocarbon, archaeology egyptology and the Bible (2023) · cites this paper as [59]
The destruction horizon of Stratum 12B has been associated with the campaign of Merneptah.
“The destruction horizon has been associated with the campaign of Merneptah [58, 59].”
From The chronology of Gezer from the end of the late bronze age to iron age II: A meeting point for radiocarbon, archaeology egyptology and the Bible (2023) · cites this paper as [59]
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- Authors
- Ortiz, S., & Wolff, S.
- ORCID
- Ortiz, Steven
- Venue
- Near Eastern Archaeology
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 4-19
- ISSN
- 1094-2076 (ISSN-L)
- 2325-5404
- OpenAlex
- W2485931086
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 21 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 17.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Near Eastern Archaeology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Near East History
- Keywords
- Iron Age, fortifications, urbanization, Late Bronze Age, spatial analysis, American archaeology, Israeli archaeology
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