Author: Dagan, Yehudah

Source: Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, Volume 36, Number 1, June 2009 , pp. 68-81(14)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

Abstract:

The excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa have attracted attention recently following the discovery of a city gate and the proposals of the excavators that it be dated to the 10th century BCE and identified with biblical Sha'arayim. Based on my survey of the site, I suggest an alternative settlement history and a different interpretation of the construction stages of the circumference wall. I also propose an alternative identification of the biblical city of Sha'arayim.

Keywords: RAMAT BET SHEMESH; SHEPHELAH; AZEKAH; VALLEY OF ELAH; SHA'ARAYIM

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/204047809x439451

Affiliations: Israel Antiquities Authority

Publication date: 2009-06-01

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