PHOENICIAN IRON SMITHING AND CULT AT PERSIAN-PERIOD TEL AKKO

Ann E. Killebrew

doi:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.11.2-3.0159

PHOENICIAN IRON SMITHING AND CULT AT PERSIAN-PERIOD TEL AKKO

Ann E. Killebrew

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Abstract

Renewed excavations on Tel Akko have uncovered evidence of large-scale Phoenician industrial iron smithing during the Persian period (sixth–fourth centuries BCE). It is distinguished not only by the scale of production but also by the integration of ritual activities with iron smithing. This article presents evidence for an iron workers’ cult at Tel Akko—a largely unexplored aspect of Phoenician religion and cultic practices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-176
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies
Volume	11
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.11.2-3.0159
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

baetyls
masseboth
metalworkers’ cults
Phoenician iron smithing
standing stone
Tanit
Tel Akko

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Conservation
Archaeology
Archaeology

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