The Late Iron IIA Cylindrical Holemouth Jars and Their Role in the Royal Economy of Early Monarchic Israel

Madeleine Butcher, Karen Covello-Paran, Paula Waiman-Barak, Oded Lipschits, Hannes Bezzel, Omer Sergi

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Abstract

The recent excavations at Ḥorvat Tevet and the finding of ca. 260 Late Iron IIA cylindrical holemouth jars provided an unparalleled opportunity to study these relatively unknown vessels. This article offers a comprehensive analysis of cylindrical holemouth jars and includes a study of typology and morphology, alongside the analysis of provenance and distribution patterns. By shedding new light on these vessels, this paper provides the opportunity to understand and illustrate the economy of early monarchic Israel in a new and innovative way.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)205-229
Number of pages25
JournalTel Aviv
Volume49
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study is the outcome of a research project titled ‘The Archaeological Expression of Palace–Clan Relations in the Iron Age Levant: A Case Study from the Jezreel Valley, Israel’, funded by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung (AZ 20/F/19) and directed by Omer Sergi, Hannes Bezzel and Karen Covello-Paran. We would like to thank the following for sharing information on CHJs with us and for allowing us to examine and sample them: Amihai Mazar, Nava Panitz-Cohen and the Tel Reḥov expedition (the Hebrew University of Jerusalem); Israel Finkelstein, Assaf Kleiman and the Tel Megiddo expedition (Tel Aviv University); David Sugimoto and the >En-Gev expedition (Keio University, Japan); Daniel Master (Wheaton College) for sharing updated information about CHJs from Tel Dothan; Debi Ben-Ami, Pirhiya Eyal and Michael Sebbane (all of the Israel Antiquities Authority). Special thanks are extended to Anastasia Shapiro (Israel Antiquities Authority) for her contribution regarding the soils of the Jezreel Valley. We extend thanks to Omer Ze<evi-Berger for his preliminary work on the maps. This publication is supported by the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies–Archaeology, Tel Aviv University.

Funding Information:
This study is the outcome of a research project titled ‘The Archaeological Expression of Palace–Clan Relations in the Iron Age Levant: A Case Study from the Jezreel Valley, Israel’, funded by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung (AZ 20/F/19) and directed by Omer Sergi, Hannes Bezzel and Karen Covello-Paran. We would like to thank the following for sharing information on CHJs with us and for allowing us to examine and sample them: Amihai Mazar, Nava Panitz-Cohen and the Tel Reḥov expedition (the Hebrew University of Jerusalem); Israel Finkelstein, Assaf Kleiman and the Tel Megiddo expedition (Tel Aviv University); David Sugimoto and the >En-Gev expedition (Keio University, Japan); Daniel Master (Wheaton College) for sharing updated information about CHJs from Tel Dothan; Debi Ben-Ami, Pirhiya Eyal and Michael Sebbane (all of the Israel Antiquities Authority). Special thanks are extended to Anastasia Shapiro (Israel Antiquities Authority) for her contribution regarding the soils of the Jezreel Valley. We extend thanks to Omer Ze<evi-Berger for his preliminary work on the maps. This publication is supported by the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies–Archaeology, Tel Aviv University.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University.

Keywords

  • Cylindrical holemouth jars
  • Early monarchic Israel
  • Economy
  • Late Iron IIA
  • Northern Valleys
  • Standardisation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Archaeology
  • Cultural Studies
  • History
  • Archaeology

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