kolej-i-drogi: Jerusalem

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Tell es-Sakan (Arabic: تل السكن, lit. 'Hill of Ash') is a mound created by the accumulation of the remains of consecutive settlements, located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Gaza City in Palestine. This tell was the site of two separate Early Bronze Age urban settlements. During Ancient Egypt's expansion into southwestern Canaan in the latter half of the 4th millennium BCE, Tell es-Sakan was founded as an administrative centre for the Egyptian colonies in the region. It was inhabited from about 3300 BCE to 3000 BCE. After a period of abandonment, a Canaanite city was established around 2600 BCE and inhabited until about 2250 BCE, after which Tell es-Sakan was permanently abandoned. Tell…

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Ascalon or Ashkelon was an ancient Near East port city on the Mediterranean coast of the southern Levant of high historical and archaeological significance. Its remains are located in the archaeological site of Tel Ashkelon, within the city limits of the modern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Traces of settlement exist from the 3rd millennium BCE, with evidence of city fortifications emerging in the Middle Bronze Age. During the Late Bronze Age, it was integrated into the Egyptian Empire, before becoming one of the five cities of the Philistine pentapolis following the migration of the Sea Peoples. The city was later destroyed by the Babylonians but was subsequently rebuilt. Ascalon remained a ma…

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Munhata Level 1: Micro-Regional History and Settlement Dynamics in the 4th Millennium BCE Central Jordan Valley. Jean Perrot’s excavation at Munhata, conducted between 1961 and 1967, uncovered seven occupational levels, the latest of which contained the remains of a small Early Bronze Age (EBA) IA (c. 3700–3400 BCE) village. These remains have never been fully published, analyzed, and interpreted against the rich archaeological dataset of the late prehistoric Jordan Valley. Utilizing the EBA pottery assemblage and architectural remains recovered by Perrot, we discuss the establishment, lifespan, abandonment, and afterlife of the EB IA village of Munhata in relation to broader shifts in sett…

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Punic people were genetically diverse with almost no Levantine ancestors.. The maritime Phoenician civilization from the Levant transformed the entire Mediterranean during the first millennium BCE 1-3 . However, the extent of human movement between the Levantine Phoenician homeland and Phoenician-Punic settlements in the central and western Mediterranean has been unclear in the absence of comprehensive ancient DNA studies. Here, we generated genome-wide data for 210 individuals, including 196 from 14 sites traditionally identified as Phoenician and Punic in the Levant, North Africa, Iberia, Sicily, Sardinia and Ibiza, and an early Iron Age individual from Algeria. Levantine Phoenicians made…

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Settlement, Mobility, and Land Use in the Birecik-Carchemish Region. This volume investigates settlement trajectories and systems of movement in the Birecik-Carchemish sector of the Euphrates River Valley from the fifth to the third millennium BCE. Integrating remote sensing analyses, published data of individual surveys and excavations, and the original results of the ‘Land of Carchemish Project’, this multi-scalar study shows the significant longevity of settlement choices and the role of small sites in shaping the cultural landscape of the region, both along the Euphrates and in the uplands. Attention is paid to the dynamics behind settlement creation and continuity, while the author als…

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Settlement Pattern and Socio-cultural Development of Communities in Northern Fars During the Bakun Period (South of Iran, Vth millennium BCE). Mode d'occupation d'un territoire et développement socioculturel des communautés du Fars septentrional pendant la période Bakun (sud de l’Iran, Ve millénaire av. notre ère) Le Fars septentrional offre par sa géographie un environnement propice à l’établissement de sites. Cette recherche s’appuie sur deux types de travaux complémentaires que j’ai dirigés : des prospections de surface et les résultats de fouille dont une mission sur le site de Teppe Gol Afshan.En 2018, nous avons prospecté la région du comté de Semirom jusqu’aux frontières les plus élo…

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