Geoarchaeology in an urban context: The uses of space in a Phoenician monumental building at Tel Dor (Israel)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1417-1431

  Shahack Gross, Ruth ^a   Albert, Rosa Maria ^b   Gilboa, Ayelet ^c   Nagar Hilman, Orna ^c   Sharon, Ilan ^d   Weiner, Steve ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Iron Age; Micromorphology; Mineralogy; Phoenician architecture; Phytoliths; Site formation processes; Tel Dor

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; URBAN HISTORY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 21344443426     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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