Monthly Archives: April 2011

Studying the household

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Tim Frank

Archaeology had an initial focus on monumental buildings, the great architecture of the past. But it became apparent that if we want to understand ancient societies, if we want to see the monumental buildings in their context, then we need … Continue reading →

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The pillared house—a way of life?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Tim Frank

Archaeologists Avraham Faust and Shlomo Bunimovitz suggest in an article that the pillared house reflects a way of life in Ancient Israel, an expression of the ideas that shaped society (“Embodying Iron Age Israelite Society” Near Eastern Archaeology 66:1–2 (2003) … Continue reading →

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