Category Archives: excavations

Household food storage in Ancient Israel and Judah

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

My book “Household food storage in Ancient Israel and Judah” has been published by Archaeopress. It is a revised version of my doctoral dissertation completed for the University of Bern. It explores household food storage by looking at texts, pictorial … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeological theory, Archaeology, artifacts, Bible, Biblical Studies, excavations, Gustaf Dalman, History, Household Archaeology, Israel, Judah, Lachish, Tell Halif | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Archaeological theory: post-processual and intepretive archaeology

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

Post-processual archaeology reacted against processual archaeology, not least because the assumption of the objective observer, who is not embedded in a culture and history, no longer seemed tenable. The explanations of the processualists in scientific language were seen not so … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeological theory, Archaeology, Discussion, excavations, Landscape Archaeology | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Archaeological theory: culture history

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

The integration of archaeology and history has never been easy, especially as some of the main theoretical approaches to archaeology have been quite hostile to considering historiographical insights and linking their endeavour to the often messy task of history writing. … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeological theory, Archaeology, excavations | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Determining use of artefacts

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

As part of my contribution to the book The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant I outlined in simple words some of my thoughts on determining the use of artefacts recovered in archaeological excavations. This is the central part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, artifacts, excavations, Household Archaeology | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Summer 2016 at Tell Halif

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

I am not in Israel this summer, but there’s something happening at Tell Halif. A team are excavating at the northern end of Field V and establishing the connection between Fields IV and V. They are finding some good stuff. … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, excavations, Household Archaeology, Tell Halif | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Maritime trade in the Eastern Mediterranean under Assyrian rule

Posted on May 14, 2016 by

In a previous post I discussed the description of the Assyrian presence in the Levant during the 8th and 7th centuries BCE as the Pax Assyriaca – this peaceful, prosperous period of trade. I suggested that there are serious problems … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Assyria, excavations, Judah | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Pax Assyriaca

Posted on April 15, 2016 by

Once upon a time on the eastern shores of the sea there were many little kingdoms fighting for dominance, trying to exert control over each other. The frequent raids into the territories of neighbours made life uncertain. The enmity stifled … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, Bible, Discussion, excavations, History, Judah | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments