Word: ashkelon
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Ashkelon site, like others that fell victim to war or natural disaster, is an archaeologist's dream, Stager said...
...most significant discovery was a mud-brick arched gateway measuring more than 12 feet high. Two other gateways had been found at other sites, but the Ashkelon arch dates to 1900 B.C.E., making it the oldest monumental arch ever found...
...sense of the greatness of Canaanite culture in its ability to inter-display such incredible architectural technology and aesthetics in this monumental gateway," said Stager. "What we saw in Ashkelon was a small expression of the power and wealth of the Canaanites at the time...
...destruction at Ashkelon sealed much of the material culture," said Stager. "Since things were buried instantaneously, no great erosion took place...
...This season at Ashkelon has been the most productive one yet," said Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages Frank M. Cross, the expedition's Semitic epigraphist...