Jericho: The Jewish Cemetery of the Second Temple Period

Authors

Rachel Hachlili
Ann E. Killebrew

Files

Description

This volume describes the excavations that took place during the 1970s, in Hellenistic and Roman-period tombs on the outskirts of the modern city of Jericho, revealing a Jewish cemetery of the Second Temple period. Early Roman-period Jericho was the second largest city in Judea, well known for its date palm groves and especially its balsam. The Hasmoneans erected winter palaces here, as did King Herod. This final report presents descriptions of the tombs and the finds, including pottery, inscriptions, coffins and ossuaries, and provides a wealth of new data on Jewish burial customs during the 1st century BCE to the 1st century CE in Judea of the Second Temple period.

EISBN

9789654065474

Publication Date

10-1999

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority

City

Jerusalem

Keywords

Hellenistic and Roman cemetery, Hasmonean, Second Temple Period, burial practices, wall painting

Disciplines

Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Life Sciences | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

Hachlili, Rachel and Killebrew, Ann E., "Jericho: The Jewish Cemetery of the Second Temple Period" (1999). IAA Reports—Monograph Series of the Israel Antiquities Authority. 69.

https://publications.iaa.org.il/iaareports/69