Volume 117 (2025) The Archaeology of Death
This volume of ‘Atiqot focuses on the archaeology of death, discussing mortuary contexts and practices throughout the ages. The enigmatic nature of burials and their association with different perceptions of the afterlife have drawn scholarly interest, as did the frequently opulent and well-preserved burial artifacts. The diverse funerary contexts provide valuable insights into the individuals buried there, their social standing and associated ritual practices.
Front Matter & Editorial
Editorial Board and Assaf Nativ
Late Bronze Age Burials between el-Jib/Giv‘on (Gibeon) and Nebi Samwil, Northwest of Jerusalem
Dalit Regev, Yevgeny Aharonovitch, David Ben-Shlomo, and Yossi Nagar
Visible and Invisible Deathscapes of Iron Age Philistia
Aren M. Maeir and Philipp W. Stockhammer
Death and Burial in the Polytheistic Communities of the Hellenistic Southern Levant
Philip Ebeling, Achim Lichtenberger, and Oren Tal
The Cave of Salome: A Second Temple Period Royal Burial Estate in the Judean Shephelah
Nir-Shimshon Paran and Vladik Lifshits
A New Nabataean Funerary Inscription from ‘Avedat
Ofer Pogorelsky and Ohad Abudraham
A Wooden Coffin from the Incense Road and Other Wooden Coffins from Southern Israel
Tal Sapir and Tali Erickson-Gini
Unique Lion-Headed Handles from a Roman-Period Cist Tomb South of Khirbat Ibreika
Elie Haddad and Elisheva Zwiebel
Pig Sacrifice and Feasting in Roman Funerary Practices: A Case Study of the Roman Legionary Cemetery at Legio
Lee Perry-Gal, Greg Leyfirer, Matthew J. Adams, and Yotam Tepper
A New Type of Late Roman-Period Tomb from Yavne (East): The Side-Accessed Cist Tomb
Pablo Betzer, Daniel Varga, and Yael Gorin-Rosen
Bone and Ebony Figurines from Christian Burials in the Roman–Byzantine Necropolis of Tel Malḥata
Noé D. Michael, Svetlana Talis, Yossi Nagar, and Emil Aladjem
Making the Invisible Visible: Burial Customs in Late Roman–Byzantine-Period Western Galilee, Based on Organic Remains Adhering to Metal Objects
Ádám Bollók, Ayelet Dayan, and Naama Sukenik
An Infant Jar Burial from Zarnūqa: Muslim Funerary Practices and Migrant Communities in Late Ottoman Palestine
Itamar Taxel, Roy Marom, and Yossi Nagar
A Mother and Child Reunion? An Unusual Ottoman-Period Bedouin Pit Grave at Rahat, the Northern Negev
Yossi Nagar, Noé David Michael, Oren Shmueli, and Elena Kogan-Zehavi
Three Intermediate Bronze Age Dolmens
in the Golan Heights
Anya Kleiner, Kristina Reed, and Uri Berger
Burial Caves from the Roman and Byzantine Periods and an Agricultural Settlement at Ḥorbat Mitla, Mount Carmel
Jacob Sharvit, Dror Planer, and Ofra Barkai
A Settlement and Two Mausolea from the Roman Period at Khirbat Umm edh-Dhiyab, Ramat Bet Shemesh
Pablo Betzer, Igal Radashkovsky, and Roy Albag
A Roman–Byzantine-Period Necropolis
South of Tel Ashqelon
Noé D. Michael and Sa‘ar Ganor
An Engraved Mercury Gemstone from the Roman–Byzantine-Period Necropolis South of Tel Ashqelon
Noé D. Michael
Vessel-Covered Mamluk-Period Tombs on the Israeli Coastal Plain, in Light of the Excavation on Danny Mass Street, Ramla
Yossi Elisha, Amir Gorzalczany, and Hagit Torgë
