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Description
This volume constitutes the final report of the large-scale salvage excavations directed by Gil Tahal on behalf of the IAA in 1993–1994 at the site of Khirbat ‘Amra, in the north-central area of the Be’er Sheva‛ Valley. The excavations revealed architectural remains and finds dated mainly to the Hellenistic until the Early Islamic periods, in addition to scantier remains or isolated finds from the Chalcolithic period, the Iron Age II and the Ottoman period. Khirbat ‘Amra is one of the largest multiperiod sites in the Be’er Sheva‛ Valley, specifically in the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods. Furthermore, Tahal’s excavations were the most extensive ones carried out prior to the last decade in a rural site of the classical and Islamic periods in the region. Consequently, the Khirbat ‘Amra excavations hold the potential to considerably contribute to our knowledge about the history, settlement patterns, material culture, economy and daily life of the region’s population between the third or second century BCE and the ninth or tenth century CE.
EISBN
9789657838297
Publication Date
10-2025
Publisher
Israel Antiquities Authority
City
Jerusalem
Keywords
Khirbat ‘Amra, Be’er Sheva‛ Valley, Hellenistic to Early Islamic periods, rural settlement patterns, economy, architecture, material culture
Disciplines
Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Life Sciences | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Taxel, Itamar and Michael, Noé D., "77 | Khirbat ‘Amra: A Rural Site from the Hellenistic to Early Islamic Periods in the Beʼer Sheva‘ Valley" (2025). IAA Reports—Monograph Series of the Israel Antiquities Authority. 83.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69704/iaaRepV000.1996.83
https://publications.iaa.org.il/iaareports/83

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