Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Bronze Age, Iron Age, ceramic evidence, Biblical Hebron, Biblical studies
College
Religious Education
Department
Church History and Doctrine
Abstract
As the home to several Old Testament prophets such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and King David, Hebron holds a significant role in the biblical narrative and history of the Israelites. Today, the modern city of Hebron is located in the hill country of Judah, most known for the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the Cave of Machpelah. Fifty years ago the site of Tell er-Rumeide/Hebron was excavated by Philip C. Hammond as the American Expedition to Hebron (AEH). He excavated between the years of 1964-1966 until the war of 1967 necessitated his withdrawal. Dr. Hammond willed to Jeffrey R. Chadwick the ceramic collection from those three seasons of excavations. Our purpose for this project was to reexamine the collection of pottery sherds in order to determine if the current understanding was correct regarding the stratigraphy of Tell er-Rumeide or if there needed to be any revisions.
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Christina and Chadwick, Jeffrey
(2015)
"Reevaluating the Bronze and Iron Age Ceramic Evidence of Biblical Hebron,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2015:
Iss.
1, Article 224.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2015/iss1/224