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Excavations by K. M. Kenyon in Jerusalem 1961 1967: Volume V Discoveries in Hellenistic to Ottoman Jerusalem Centenary volume: Kathleen M. Kenyon 1906-1978 by Kay Prag

With contributions from Helen Brown, Kevin Butcher, Andreas Dimoulinis, John Hayes, Carolyn Koehler, Philippa Matheson, Michael Metcalf, Moshalleh al-Moreikhi, Richard Reece, David S. Reese, St John Simpson and Deborah Snow

The fifth volume in the series of final reports on the work of the Joint Expedition to Jerusalem in the 1960s describes the discoveries made in six sites in the ancient city and places them in the archaeological and historical context of Jerusalem and the surrounding lands. Among the most debated issues are the extent of the occupation of the city during the Iron Age, the location of the southern defence line in Herodian and Roman times, and the date of the destruction of an Umayyad palatial structure. There is fresh information on the civic amenities of the southern half of the Byzantine city, and on the structure of the Ottoman city defences built under Sulaiman the Magnificent in the sixteenth century. Fine glazed pottery, both locally made and imported, and the wide range of materials reaching Jerusalem through trade and pilgrimage, reflect elite patronage and the high status of the holy city under Islamic rule. 592p, 16p of colour plates, 2 fold-outs, b/w illus throughout (Levant Supplementary Series 7, Council for British Research in the Levant and Oxbow Books 2008)

Review Quotes

"Kay Prag deserves our thanks and congratulations for bringing such a monumental task to fruition. Because of her great efforts, the results of Kenyon's extensive works in Jerusalem will finally be available to a broader audience."

Oren Gutfeld
AJA Reviews Online (April 2011)

"Prag deserves our thanks and congratulations for seeing through to completion this monumental undertaking. [...] Thanks to Prag’s efforts, this is a major contribution to our understanding of the history and archaeology of Jerusalem."

Jodi Magness, UNC Chapel Hill
BASOR no. 357 (2010)

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