MOUNT GERIZIM EXCAVATIONS, Volume 2: A Temple City
Jerusalem Staff Officer of Archaeology, Civil Administration for Judea and Samaria, 2008. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 287pp. + 22 color plates. Sewn binding in blue simulated cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Ex-library with spine label removed; tips just a bit worn, exceedingly clean and sharp with sound binding and little evidence of use. Shipped professionally in a box. 'a preliminary report of the Mount Gerizim excavations, which began over a quarter of a century ago and continue to the present day. The excavations are part of a comprehensive study of Samaria, which has included extensive excavations of Roman-period Neapolis (modern Shechem) and Roman- and Byzantine-period Samaritan sites. The present volume comprises seven chapters, each discussing a different aspect of the site, including layout, private construction, the sacred precinct, Mount Gerizim versus the Temple Mount at Jerusalem, Samaritan material culture and halakhic observance, Hebrew and Aramaic inscriptions, and the site during the Roman and Byzantine periods.' (Publisher's blurb). VERY GOOD / Very Good. Item #513014
ISBN: 9654062070
Price: $350.00