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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Archaeology & Ancient near East
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Frof. Yosef Garfinkel
Coordinator Office Hours:
Upon request
Teaching Staff:
Prof Yosef Garfinkel
Mr. Itamar Weissbein
Course/Module description:
Introduction to the archaeology of Israel and the Near East in the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age I periods, placed between two of the main revolutions in human history (the Agricultural Revolution and the Urban Revolution).
Course/Module aims:
Presenting the various cultural stages in Israel and the Nesr East between ca. 10,000-3,000 BC
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To characterize the material culture of each period, from ca. 10,000 to 3,000 BC.
To read and summarize professional literature.
To learn the main sites of each period.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Power-Point presentations, relevant articles and books.
Course/Module Content:
General Introduction to the Ancient Near East, Its Gepgraphy and History
Pre-Pottery Neolthic A
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
Pre-Pottery Neolithic C
Pottery Neolithic
Early Chalcolithic
Middle Chalcolithic
Late Chalcolithic
Early Bronze I
Required Reading:
Ben-Tor A. 1992. The Archaeology of Ancient Israel. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Kenyon K.H. 1960. Archaeology in the Holy Land. London: E. Benn.
Levy T.E. (ed.) 1995. The Archaeology of Society in the Holy Land. London: Leicester University Press.
Mazar A. 1990. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible. New York: Doubleday.
Relevant Journals:
ADAJ: Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan
AASOR: Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research
BASOR: Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
ESI: Excavations and Surveys in Israel
IEJ: Israel Exploration Journal
Levant
Paléorient
PEQ: Palestine Exploration Quarterly
Qedem
RB: Revue Biblique
Tel-Aviv
ZDPW: Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina Vereins
Additional Reading Material:
Will be given as part of the exercises.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
The Geography of the Near East and Israel
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