A Unique Iron I Installation with a Double Basin and Drain from Tel Abel Beth Maacah

Naama Yahalom-Mack; Matthew Susnow; Carroll Kobs; Rachel Silverman; Robert A. Mullins; Nava Panitz-Cohen

doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/03344355.2024.2385147

A Unique Iron I Installation with a Double Basin and Drain from Tel Abel Beth Maacah

Naama Yahalom-Mack, Matthew Susnow, Carroll Kobs, Rachel Silverman, Robert A. Mullins, Nava Panitz-Cohen

Institute of Archaeology

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Abstract

A unique mudbrick installation with a plastered double basin on its top was uncovered in the latest Iron I stratum (A2) at Tel Abel Beth Maacah (Tell Abil el-Qamh), a large site in the northern Hula Valley, Israel. The installation was discovered in a unit that was part of a large, elaborate public complex with an exceptional architectural plan, located in the centre of the site. The installation under discussion appears with other features that bear cultic associations, along with some that can be considered mundane. This article presents the context, focusing on the installation by itself and in tandem with the other features, with the goal of exploring the possible cultic function of this space and of the unit as a whole.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	197-216
Number of pages	20
Journal	Tel Aviv
Volume	51
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03344355.2024.2385147
State	Published - 2024

Keywords

Altar
Cult
Iron Age I
Liminality
Ritual
Tel Abel Beth Maacah
Water purification

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Archaeology
Cultural Studies
History
Archaeology

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A Unique Iron I Installation with a Double Basin and Drain from Tel Abel Beth Maacah

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