Gath

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Gath, also commonly referred to as Tell es-Safi (Tell eṣ-Ṣâfī) is an important archaeological site in the Shephelah region of Israel.

Bibliography

Ben-Shlomo, Ben, Maeir, Aren M. and Mommsen, Hans [2008], "Neutron activation and petrographic analysis of selected Late Bronze and Iron Age pottery from Tell es-Safi/Gath, Israel", Journal of Archaeological Science 35 (2008), pp.956-964.

Horwitz, Liora Kolska, Lev-Tov, Justin, Chadwick, Jeffrey R., Wimmer, Stefan J. and Maeir, Aren M. [2006], "Working Bones: A Unique Iron Age IIA Bone Workshop from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath", NEA 69.3-4 (2006), pp.169-173.

Maeir, Aren M. [2003], "A Late Bronze Age, Syrian-Style Figurine from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfī/Gath", in Deutsch, R. (ed.), Shlomo: Studies in Epigraphy, Iconography, History and Archaeology in Honor of Shlomo Moussaieff, Tel Aviv-Jaffa: Archaeological Center, 2003, pp.197-206.
- [2006], “A Philistine ‘Head Cup’ (Rhyton) from Tell es-Sâfī/Gath”, in Maeir, A.M. and Miroschedji, P. de (eds), “I Will Speak the Riddle of Ancient Times”—Archaeological and Historical Studies in Honor of Amihai Mazar on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday, Volume 1, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2006, pp.335-345. ISBN 1575061031

Maeir, Aren M., Ackermann, Oren and Bruins, Hendrik J. [2006], “The Ecological Consequences of a Siege: A Marginal Note on Deuteronomy 20:19–20”, in Gitin, S., Wright, J.E. and Dessel, J.P. (eds), Confronting the Past—Archaeological and Historical Essays on Ancient Israel in Honor of William G. Dever, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2006, pp.239-243. ISBN 1575061171

Maeir, A.M. and Ehrlich, C. [2001], "Excavating Philistine Gath: Have We Found Goliath's Hometown?", BAR 27.6 (2001), pp.22-31.

Maier, A.M., Martin, Mario M. and Wimmer, Stefan J. [2004], "An Incised Hieratic Inscription from Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi, Israel", Ä&L 14 (2004), pp.125-134.

Schniedewind, William [1998], "The Geopolitical History of Philistine Gath", BASOR 309 (1998), pp.69-77.

Uziel, J. and Maeir, A.M. [2005], "Scratching the Surface at Gath. Implications of the Tell es-Safi/Gath Surface Survey", TA 32 (2005), pp.50-75.

Wimmer, Stefan J. and Maeir, Aren M. [2007], “‘The Prince of Safit?’ A Late Bronze Hieratic Inscription from Tell eṣ-Ṣāfi / Gath”, ZDPV 123.1 (2007), pp.37-48.