Bet She'an Vol. 4: Nysa-Scythopolis, the amphora stamps and sealings from Tel Iztabba

Author

Finkielsztejn; Gerald ; Mazor; G. ; Atrash; W.

Year

2018

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority / ____ _______

Language

English

ISBN

978-9-65406-680-8

Link

Last Update

25-Jul-2026

Keywords

Archaeology

Description

During the years 1923–1924, the University of Pennsylvania Museum Expedition (UME) excavated on the summit of Tel Bet She’an. While reaching down to the earlier strata, the excavators cleared the layers of the later periods, leaving scanty remains of the Hellenistic period at the western fringes of the mound; they were later excavated by the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem expedition (IAHU; see below). The late strata were termed by the earlier excavators (Rowe 1930: 7–8, 44–59) as follows: City Level III—Hellenistic, Jewish and Roman (301 BCE–329 CE); City Level II...