The Iron Age Pottery from Tell Atchana / Ancient Alalakh
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LEMA, vol. 9
Fragments of Identity
Levantine & Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology in the Bronze & Iron Ages
Katja Soennecken (ed)
- Pages: approx. 250 p.
- Size:216 x 280 mm
- Illustrations:80 b/w, 45 col., 10 tables b/w., 15 maps b/w
- Language(s):English
- Publication Year:2026
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- ISBN: 978-2-503-62199-9
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BIO
Dr Katja Soennecken studied Classical Archaeology, Jewish Studies and Protestant Theology and completed her doctorate in Biblical Archaeology at the University of Wuppertal. She is currently Assistant Professor of Biblical Archaeology at the Luxembourg School of Religion & Society and Assistant Director of the German Protestant Institute for Archaeology of the Holy Land in Jerusalem.
Summary
Migration, ethnicity, and identity shape the contemporary world and are central themes in archaeology. Their complexity requires clear definitions, especially when investigating the past. Archaeology in the Southern Levant faces methodological challenges and calls for a reflective rethinking of concepts such as identity, ethnicity, social practice, and culture. This volume gathers twelve peer-reviewed contributions from the international conference Pots and Peoples Revisited: The Search for Identity in Archaeological Records (12–14 June 2024, Luxembourg School of Religion & Society). The papers span the Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age II, focusing on the transition from the Late Bronze to Iron Age I, and cover a geographic range from Egypt through the Levant to Mesopotamia. In addition, the volume features a comprehensive summary report of the workshop on archaeological investigations in the Jordan Valley. This workshop served as a focal point for interdisciplinary dialogue and highlighted both the current challenges and emerging opportunities in research across the region.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
Preface
Jean Ehret
Introduction
Katja Soennecken
1. Elusive Canaanites: Exploring Identities in the Southern Levant during the Middle and Late Bronze Age
Gunnar Lehmann & Aren M. Maeir
2. A cultural koiné from the Khabur to the Nile?
Miriam Müller
3. Bronze Age Chariots and Horses: How the Two Come Together to Identify Ethnicities
Mary White
4. Facing Eternity: Anthropoid Sarcophagi East of the Jordan River in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages
Holly A. Winter
5. Cultic Archaeology in the Iron Age at Pella in Jordan
Stephen Bourke & Karyn Wesselingh
6. Intersectional Identities in the Jordan Valley in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages: The Cemetery at Tell es-Sa‘idiyeh, Jordan
John D. M. Green
7. Cooking Vessels in Transition: Exploring Culinary Practices Through Late Bronze Age and Iron Age Cooking Pots and Jugs
Katja Soennecken
8. The Iron I occupation at Tell Deir ʿAlla: Some New Insights
Margreet Steiner
9. Imagining the Philistines and ‘Northern Sea Peoples’ in Israel/Palestine
Raz Kletter
10. Migrant and Local Identities at Alalakh and Megiddo in the Middle and Late Bronze Age: The integration of Genetic, Isotopic, and Archaeological Evidence
Stefanie Eisenmann
11a. The Transition from the Late Bronze to the Iron Age in Tel Beth-Shean and Tel Reḥov: Few Comments on Geo-Politics and Ethnic Identity
Amihai Mazar
11b. Early Ammonites and the Influence of Other Groups, Including the ‘Sea Peoples’
Moawiyah M. Ibrahim & Yazan J. Juper
11c. Tracking down ‘Sea Peoples’ far away from the Mediterranean Cities: The (Im)possibility of Finding Ethnicity in Archaeological Evidence
Katja Soennecken
