Preface
Map of Philistine Coastal Plain and Shephelah Sites in the Iron Age
Top Plan of Tel Miqne-Ekron Showing Fields of Excavation
Tel Miqne-Ekron Iron Age II Stratigraphic and Chronological Chart
Tel Miqne-Ekron Field Reports and Monographs
Excavation Staff
Photos of Staff and Student Volunteers
Abbreviations and Additional Terms Used in Pottery Reading
Introduction
Chapter 1. Occupational History: The Stratigraphy and Architecture of Iron Age II Strata Pre-IC, IC, IB, and IA . 1
Chapter 2. The Iron Age II Pottery Quantification Project
Chapter 3. A Quantitative Analysis of the Pottery from Stratum IB in Temple Auxiliary Buildings 651–654: Character and Function
Chapter 4A. The Iron Age IIC Pottery
Chapter 4B. Capacities of Iron Age IIC Pottery Types
1. Use of Computer-Aided Graphic Design (CAGD) to Estimate the Capacity of Ceramic Vessels
2. Vessel Capacity Analysis
Chapter 4C. Pottery Quantification Data: Pottery Types in Architectural Units and Sub-units by Stratum
Chapter 5. Iron Age II Ceramic Small Finds, Faience Seals, Ivory Objects, and Astragali
Chapter 6. The Jewelry from Iron Age II Contexts
Chapter 7. The Iron Age II Metal Artifacts
Chapter 8. An Iron Age II Cowroid and Three Scarabs
Chapter 9. Iron Age II and Roman Period Stone Tools and Vessels
Chapter 10. The Iron Age II Faunal Remains
Chapter 11. The Fish Bones from Iron Age I Strata VII–IV and Iron Age II Strata Pre-IC, IC, IB, and IA
Color Figures and Photos
Bibliographic Abbreviations and References
Ekron 9/3A, the complete excavation database, is available at http://semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu/publications:
Appendix 1: Area Context Charts with locus, stratum, phase, building, and room designations;
Appendix 2: Area Phasing Charts with locus, stratum, phase, field pottery readings, and stratigraphic relationships; Index A: Locus Summaries; and Index B: Material Culture Samples