Akko II, the 1991-1998 excavations : the early periods, the 1991-1998 excavations : the early periods

Author

Syon; Danny ; Stern; Eliezer ; Hartal; Moshe ; Tatcher; Ayelet

Year

2016

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority / ____ _______

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-9-65406-620-4

Link

Last Update

15-Jul-2026

Keywords

Archaeology

Description

Among the ancient cities of the Land of Israel, ‘Akko is one of the richest in both history and material culture. Written sources referring to ‘Akko cover about 5000 years from the Early and Middle Bronze Ages to modern times.

In 1988 I published an article entitled “Akko-Ptolemais: A Maritime Metropolis in Hellenistic and Early Roman Times” (Kashtan 1988). The present introductory chapter is an opportunity to re-examine the main ideas expressed in that article concerning the dominant status of ‘Akko-Ptolemais in Hellenistic and Roman times. As a background to the following chapters of this volume, which discuss the extensive...