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James R. Mathieu, Ph.D.
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Volume 20, Number 4

Summer 1978

Special Issue: Biblical Archaeology

Cover: Photo by Avraham Hay. Hoard of 47 Ptolemaic silver tetradrachms found at Tel Michal.




Features

'En-Besor--An Egyptian First Dynasty Staging Post in the Northern Negev
Ram Gophna

A Canaanite Site Near Sheikh Mukhsen--Recent Discoveries in Southern Sinai
Itzhak Beit-Arieh

Canaanite Aphek--Its Acropolis and Inscriptions
Moshe Kochavi

Lachish--Renewed Archaeological Excavations
David Ussishkin

Tel Masos--Its Importance in Relation to the Settlement of the Tribes of Israel in the Northern Negev
Aharon Kempinski

Israelite City Planning--Seen in the Light of the Beer-sheba and Arad Excavations
Ze'ev Herzog

Tel Michal--A Coastal Site in the Sharon Plain
Ze'ev Herzog, Shmuel Moshkowitz, Ora Negbi, and Anson F. Rainey

Kuntillet 'Ajrud--An Israelite Religious Center in Northern Sinai
Ze'ev Meshel

Human Settlement Pattern in Israel--A Discussion of the Impact of Environment
A. Horowitz

The Provinces of Malatya and Sivas--An Archaeological Survey of Preclassical Sites
Jak Yakar and Ayse Gursan-Salzmann

 

Departments

University Museum Announcements

New Directions--The Director Writes

Index to Volume 20

Museum Staff