TY - BOOK AU - Ben-Tor, Amnon AU - Vamosh, Miriam Feinberg ED - Biblical Archaeology Society. TI - Back to Masada SN - 9789652210753 U1 - 956.94 PY - 2009/// CY - Jerusalem : PB - Israel Exploration Society KW - Excavations (Archaeology) KW - Israel KW - Masada Site KW - Fortification KW - Masada Site (Israel) KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Phases in the settlement of Masada. Masada in the Hasmonean period -- Masada in the Herodian period -- Building materials -- Ornamentation -- Construction at the time of the procurators and the Roman garrison -- Construction during the period of the rebels -- Access paths --; The buildings. The Eastern Gate -- Building 8 (the commandant's residence?) -- The storerooms -- The large bathhouse -- The approach area to the Northern Palace -- The Northern Palace -- Building 7 (dwelling?) -- The water supply system -- The synagogue -- The casemate wall -- Building 9 (hostel?) -- Building 10 : the Western Palace -- The small palaces -- The layout of the palaces -- The phases of construction of Herodian Masada --; The finds. Pottery -- Written finds -- Coins -- Other finds --; The battle for Masada. The Roman army -- The defenders of Masada -- The weapons -- The date of Masada's fall --; Masada in the Byzantine period. Construction -- Artifacts --; Archaeology and the Masada myth. Myth and politics -- The excavations : the archaeological story ER -