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998 _bEW
100 _aBen-Tor, Amnon
240 _aBa-Ḽazarah li-Metsadah
_lEnglish.
245 _aBack to Masada /
_cAmnon Ben-Tor ; translated by Miriam Feinberg Vamosh.
260 _aJerusalem :
_bIsrael Exploration Society,
_c2009.
300 _a314 pages :
_billustrations, maps, plans (some color) ; hardcover ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references
505 _aPhases 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 --
505 _aThe 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 --
505 _aThe finds. Pottery -- Written finds -- Coins -- Other finds --
505 _aThe battle for Masada. The Roman army -- The defenders of Masada -- The weapons -- The date of Masada's fall --
505 _aMasada in the Byzantine period. Construction -- Artifacts --
505 _aArchaeology and the Masada myth. Myth and politics -- The excavations : the archaeological story.
650 _aExcavations (Archaeology)
_zIsrael
_zMasada Site.
650 _aFortification
_zIsrael.
651 _aMasada Site (Israel)
_yHistory.
700 _aVamosh, Miriam Feinberg
_etr.
710 _aBiblical Archaeology Society.
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