Reconstruction of regional history of ancient Palestine by the collaboration of regional archaeology and biblical archaeology

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05165
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Archaeology
• Research Institution: Tenri University
• Principal Investigator: KUWABARA HISAO 天理大学, 文学部, 教授 (00234633)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 日野 宏 天理大学, 参考館, 学芸員 (20421290) ; 巽 善信 天理大学, 参考館, 学芸員 (60441432) ; 長谷川 修一 立教大学, 文学部, 准教授 (70624609) ; 橋本 英将 天理大学, 文学部, 准教授 (80372168) ; 小田木 治太郎 天理大学, 文学部, 教授 (90441435) ; 小野塚 拓造 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸研究部, 研究員 (90736167)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 考古学 / イスラエル / 青銅器時代 / 鉄器時代 / 都市遺跡 / テル・レヘシュ / 建築

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we tried to reconstruct the regional history of the eastern coastal area of Mediterranean Sea, from Late Bronze Age(14-11 BCE) to Late Iron Period(7-6BCE),through corporation of 'Regional Archaeology' and 'Biblical Archaeology'. For this purpose, we conducted archaeological excavations on Tel Rekhesh, which is located on Lower Galilee, Israel. As a results, it was revealed that the large building complex on the upper mound would be reconstructed as an approximately 60 ×　80　m rectangular. Ground Penetrating survey on the Lower shelf suggested the existence of some kinds of monumental structure there.

Free Research Field

考古学