Excavations at ancient Nabratein : synagogue and environs / by Eric M. Meyers and Carol L. Meyers ; with contributions by Gabriela Bijovsky [and others] ; architectural plans, sections, and drawings prepared by Lawrence Belkin and Lindsey Bute.

"The site of Nabratein is situated on a remote promontory in an extensive pine forest northeast of Safed. This report is the sixth and final volume of the Meiron Excavation Project. The discovery in 1981 of the pediment of a Holy Ark from the Nabratein synagogue coincided with the release of th...

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Main Author: Meyers, Eric M.
Other Authors: Meyers, Carol L., Bijovsky, Gabriela, Belkin, Lawrence, Bute, Lindsey
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Winona Lake, Ind. : Published for the American Schools of Oriental Research by Eisenbrauns, 2009.
Series:Excavation reports. Meiron excavation project reports ; v. 6.
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Summary:"The site of Nabratein is situated on a remote promontory in an extensive pine forest northeast of Safed. This report is the sixth and final volume of the Meiron Excavation Project. The discovery in 1981 of the pediment of a Holy Ark from the Nabratein synagogue coincided with the release of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. That coincidence brought much unanticipated press coverage to the expedition and its senior staff, even though we insisted that the discovery of perhaps the earliest synagogue ark was not to be identified with the recovery of the biblical Ark of the Covenant. Although the media attention was totally unexpected, we all did our best to respond to the occasion with honesty and a bit of whimsy. Such coverage of the Nabratein excavation resulted in making many more people interested in archaeology, even if it didn t solve a biblical mystery. Now we hope that this full publication of the results of our work at the site will afford it a lasting place in the annals of the archaeology of Israel."--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 470 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-420).
ISBN:1575066092
9781575066097
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Action Note:digitized