Description
Book SynopsisIn the northwest quarter of the site of Caesarea Maritima is Field O, the location known as the synagogue site and Jewish Quarter. Comprehensive research has discovered previously unknown records from the 1962 excavations and produced a comparative study of the 1945/46, 1956/62, and 1982/84 excavation photographs.
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Table of Contents
Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xi
List of Figures xiii
List of Tables xvi
Abbreviations xvii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Discovery and Investigations before 1948 5
Chapter 2: Investigations in the 1950s and 1960s 23
Chapter 3: The JECM 1982 and 1984 Seasons 57
Chapter 4: The Missing 1962 Site Plan 103
Chapter 5: Final Analysis and Conclusions 123
Chapter 6: Field O Pavements by Marie Spiro 145
Chapter 7: Inscriptions by L. Michael White 155
Appendix A: Avi-Yonah’s 1956 Report 177
Appendix B: Avi-Yonah’s 1960s Reports 179
Appendix C: Vardaman’s 1962 Field Notes 185
Appendix D: Detailed Descriptions of Photographs 187
Appendix E: Early Archaeological Reports, 1923–1946 197
Appendix F: Activities in Caesarea Maritima Field O 221
Appendix G: Reference Numbers for Walls, Surfaces, and Features 223
Appendix H: Artifacts from Previous Excavations 227
Notes 235
Bibliography 273
Drawing and Photographic Credits 284
Index 285
