Masada
Subtitle: the Yigael Yadin excavations 1963-1965 : final reports.
Contributors: Yadin, Yigael, 1917-1984.; Ḥevrah la-ḥaḳirat Erets-Yiśraʼel ṿe-ʻatiḳoteha.; Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim.
Series: The Masada reports
Publisher: Israel Exploration Society; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Jerusalem
Language: eng
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel; Jews -- Antiquities; Romans -- Palestine; Masada Site (Israel); Masada Site (Israel) -- Siege, 72-73 -- Sources; Israel -- Antiquities; Israel -- Antiquities, Roman
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. The Aramaic and Hebrew ostraca and jar inscriptions / Yigael Yadin and Joseph Naveh. The coins of Masada / Yaacov Meshorer; title: 2. The Latin and Greek documents / Hannah M. Cotton and Joseph Geiger ; with a contribution by J. David Thomas; title: 3. The buildings, stratigraphy and architecture / Ehud Netzer; title: 4. Lamps / Dan Barag, Malka Dershkovitz. Textiles / Avigail Sheffer, Hero Granger-Taylor. Basketry, cordage, and related artifacts /Kathryn Bernick. Wood remains / Nili Lipschitz. Balista balls / Andrew E. Holley; title: 5. Art and architecture / Gideon Foerster with contributions by Naomi Porat; title: v. 6. Hebrew fragments from Masada / Shemaryahu Talmon ; with contributions by Carol Newsom and Yigael Yadin. The Ben Sira scroll from Masada / Yigael Yadin ; with notes on the reading by Elisha Qimron and bibliography by Florentino García Martínez (pages 151-252).