Dating of Iron Age Agriculture in the Negev Highlands: A Response to Shahack-Gross and Finkelstein

In this response to the reply by Shahack-Gross and Finkelstein (2017), we present additional data of our research at Horvat Haluqim. This includes phytolith percentages and multicellular phytolith stomata in a thin section of a layer in Terraced Field 12, dated by radiocarbon (14C) to the Late Bronz...

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Published in:Radiocarbon 2017-08, Vol.59 (4), p.1233-1239
Main Authors: Bruins, Hendrik J, van der Plicht, Johannes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural management
Agriculture
Archaeology
Barley
Dating techniques
Drought
Farming
Highlands
Iron Age
Irrigation
Radiometric dating
Rain
Runoff
Studies
Terracing
Vegetation
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Summary:In this response to the reply by Shahack-Gross and Finkelstein (2017), we present additional data of our research at Horvat Haluqim. This includes phytolith percentages and multicellular phytolith stomata in a thin section of a layer in Terraced Field 12, dated by radiocarbon (14C) to the Late Bronze–Early Iron Age. We also show thin-section evidence of aggrading sediment laminations in this terraced field. A new 14C date is given of the Early Islamic Period in Terraced Field 7, as differences in terrace wall architecture are highlighted. We revisit the interpretation by Shahack-Gross and Finkelstein in relation to herd management. Our 14C dates attest that terrace agriculture based on runoff/floodwater irrigation occurred in the Negev Highlands during several periods, including the Iron Age.
ISSN:0033-8222
1945-5755
DOI:10.1017/RDC.2017.57