Papers by Neer Lect Ben Ami
Israel Exploration Journal, 2022
The site of Legio in the vicinity of Tel Megiddo is one of the important Roman military stronghol... more The site of Legio in the vicinity of Tel Megiddo is one of the important Roman military strongholds and settlements of Roman Palestine. Over the last decade, large-scale excavations were conducted at the site on behalf of the Jezreel Valley Regional Project, which demonstrated that it was the location of the legionary base of the Roman II Traiana and the VI Ferrata Legions. The excavation has focused especially on the principia (headquarters) of the base, where the official Roman army rites of worship were carried out. All of this has contributed to our knowledge regarding the organization of the Roman military system in the province. A fragment of a limestone sculpture was found in 1972 at Legio and is published here, adding further information to this picture. The recent excavations at Legio provide context to its discovery.
Cornerstone, 2023
In March–May 2022 and February–July 2023, archaeological excavations were carried out on the frin... more In March–May 2022 and February–July 2023, archaeological excavations were carried out on the fringes of Ḥorbat Ma’aravim, located northwest of the city of Rahat, about 1.5 km east of Tel Ma’aravim. Within the site were uncovered the remains of buildings, floors, various installations, garbage pits, as well as stone, pottery and glass artifacts, attesting to a continuous settlement from the Roman until the Mamluk period.
In the new excavation, the remains of a pottery workshop were uncovered (Areas B and D), about 100 m northwest of the modern cemetery of Rahat. Buildings that formed part of the pottery workshop were uncovered; however, their function in the chaîne opératoire remains unclear. Pits dug into the loess layer were found to contain industrial waste, ash accumulations, fragments of burned mud bricks, slag and a large amount of fragmented ceramic jugs and bowls from the Byzantine period. It seems that the furnaces of the pottery workshop were located outside the boundaries of the excavation, east of the waste pits. In addition, waste layers of lime-production were found, including layers of white lime, ash and burned bricks, as well as small- and medium-sized limestones that served as raw material.
A poster session presented at the 2015 Limes Workshop, Mainz, Germany.
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Papers by Neer Lect Ben Ami
In the new excavation, the remains of a pottery workshop were uncovered (Areas B and D), about 100 m northwest of the modern cemetery of Rahat. Buildings that formed part of the pottery workshop were uncovered; however, their function in the chaîne opératoire remains unclear. Pits dug into the loess layer were found to contain industrial waste, ash accumulations, fragments of burned mud bricks, slag and a large amount of fragmented ceramic jugs and bowls from the Byzantine period. It seems that the furnaces of the pottery workshop were located outside the boundaries of the excavation, east of the waste pits. In addition, waste layers of lime-production were found, including layers of white lime, ash and burned bricks, as well as small- and medium-sized limestones that served as raw material.
In the new excavation, the remains of a pottery workshop were uncovered (Areas B and D), about 100 m northwest of the modern cemetery of Rahat. Buildings that formed part of the pottery workshop were uncovered; however, their function in the chaîne opératoire remains unclear. Pits dug into the loess layer were found to contain industrial waste, ash accumulations, fragments of burned mud bricks, slag and a large amount of fragmented ceramic jugs and bowls from the Byzantine period. It seems that the furnaces of the pottery workshop were located outside the boundaries of the excavation, east of the waste pits. In addition, waste layers of lime-production were found, including layers of white lime, ash and burned bricks, as well as small- and medium-sized limestones that served as raw material.