All in All: It’s Just Another Stone in the Wall (È Solo un'Altra Pietra in Un Muro)

Laura PISANU;Louise A. HITCHCOCK;Aren M. MAEIR;Madaline HARRIS- SCHOBER;Shira GUR-ARIEH;Pietro MILITELLO;Riccardo CICILLONI

2025-01-01

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Abstract

Worked stone in Philistia has been frequently limited to highly visible elements such as column bases, ritual features such as altars, and pavements. This contribution presents a study of a selected group of Iron I monumental buildings in Areas A and C at the Philistine site of Tell esSafi/Gath (Israel). These remains can be potentially situated within the context of 12th century architectures in the Mediterranean, as seen at “anaktoron” at Pantalica, Sicily. During the same period ritual buildings were built in Sardinia, such as holy wells and rectangular temples, and they were widespread across the whole island between the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron age