{"id":46125,"date":"2016-11-08T12:09:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T17:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=46125"},"modified":"2022-07-16T14:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T18:04:03","slug":"ashkelon-through-the-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/news\/ashkelon-through-the-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashkelon Through the Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a Mediterranean port city<\/a>, ancient Ashkelon saw many peoples pass through it. Canaanites, Philistines<\/a>, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and Crusaders were just some of those who walked its streets. The objects they left behind tell an incredible story of these peoples\u2019 ingenuity, strength, entrepreneurship, creativity and determination.<\/p>\n

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Ashkelon: A Retrospective. 30 Years of the Leon Levy Expedition<\/em> on display at the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum in Jerusalem. Photo: Elie Posner<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Through August 5, 2017, you can see their story at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem exhibit Ashkelon: A Retrospective. 30 Years of the Leon Levy Expedition<\/em><\/a>, which is currently on display at the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum in Jerusalem. Curated by Fawzi Ibrahim, Nurith Goshen and Daniel M. Master, the exhibit walks visitors through the ancient site.<\/p>\n

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Canaanite silver calf found at Ashkelon. Photo: Megan Sauter<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Covering 5,000 years of history, Ashkelon: A Retrospective<\/em> features statues, coins, jewelry, figurines and pottery\u2014including a Canaanite silver calf found in a shrine next to Ashkelon\u2019s Middle Bronze Age gate (the oldest arched gate in the world) and artifacts from Ashkelon\u2019s recently discovered Philistine cemetery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Artifacts from Ashkelon\u2019s Philistine cemetery. Photo: Elie Posner<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon has been excavating the site of Ashkelon since 1985; its final season was 2016. The exhibit features many items from its excavations, along with discoveries from other excavations at Ashkelon from the last two centuries.<\/p>\n

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\"megan-sauter\"<\/a>Megan Sauter<\/strong> is the Associate Editor at Biblical Archaeology Review<\/em>. She holds an M.A. in Biblical Archaeology from Wheaton College. This is her fifth season excavating with the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon.<\/p>\n

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As the point where three of the world\u2019s major religions converge, Israel\u2019s history is one of the richest and most complex in the world. Sift through the archaeology and history of this ancient land in the free eBook<\/strong><\/em> Israel: An Archaeological Journey<\/a>, and get a view of these significant Biblical sites through an archaeologist\u2019s lens.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Related reading in Bible History Daily:<\/h2>\n

Philistine Cemetery Unearthed at Ashkelon<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Philistine Marketplace at Ashkelon<\/strong><\/a>
\nWhere Did the Philistines Come From?<\/strong><\/a>
\nAdornment in the Southern Levant<\/strong><\/a> by Josephine Verduci
\nIron Age Gate and Fortifications Uncovered at Philistine Gath<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe \u201cPhilistines\u201d to the North<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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