Site details
Tell Tweini/Gibala
| PK | C6695 |
| TITLE | Tell Tweini∕Gibala |
| WGS84 | 35.371667° N, 35.936389° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 35.371667, 35.936389 |
| LON/LAT | 35.936389, 35.371667 |
| DMS | 35° 22' 18.0012" N | , | 35° 56' 11.0004" E |
| W3W | haunt, belong, conveys |
| UTM | 36 S, 766772, 3918220 |
| EGSA87 | 1586702, 3980066 |
| Elevation m | 30 |
| Elevation feet | 98.4 |
| Region | Levant |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Sherds. Vansteenhuyse [2008], 108 '... contains some Late Helladic (or so-called Mycenaean) sherds.'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Helladic: (1700 BC - 1050 BC)
a. Vansteenhuyse [2008]: 108, 'Level 7B-C contains some Late Helladic (or so-called Mycenaean) sherds. At present, more than 36 individual and incomplete vessels have been identified. Chemical analysis confirmed that ... nearly all fragments come from the Greek mainland.'
2. LH IIIA2: (1375 BC - 1320 BC)
a. Vansteenhuyse [2008]: 108, 'All fragments were dated to LH IIIA:2 or IIIB.'
3. LH IIIB: (1320 BC - 1190 BC)
a. Vansteenhuyse [2008]: 108, 'All fragments were dated to LH IIIA:2 or IIIB.', 'Of particular importance is a kylix with spiral shell motives ... dating to the beginning or middle of LH IIIB.'
NOTE
1. Additional:
- Linseele et al. [2019]: Linseele, Veerle and Elena Marinova, Bea De Cupere, Jan van der Valk, Patricia Vandorpe, Wim Van Neer, 'Bronze and Iron Age Palaeo-Economy in a Changing Environment. The Bioarchaeology of Tell Tweini, on the Northern Levantine Coast' . In Bretschneider and Jans [2019], pp. 417-617. It is online here
- Bretschneider and Jans [2019]: Joachim Bretschneider and Greta Jans (eds.), About Tell Tweini (Syria): Artefacts, Ecofacts and Landscape; Research Results of the Belgian Mission, Peeters, Leuven - Paris - Bristol, Ct., 2019. In the series Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta, no. 281. ISBN: 978-9042936782
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Bretschneider and Van Lerberghe [2008]: Bretschneider J. and K. Van Lerberghe (eds.). IN SEARCH OF GIBALA; An archaeological and historical study based on eight seasons of excavations at Tell Tweini (Syria) in the A and C fields (1999-2007). EDITORIAL AUSA; APDO. 101 - SABADELL - BARCELONA, '',
2. Vansteenhuyse [2008]: Vansteenhuyse, Klaas. ‘The ceramic material from Tell Tweini - Field A’, In Bretschneider & Van Lerberghe (eds.) [2008] 103 - 140, '', pg. 108.