The temple complex at Horvat Omrit, Volume 2. The stratigraphy, ceramics, and other finds /

Horvat Omrit is a Roman period sanctuary complex in northern Israel with well-preserved temple architecture. This report presents artifacts recovered in the temenos excavations from 1999 to 2011. The volume begins with a discussion of the excavated stratigraphy, the major building phases, and the dates associated with them. Subsequent chapters examine Hellenistic and Roman ceramics, lamps, terracotta figurines, wall paintings and frescoes, coins from the Roman and medieval periods, a dedicatory pavement inscription, a 3rd-century BCE Aramaic inscription, faunal remains, jewellery, an 8th-century BCE cylinder seal, a marble sphinx, a stucco relief, and a small, inscribed altar. An appendix associates the catalogued artifacts with their stratigraphic locations. Altogether the artifacts contribute to the archaeology and history of a diverse Galilee.

Preface, Excavation Methodology, and Nomenclature -- List of Tables, Figures and Plates -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- J. Andrew Overman -- 1 The Stratigraphy -- J. Andrew Overman, Daniel N. Schowalter, Michael C. Nelson, and Nanette Goldman -- 2 The Hellenistic and Roman Pottery -- Débora Sandhaus -- 3 The Lamps: Catalog and Discussion -- Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom -- 4 The Terracotta Figurines -- Adi Erlich -- 5 Wall Painting Remains in Horvat Omrit: Final Report -- Silvia Rozenberg -- 6 The Coins from the Temple Excavations at Omrit -- Gabriela Bijovsky -- 7 An Inscription on the Paving of the Omrit Temple Complex -- Daniel N. Schowalter -- 8 A Fragmentary Aramaic Inscription from the 3rd Century BCE -- Hagai Misgav -- 9 Sacrificial Holocaust: The Faunal Remains from the Roman Temple Excavations at Omrit -- Rachel Hesse -- 10 Jewelry from the Temple Area -- Tziona Grossmark -- 11 A Roman Sphinx Statue from Omrit -- Tali Sharvit -- 12 A Neo-Assyrian Cylinder Seal from Horvat Omrit Dated to the Reign of Sargon  II (721-705 BCE ) -- Baruch Brandl and Tziona Grossmark -- 13 A Stucco Relief -- Adi Erlich -- 14 The Zeus Altar -- Emily Prosch -- Appendix: Square Stratigraphy and Associated Material Culture -- Index -- Plates.