ISRAEL EXPLORATION JOURNAL
Editors: S. Ahituv, A.M. Maeir, and Z. Weiss
Executive Editor: N. Panitz-Cohen
For over 70 years, the Israel Exploration Journal has been a major interdisciplinary, scholarly forum for current archaeological, historical and geographical research about Israel and its environs. Articles span a broad chronological range, from prehistoric through historical periods. The primary emphasis is the archaeology of Israel: the Israel Exploration Journal is a core journal and primary source of information in this field.
Feature articles are extensively illustrated with color photographs, drawings and plans. Here is a partial listing of themes covered:
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Ancient texts and inscriptions
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Trade and commerce
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Biblical archaeology
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Metallurgy
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Historical geography
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Dead Sea Scroll research
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Ancient synagogues and churches
Other regular sections include:
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Preliminary reports on current archaeological excavations in Israel
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Notices of archaeological congresses and conventions
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Book reviews, review articles and book notes
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Hebrew books and papers
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Books received
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Obituaries
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Pottery typology and technology
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Tombs and burial customs
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Cult sites and temples
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Floral and faunal analyses
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Underwater archaeology
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Physical anthropology
VOLUME 76 • NUMBER 1 • 2026
ISRAEL EXPLORATION JOURNAL VOL. 76, 1
CONTENTS
1 Sofia Rastorgueva, Orit Shamir, Josef Mario Briffa, Hadar Ahituv and Danny Rosenberg: Base Mat Impressions in the Southern Levant and a Case Study from Late Chalcolithic Teleilat el-Ghassul
33 Itzhaq Shai, Chris McKinny, Marcella Barbosa Rigsby, Deborah Cassuto, Aharon Tavger, Tina Greenfield, Jane Gaastra, Andrea Orendi and Steven Ortiz: The Late Bronze Age Canaanite Town at Tel Burna
49 Harel Shochat and Shay Bar: The Late Iron Age in the Samaria Highlands: A View from Mras ed-Din
85 Robert Hoyland and Yana Tchekhanovets: Arabic Inscriptions from Nessana and Their Early Islamic Context
106 Ido Wachtel, Uri Davidovich, Nava Panitz-Cohen and Naama Yahalom-Mack: Settlement History at Tel Abel Beth Maacah in Northern Israel: Integrating Survey and Excavation Results
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