TY - JOUR
T1 - Survey, shovel tests and excavations at tel eton
T2 - On methodology and site history
AU - Faust, Avraham
AU - Katz, Hayah
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - The article discusses the results of surveys, shovel testing and excavations conducted at Tel Eton, a central site in the southeastern Judean Shephelah. Prior to excavations at the site, the mound was mapped and divided into 39 topographical subunits. Each subunit was subsequently surveyed, and this was followed by shovel testing. A comparison of the results of the survey and shovel tests not only to each other, but also to the results of the excavations, gives us a better understanding of the history of the site. In addition, it allows us to examine the accuracy and the reliability of surveying and shovel testing as tools for predicting settlement history.
AB - The article discusses the results of surveys, shovel testing and excavations conducted at Tel Eton, a central site in the southeastern Judean Shephelah. Prior to excavations at the site, the mound was mapped and divided into 39 topographical subunits. Each subunit was subsequently surveyed, and this was followed by shovel testing. A comparison of the results of the survey and shovel tests not only to each other, but also to the results of the excavations, gives us a better understanding of the history of the site. In addition, it allows us to examine the accuracy and the reliability of surveying and shovel testing as tools for predicting settlement history.
KW - Archaeological survey
KW - Shovel tests
KW - Tel Eton
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871768164&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1179/033443512x13424449373740
DO - 10.1179/033443512x13424449373740
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AN - SCOPUS:84871768164
SN - 0334-4355
VL - 39
SP - 158
EP - 185
JO - Tel Aviv
JF - Tel Aviv
IS - 2
ER -