Description:
A report on the archaeological findings of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon, focusing on questions of Philistine culture and bringing together research from more than thirty scholars covering all aspects of ancient life in Ashkelon during Iron Age I.
Brief description: Daniel M. Master is Professor of Archaeology at Wheaton College and co-directed the work of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon from 2007 to 2016. He currently oversees the publication of the Ashkelon final report series and is co-director of excavations at the site of Tel Shimron (Israel). His publications also include the first final report on the 1953-1964 excavations at Tel Dothan and (as general editor) The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology.
Review Quotes:
"This volume is well-edited, well-organized, and descriptive. It is an important contribution to studies on Philistine material culture during the Iron Age I. It will ultimately serve as an integral reference point for further discussions on Philistia during this period."
--Erin Hall Review of Biblical Literature