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- Title
THE POWER OF THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE: A HELLENISTIC BURIAL CAVE AT MARISA.
- Authors
Regev, Dalit
- Abstract
In July 1989, a burial cave (500) was excavated at Marisa. The finds included Greek inscriptions, coins, human remains of skulls and teeth, nails, and pottery. The coins are of Alexander Zabina II, of the years 187/6 to 184 of the Seleucid era, dated to 128-126/5 bc. Twelve Greek inscriptions were found on the tomb walls and on stone slabs used to seal the loculi. The inscriptions are of the Ptolemaic era dating to the 3rd century bc and the Seleucid era ranging between 134 and 111 bc. Rhodian amphorae stamped handles dated to the 2nd century from c.200 to 108 bc. Such a rich datable epigraphical corpus is uncommon in burial caves from the Hellenistic period, and certainly in Marisa, where most finds come from undatable underground cisterns. Based on the finds, the tomb is dated to the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, with a possible limited reuse during the late 1st century bc or in the 1st century ad.
- Subjects
PREHISTORIC burial; GRAVE goods; GREEK inscriptions; ARCHAEOLOGICAL finds; MARESHAH (Extinct city)
- Publication
Mediterranean Archaeology, 2017, Vol 30, p19
- ISSN
1030-8482
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/26727142