Miscellaneous notes about Jotapata expedition, 1992

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Scope and Contents

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The site of Jotapata / Yodefat served as Edwards’ first site. He was co-director with two Israeli colleagues. Jotapata was a major fortified town in 67 CE where Josephus, the Jewish commander of the forces opposing Roman rule in Palestine faced off against the Roman army. The excavation at Jotapata was interested in locating material remains associated with the destruction of the town in 67 CE by the Romans, testing surface surveys that inundated late Hellenistic and Early Roman (2nd century BCE to 1st century CE) remains, and determining whether the fortress site was abandoned in favor of settling in Khirbet Jifat following the revolt and destruction of the town. The excavation was to continue from 1992-2002, but Edwards left the dig after the first season and began excavating in Ukraine in the following years.

Dates

Creation: 1992

Creator

From the Collection: Edwards, Douglas R. (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials are primarily in English. Some of the reports and files from the Qana excavation are in Hebrew. Some of the materials from Chersonesos (Black Sea Project) are in Russian. Some article reproductions are in Hebrew and French. The collection includes some drawings of Hebrew inscriptions.