Liat Naeh E-mail: liat.naeh@gmail.com M.A. research topic: The Miniature Pottery Vessels of the Middle Bronze Age Temple of Naharyia, Israel. Advisor:  Dr. Sharon Zuckerman

Abstract:

The Bronze Age temple situated on the shore at Nahariya was excavated by Dr. Emanuel Ben-Dor in 1947 and then again in 1954-1955 by Prof. Moshe Dothan.
The cultic significance of the site was immediately recognized with its repertoire of castings moulds, metal figurines and especially its unprecedented amount of miniature vessels. Regrettably most of the finds from what is now known as the "Canaanite Temple of Nahariya", remains unpublished. My thesis aims to not only publish, but also to explore the extraordinary aspects of the Nahariya assemblage of miniature pottery vessels. My appraisal and conclusions of the cultic assemblage will not only shed light on religious practice and expression in the Bronze Age but will also place the Temple of Nahariya into its wider cultural context.

Research Interests:

• Bronze and Iron Age Art and Iconography
• Bronze Age Cult and Religion
• Cultic Pottery Assemblages

Ongoing Projects:

• Re-publication of the pottery from the Middle Bronze Age temple of Nahariya. Project director: Dr. Sharon Zuckerman
• Residue analyses tests of cultic seven-cupped bowls from the Middle Bronze Age temple in Nahariya. Project directors: Dr. Dvori Namdar (Weizmann Institute of Science) and Dr. Sharon Zuckerman.
• Petrographic and archaeological analyses of seven-cupped bowls from Nahariya, with Dr. David Ben-Shlomo (The Hebrew University).
• Lexical editing of the digital Archeology collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
• Research assistant for Prof. Tallay Ornan (The Hebrew University). Main project: typology of Persian Period stamp seals depicting lionsRe-publication of the pottery from the MIddle Bronze Age temple of Nahariya. Project director: Dr. Sharon Zuckerman

Curriculum Vitae