Local and Roman influences on the pottery of Judea after the destruction of the Second Temple: the case of Shuʽfat near Jerusalem
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https://doi.org/10.32028/rcrf-acta-48-pp.179-190%20Keywords:
Roman Judea , Shu'fat, Ceramic typology , Local pottery , RomanizationAbstract
The period between the two Jewish revolts against the Romans, the Great Jewish revolt against the Romans (66-70 CE) and the Bar–Kokhba Revolt (132-136 CE), was a relatively short period, though an influential one when significant historical and political events left their marks on Jerusalem and Judaea. Jerusalem and its temple were destroyed in 70 CE, and the Jewish religious, cultural, and economic center ceased to exist. The Roman army was stationed in part of the ruins of Jerusalem. Recent excavations at the site of Shuʽfat revealed a Jewish settlement, well dated to the period between the two revolts, that was erected shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem and attests to the recovery of Jewish life in the vicinity of Jerusalem. This article will focus on trends of continuity and change in the pottery from Shuʽfat from the end of the first and early second century CE and will decipher the local and Roman components in the pottery repertoire.
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