Sources of Information• Graves• ruined towns• pottery• inscription of the people• coins

GRAVES OR TOMBS

The Tomb of Herod the Great, king of Judea from 37 to 4 BCE, has been discovered at Herodium. Herod is renowned for his great building projects, of which Herodium is considered the most outstanding

A general view of the slope of Herodium in which Herod's tomb was

found.[Photo: Hebrew University of

Jerusalem]

RUINED TOWN(The City of Philippi)

POTTERY

How do pottery types date the strata from which they are unearthed? Suppose workers discover a cooking pot with relatively straight sides, a row of holes just below the rim, and a rope decoration below the holes. According to pottery typology, this kind of vessel was dominant in the Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000-1500 B.C.; Laughlin, 1992, 18[5]:73). Thus, if a sufficient amount of such vessels is found in a level of a tell, an archaeologist will date the stratum between the years 2000-1500 B.C.

Source: http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=9&article=995

Chalcolithic Terra-cotta Cup \ Jug \ Jar Israel 3500BC•US $220.00

Chalcolithic age Terra-cotta Bowl from Israel 4000BC       •US $120.00

Early bronze Age Canaanite Painted Terra-cotta BowlUS $180.00

Canaanite Early Bronze Terracotta Huge pot, Storage JarUS $800.00

M.B.age Terra-cotta Bowl / Dish Judea Israel 1800BCUS $210.00

Middle bronze age Painted Terracotta Bowl 1800BCUS $280.00

Iron-age I black Terra-cotta Judea Juglet pottery       •US $24.90

Iron-age I painted Terra-cotta Judea Juglet pottery       •US $170.00

COINSCoins first were used by the Greeks,

although metal in some form was used earlier in many other parts of the ancient world to purchase goods or services. The first coins were used in the Lydian kingdom, in the area of eastern Turkey, and soon spread to other parts of the Greek world, then beyond to other cultures and realms.

Alexander III Coin: Macedon Tetradrachma

Caesar Vespasian CoinA Roman emperor who ruled from A.D. 69-79.