The Coins from the 1975-1978 Seasons in the Punic Port and Tophet of Carthage, Tunisia

This article offers a catalogue of the excavations conducted on the site of the Punic port and Tophet at Carthage from 1975 to 1978 by the ASOR, Harvard University and the University of Chicago. The distribution pattern of coin finds is similar to that of the other Carthage sites already published : Punic period 11, Early Roman, 1, Late Roman, 138 ; Byzantine period 279 (incl. 105 Vandalic coins), Modern period, 6.L'auteur publie les trouvailles des fouilles de l'Université Harvard et de celle de Chicago menées entre 1975 et 1978 sur le site du port punique et du tophet de Carthage. Elles se répartissent entre la période punique (11 ex.), Ier s. av.- Ier s. après J.-C, 1 ex, la période romaine tardive (138 ex) et la période byzantine, la plus représentée de toutes (279 ex. dont 105 vandales) et enfin la période moderne (6 ex). Ce faciès est similaire à celui des autres sites publiés de Carthage.Betlyon John Wilson. The Coins from the 1975-1978 Seasons in the Punic Port and Tophet of Carthage, Tunisia. In: Revue numismatique, 6e série - Tome 164, année 2008 pp. 321-353

Umm El-Jimal, Bourgade de "Frontière" : à propos de Bert De Vries (ed.) Umm el-Jimal. I.

Villeneuve François, Parker S. Thomas, De Vries Bert, Sauer J., Brown R., Betlyon J., Toplyn M. Umm El-Jimal, Bourgade de "Frontière" : à propos de Bert De Vries (ed.) Umm el-Jimal. I.. In: Syria. Tome 78, 2001. pp. 209-217

Climate change and water management in the biblical city of Dan

International audienceGlobal climate change has sharpened focus on the social and economic challenges associated with water deficits, particularly in regions where anthropogenic demands exceed supply. This modern condition was also experienced by the people of ancient western Asia, where chronic water shortages were accentuated by recurrent droughts. However, human societies may react to climate change, particularly desiccation, in different ways depending on specific local conditions. Focusing on the biblical site of Tel Dan (present-day Israel), we show the effects of severe precipitation decline in an environment that was well watered and fertile even in times of drought. Such local niches of prosperity became attractive targets for predation when food resources became scarce in surrounding rain-fed areas. We propose that predation forced urban populations to either flee or adopt new subsistence strategies. Predation and abandonment, even if only partial, led to the poor maintenance of water networks in and around the city. Once stagnant water surrounded the area, water-borne disease proliferated. Our study shows how climate changes can disrupt social and political structures, cause water system management to collapse, and facilitate marshland expansion