September 27, 2025

Appendix 2: The Coins from Ashqelon Barneʻa (West)

Key Points

Salvage excavation uncovered notable finds, including a variety of coins and glass items, enhancing local historical understanding.
Excavation in Ashqelon located near the seashore yielded findings that may provide insight into ancient trade and daily life.
The excavation utilized various advanced techniques, such as metal detection and digital scanning, to ensure thorough documentation.
Findings from this excavation may inform future studies on the regional archaeology and historic interactions in ancient trade networks.

Abstract

In September 2019, a salvage excavation was conducted near the seashore in the northern part of Ashqelon (Permit No. A-8595; map ref. 158843–921/622203–70; Fig. 1). The excavation, conducted on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and funded by the Ashqelon Municipality, was directed by D. Eisenberg-Degen (field photography), with the assistance of Y. Alamor (administration), M. Kahan (surveying and drafting) E. Aladjem (drone photography), A. Azoulay (drafting), S. Ganor (metal detection), E. Gyrman-Levanon (digital scanning), T. Winter (glass finds; see Appendix 1), A. Ganor (glass restoration), C. Hersch (glass drawings), D. Gazit (glass and pottery photography), I. Reznitsky (metal lab), R. Kool, L. Sandberg and I. Baidoun (coin identification), H. Sokolov (numismatic report; see Appendix 2) and N. Lect Ben Ami (study of imported red-slip bowls).

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