Archeaology & History in the Lebanon ISSUE 34-35 Attribute to DR. John Curtis on this 65th birthday Contributors Claude Doumet-Serhal in collaboration with Anne Rabate & Andrea Resek eds. Table of Contents Page I: Carole Mendleson, former curator, Dept. of the Middle East, British Museum SIDON - HOW IT ALL BEGAN Page II-III: Anne-Marie Afeiche, Curator, National Museum of Beirut - ATTRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN CURTIS 3rd & 2nd MILLENNIUM BC PAGE 1-6: :C. Doumet-Serhal, Special Assistant the British Museum, Honorary Research Fellow University College London - SIDON’S “GUARDIAN SPIRITS” 2nd MILLENIUM BC THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE PAGE 7-8: A. MacGillivray, co-Director of the Palaikastro Excavations of the British School at Athens - A MINOAN JAR FRAGMENT FROM SIDON PAGE 9-52: C. Doumet-Serhal & K. Kopetzky, SCIEM 2000 SIDON AND TELL EL-BAB'A: TWO CITIES - ONE STORY A HIGHLIGHT ON METAL ARTEFACTS FROM THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE GRAVES PAGE 53-59: D. Griffiths & John Merkel, University College London - A GOLD AND IRON FINGER RING PAGE 60-67: D. Griffiths & John Merkel, University College London - A GOLD AND IRON FINGER RING FROM A MIDDLE BRONZE AGE GRAVE IN SIDON PAGE 68-78: D. Griffiths, University College London - A CYLINDRICAL GOLD PENDANT FROM A MIDDDLE BRONZE AGE GRAVE IN SIDON - A. Véron, G. Leroux, A. Poirier, D. Baque, CEREGE, CNRS, ÉCO?lab, France, GÉOTOP, UQAM, Canada - ORIGIN OF COPPER USED IN BRONZE PAGE 79-92: E. Gubel, Royal Museums of Art & History, Brussels & H. Loffet, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris - QEDEM AND THE LAND OF IAY PAGE 93-103: C. Doumet-Serhal, Special Assistant the British Museum, Honorary Research Fellow University College London - A DECORATED BOX FROM SIDON PAGE 104-138: H. Loffet, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris THE SIDON SCARABS Page 139-153: C. Doumet-Serhal, Special Assistant the British Museum, Honorary Research Fellow University College London TELL EL-YAHUDIEH WARE IN SIDON PAGE 154-162: D. Griffiths, University College London - PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF TELL EL-YAHUDIEH CERAMICS PAGE 163-172: K. Kopetzky, SCIEM 2000 THE EGYPTIAN CORPUS OF MIDDLE BRONZE AGE LAYERS OF SIDON PAGE 173-191: C. Yazbeck, Lebanese University, Zahlé-Fanar - CHIPPED STONE TOOLS FROM THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT IN SIDON COLLEGE SITE EXCAVATIONS 2000-2002 PAGE 192-212: Ch. Pearson & W. Matthews, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading - PRELIMINARY SOIL MICROMORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SIDON LEBANON PAGE 213-225: H. Schutkowski, Bournemouth University & A. Ogden, University of Bradford - SIDON OF THE PLAIN, SIDON OF THE SEA - REFLECTIONS ON THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE DIET IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN PAGE 226-235: A. Ogden, A. Anderson, H. Hofbauer, K. Keefe, R. Mikulski, R. Power, H. Schutkowski, Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford - HUMAN REMAINS FROM TWELVE YEARS OF EXCAVATION IN SIDON, LEBANON PAGE 236-258: D. de Moulins & A. Marsh, University College London - SIDON: PLANT REMAINS FROM THE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE PAGE 259-284: J. Chahoud & E. Vila, Archéorient UMR 5133, Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée - ANIMALS IN ANCIENT SIDON: AN OVERVIEW OF ONGOING ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES PAGE 285-296: M. Gleba & D. Griffiths, University College London - TEXTILE REMAINS FROM A MIDDLE BRONZE AGE BURIAL IN SIDON 2nd MILLENNIUM BC THE LATE BRONZE AGE SIDON HOLY OF HOLIES: THE LATE BRONZE AGE UNDERGROUND CELLA PAGE 297-308 1 C. Doumet-Serhal & M. Williams, Independent Archaeologist - THE BUILDING PAGE 309-371 2 C. Doumet-Serhal# - POTTERY AND SMALL FINDS PAGE 372-382 3 V.Karageorghis, Leventis Foundation 3 - MYCENAEAN CYPRIOTE AND RELATED MATERIAL PAGE 383-388 4 D. Griffiths & C. Lau Shin Yee, University College London 4 - OBSERVATIONS ON THE CERAMIC FABRICS 1st MILLENIUM BC THE IRON AGE PAGE 389-398: M. Haider, PHd student, University of Rome La Sapienza - FRAGMENT OF AN ATTIC VASE WITH A PROCESSION SCENE FROM THE COLLEGE SITE EXCAVATION IN SIDON ROMAN & MEDIEVAL PERIODS: PAGE 399-405: S. Moorhead, Department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure, British Museum & B. Cook, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum - THE COINS FROM THE EXCAVATION AT SIDON PAGE 406-414: T. Zaven, Department of Antiquities, Lebanon - THE EARLY ROMAN GLASS VESSELS FROM THE SIDON 2009 SEASON OF EXCAVATION PAGE 415-432: S. Collins, Department of the Middle East, British Museum - SIDON IN THE TIME OF ST. LOUIS: ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF THE 13TH CENTURY AD PAGE 433-459: N. Carayon, C. Morhange, N. Marriner, CNRS, UMR, CEREGE France - SIDON’S ANCIENT HARBOUR: NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HAZARDS