Bibliography on Tel Dor and Related Concerns

The following bibliography is adapted largely from Ephraim Stern's bibliography in Dor: Ruler of the Seas. It also includes listings from Howard Goldfried's CSUS Tel Dor Project: Field Manual (5th ed., 1993), and my own "Philistine Ethnicity Project, Part I: Origins. From Purushattum to Pentapolis" (see"Of Related Interest" category for my entries).

I will attempt to keep this page as up-to-date as possible. If you find anything missing, please email me with your suggestions, and remember to refer to the entry number from this page. Thanks.


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Table of Contents

    General
    Reports of Early Excavations
    Preliminary Reports
    Final Reports
    Construction
    Aqueducts
    Cult and Ritual
    Projectiles

    Ceramics
    Inscriptions
    Sculpture
    Seals
    Coins
    Purple Dye Industry
    Marine Archaeology
    Of Related Interest (Sea Peoples, etc.)

    General

  1. Ben-Dov, M. "Napha--A Geographical Term of Possible 'Sea People' Origin," Tel Aviv 3 (1976) 70-73.
  2. Cook, S. A. "A Review of the Materials for the History of Dor by G. Dahl," Palestine Exploration fund Quarterly Statement (1915) 205-206.
  3. Dahl, G. "The Materials for the History of Dor," Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 20 (1915) 1-181.
  4. Goedicke, H. The Report of Wenamun, Baltimore, 1975).
  5. Luciana, F. "Dor," Biblia e Oriente 6 (1964) 207-218.
  6. Margalith, O. "Dor and En-Dor," Zeitschrift fur Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 97 (1985) 109-110.
  7. Nibbi, A. Wenamun and Alashia Reconsidered, Oxford, 1985.
  8. Rainey, A. F. "Toponomic Problems," TA 9 (1982) 133-135.
  9. Sneh, Y. and Klein, M. "Holocene Sea Level Changes at the Coast of Dor, Southeast Mediterranean," Science 226 (1984) 831-832.
  10. Stern, E. Dor: Ruler of the Seas, Jerusalem, 1992, (Hebrew) and Jerusalem, 1994, (English).
  11. Stern, E. "Dor" in The New Encyclopedia of Archaological Excavations in the Holy Land (1993), Ephraim Stern, (ed.), pp. 357-368.
  12. Wilson, J. A. "The Journey of Wen Amon to Phoenicia," in: Pritchard, J. B. (ed.), Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, Princeton, 1969, pp. 25-29.

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    Reports of Early Excavations

  13. Dauphin, C. M. "Dor Byzantine Church," Israel Exploration Journal:
      29 (1972) 235-236;
      31 (1981) 117-119;
      34 (1984) 271-274.
  14. Fitzgerald, G. M. "Tantura (Dora)," Bulletin of the British School of Jerusalem 7 (1925) 80-98.
  15. Garstang, J. "Tantura (Dora)," BBSJ:
      4 (1924) 35-47;
      6 (1924) 65-75.
  16. Leibowitz, J. "The Reliquary Column of Dor," Christian News from Israel 5 (1954) 22-23.

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    Preliminary Reports

  17. Goldfried, Howard. Dor: The 1980 Excavations. AJA 85 (1981) 195
  18. Stern, E. "Tel Dor," Israel Exploration Journal:
      30 (1980) 209-213;
      32 (1982) 107-117;
      33 (1983) 117-119, 259-261;
      35 (1985) 60-64;
      36 (1986) 101-104;
      37 (1987) 201-211;
      41 (1991) 46-61;
      (1992) 33-40;
      43 (1993) 126-150.
  19. _________, "Tel Dor," Excavations and Surveys in Israel:
      1 (1982) 22-25;
      2 (1983) 25-28;
      3 ( 1984) 21-25;
      4 (1985) 21-24;
      5 (1986) 24-27;
      6 (1987/88) 49-53;
      7-8 (1988/89) 43-49.
  20. _________, "The Excavations at Tel Dor," in: Lipinski, E. (ed.), The Land of Israel: Crossroads of Civilization, Leuven, 1985, pp. 169-192.
  21. _________, "New Evidence from Dor for the First Appearance of the Phoenicians Along the Northern Coast of Israel," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (BASOR) 279 (1990) 27-34.
  22. _________, "Phoenicians, Sikils and Israelites in the Light of Recent Excavations at Dor," in Lipinski, E. (ed.), Studia Phoenicia XI: Phoenicia and the Bible, Leuven, 1991, pp. 85-94.
  23. _________, "Dor, les maîtres de la mer," Le monde de la Bible 79 (1992), pp. 33-40.
  24. _________, "The Many Masters of Dor," Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR);
      19/1 (1993) 24-31, 76;
      19/2 (1993) 18-29;
      19/3 (1993) 38-49.
  25. Stewart, A. "A death at Dor," BAR 19/2 (1993) 31-36.

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    Final Reports

  26. Stern, E. et al. Excavations at Dor, Vol. 1A, Areas A and C: Introduction and Stratigraphy, Qedem (Reports of the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University), Jerusalem, 1995.
  27. __________, Excavations at Dor, Vol. 1B Areas A and C: The Finds, Qedem (Reports of the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University), Jerusalem, 1995.

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    Construction

  28. Berg, J. E. "The Temple at Tel Dor, Israel," M.A. Thesis, California State University, Sacramento, 1986.
  29. Sharon, I. "Phoenician and Greek Ashlar Construction Techniques at Tel Dor, Israel," BASOR 267 (1987) 21-42.
  30. ______, "The Fortifications of Dor and the Transcription from the Israeli-Syrian concept of Defense to the Greek Concept," Qadmoniot 24 (1991) 105-113 (Hebrew).
  31. Stern, E. "The Walls of Dor," IEJ 38 (1988) 6-14.
  32. ______, "Hazor, Dor and Megiddo in the Time of Ahab and Under Assyrian Rule," IEJ 40 (1990) 12-30.

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    Aqueducts

  33. Peleg, J. "Two Aqueducts to Dor," in: Amit, D. et al(eds.), Ancient Aqueducts in Israel, Jerusalem, 1990, pp. 109-114 (Hebrew).
  34. Scott, B. J. "The Aqueduct at Tel Dor, A Historical and Descriptive Analysis," M.A. Thesis, California State University, Sacramento, 1988.

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    Cult and Ritual

  35. Stern, E. "A Favissa of a Phoenician Sanctuary from Tel Dor," Journal of Jewish Studies 33: Essays in Honour of Yigael Yadin, Oxford, 1982, pp. 35-54.
  36. ______, "Two Favissae from Tel Dor, Israel," in: Bonnet, C., Lipinski, E. and Marchetti, P. (eds.), Studia Phoenicia Vol. IV=Religio Phoenicia, Namur, 1986, pp. 277-287.
  37. ______, "The Beginning of the Greek Settlement in Palestine in Light of the Excavations at Tel Dor," in: Gitin, S. and Dever, W. G. (eds.), Recent Excavations in Israel; Studies in Iron Age Archaeology, Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research 49 (1989) 107-124.
  38. _______, "Priestly Blessing of a Voyage," BAR 21.1 (1995) 50-55.

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    Projectiles

  39. Fischer, T. "Tryphons verfehlter Sieg von Dor," Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik 93 (1992) 29-30
  40. Gera, D. "Triphon's Sling Bullet from Dor," IEJ 35 (1985) 153-163.
  41. Shatzman, I. "Ballista Stones from Tel dor and the Artillery of the Greco-Roman World," Qadimoniot 24 (1991) 94-104 (Hebrew).

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    Ceramics

  42. Gilboa, A. "New Finds at Tel Dor and the Beginning of Cypro-Geometric Pottery Import to Palestine," IEJ 39 (1989) 204-218.
  43. ______, "The Pottery of Dor During the Assyrian Occupation Period," M.A. Dissertation, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1992 (Hebrew).
  44. ______, "Assyrian-Type Pottery at Dor and the Status of the Town During the Assyrian Occupation Period," Eretz Israel, 25 (in press; Hebrew, with English abstract).
  45. Gunneweg, J. and Perlman, I. "Hellenistic Braziers from Israel: Results of Pottery Analysis," IEJ 34 (1984) 232-238.
  46. Guz-Silberstein, B. "Drinking Vessels from Tel Dor," Qadmoniot 22 (1989) 39-41 (Hebrew).
  47. Hershkovitz, M. "Miniature Ointment Vases from the Second Temple Period," IEJ 36 (1986) 45-51.
  48. Iacovou, Maria "Additions to the Corpus of Eleventh Century B.C. Pictorial Pottery." in: Etairea Kypriakon Soudon: Studies in Honour of Vassos Karageorghis, Nicosia, 1992, pp. 217-226.
  49. Rahmani, L.Y. "Hellenistic Brazier Fragments from Israel," IEJ 34 (1984) 224-231.
  50. Rosenthal-Heginbottom, R. "Notes on Hellenistic Braziers from Tel Dor,"Qadmoniot,14 (1981) 110-111 (Hebrew).
  51. __________________,"Greek Classical Lamps and their Imitation in the Eastern Mediterranean-Questions of Chronology," Practika (1988) 297-301.
  52. Yellin, J. "The Origin of Some Cypro-Geometric Pottery from Tel Dor," IEJ 39 (1989) 219-227.

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    Inscriptions

  53. Delavault, B. and Lemaire, A. "Les inscriptions pheniciennes de Palestine," Rivista di Studi Fenici 7 (1979) 19, No. 39, Pl. XI.
  54. Gera, D. and Cotton H. M. "A Dedication from Dor to a Governor of Syria," IEJ 41 (1991) 258-266.
  55. Naveh, J. "Unpublished Phoenician Inscriptions from Palestine," IEJ 37 (1987) 26.
  56. ______,"Phoenician Ostraca from Tel Dor," in: Gitin, S. (ed.), Jonas G. Greenfield Festchrift (in press)

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    Sculpture

  57. Stern, E. "Phoenician Finds from Tel Dor, Israel," RSF 19 (1991) 97-105.
  58. Wenning, R. "Helenistische Skulpturen in Israel," Boreas (1983) 105-108.

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    Seals

  59. Ariel, D. T. et al. "A Group of Stamped Hellenistic Storage Jar Handles from Dor," IEJ 35 (1985) 135-182.
  60. Avigad, N. "The Priest of Dor," IEJ 25 (1975) 101-10 "A Hebrew Seal Depicting a Sailing Boat," BASOR 246 (1982) 59-62.
  61. Haran, M. "A Temple at Dor?" IEJ 27 (1977) 12-15.
  62. Stern, E. "Two Phoenician Glass Seals from Tel Dor," Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society of Columbia University 16/17 (1984/85) The Elias Bickerman Festschrift, pp. 213-216.

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    Coins

  63. Meshorer, Y. "The Coins of Dora," Israel Numismatic Journal 9 (1986/87) 59-72.

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    Purple Dye Industry

  64. Karmon, Nira and Spanier, E. "Remains of a Purple Dye Industry found at Shiqmona," IEJ 38 (1988) 184-186.
  65. Lanigan, L. R. "The Purple Dye Industry at Tel Dor, Israel," M.A. Thesis in Anthropology at California State University, Sacramento, 1989.

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    Marine Archaeology

  66. Kingsley, Sean and Raveh, Kurt "The Ancient Harbor and Anchorage at Dor, Israel: Results of the Underwater Surveys 1976-1991," BAR International Series, Oxford, 1996.
  67. Linder, E. "The Ma'agan-Michael Shipwreck Excavation: First Season 1988," University of Haifa Center for Maritime Studies News 16 (1989) 6-8.
  68. Misch-Brandl, O. (ed.) "From the Depths of the Sea: Cargoes of Ancient Wrecks from the Carmel Coast," Catalogue No. 263, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1985.
  69. Raban, A. "Recent Maritime Archaeological Research in Israel," International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 10 (1981) 293-308; 12 (1983) 229-241; 14 (1985) 332-349.
  70. _______, "The Harbor of the Sea Peoples at Dor," Biblical Archaeologist 50 (1987) 118-126.
  71. _______,"The Constructive Maritime Role of the Sea Peoples in the Levant," in: Helzer, M. and Lipinske, E. (eds.), Society and Economy in the Eastern Mediterranean (1500-1000 B.C.), Leuven, 1988, pp. 261-294.
  72. _______, "Maritime Dor," in: Stern, E. (ed.), The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Ecavations in the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1993, pp. 368-371.
  73. Raban, A. and Artzy, M. "Dor Yam (Sea and Coastal Dor, 1980)," IEJ 32 (1982) 145-147, 256-259.
  74. Raveh, K. "Tel Dor Maritime Archaeology: North Bay," Excavations and Surveys in Israel 7/8 (1988/89) 50.
  75. Wachsman, S. and Raveh, K. "A Concise Nautical History of Dor/Tanturah," IJNA 13 (1984) 223-241.
  76. __________________,"In the Footsteps of Napoleon at Tanturah, Israel," Archaeology 37(1984) 58-76.
  77. __________________,"Under Water Surveys," in: Stern, E. (ed.), The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1993, pp. 371-372.

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    Of Related Interest (More Sea Peoples, Philistines, Phoenicians, etc.)

    I have listed the following works because they represent the broad range of theories concerning the origins of the Sea Peoples (of whom the Tjeker of Dor were a part) and their arrival in the Levant. While I do have some very strong opinions of my own in this regard, I have tried to provide references to works which cover the full spectrum of inquiry.
  78. Aharoni, Y. The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography. Philadelphia, 1967.
  79. Ahlstrom, G. W. The History of Ancient Palestine, Minneapolis, 1993.
  80. Albright, W.F. "Syria, the Philistines, and Phoenicia." CAH(3) Volume II. Part 2A. History of the Middle East and the Aegean Region c. 1380-1000 B.C. 1975, 507-536.
  81. Amiran, R. Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land. Israel, 1969.
  82. Ben-Tor, A. The Archaeology of Ancient Israel, New Haven, 1992
  83. Breasted, J.H. Ancient Records of Egypt. Historical Documents from the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest. Vols. 3 & 4, London, 1988.
  84. Burdajewicz, M. Aegean Sea Peoples and Religious Architecture, BAR Int'l Series 558, Oxford, 1990
  85. Cross, F.M. "A Philistine Ostracon from Ashkelon: New test in the little-known Philistine language" BAR 22.1 (1996) 64
  86. Culican, W. The first merchant ventures, the ancient Levant in history and commerce. London, 1966.
  87. Dever, W. G. "Ashdod." The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. Oxford, 1997, 219-20.
  88. __________"Ceramics, Ethnicity, and the Question of Israel's Origins" (Netscape 3/6/98)
      http://shemesh.scholar.emory.edu/scripts/ASOR/BA/Dever.html
  89. Dietrich, M. and Loretz, O. "Das seefahrende Volk von Sikilia," Ugarit Forschungen 10 (1978) 53-56.
  90. Dothan, M. & Freedman, D.N.: "Ashdod I: The First Season of Excavation, 1962," Atiqot 7 (1967).
  91. ___________"Ashdod II-III: The Second and Third Seasons of Excavations, 1963, 1965, Sounding in 1967,"
  92. Atiqot 9-10 (1971).
  93. ___________"Ashdod IV." Atiqot .15 (1982).
  94. Dothan, T. Excavations at the cemetery of Deir el-Balah. Jerusalem, 1979.
  95. ________ "Some aspects of the appearance of the Sea Peoples and Philistines in Canaan." Griechenland, die Ägäis und die Levante während der »Dark ages« vom 12. bis zum 9.Jh.v.Chr. Akten des Symposions von Stift Zwettl (NÖ) 11.-14. Okt. 1980. Wien 1983. 99-120.
  96. ________The Philistines and Their Material Culture. New Haven, 1982. DS90.D63 1992
  97. ________People of the Sea. The Search for the Philistines. New York, 1992.
  98. ________"The Sea Peoples and the Philistines of Ancient Palestine." Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Volume II. Jack M. Sasson, Editor in Chief. New York, 1995, 1267-1279.
  99. Dothan, T. and Gitin, S. "The Rise and Fall of Ekron of the Philistines: Recent Excavations at a Border Site." Biblical Archaeologist (December 1987) 197-220
  100. Dothan, T., Gitin, S. and Naveh, J. "Ekron Identity Confirmed: A unique royal inscription offers clues to early Philistine history" Archaeology (Jan/Feb 1998) 30-31
  101. Edgerton, W. F. and J. A. Wilson. Historical Records of Ramses III: The Texts in Medinet Habu volumes I and II, Translated with Explanatory Notes (= SAOC, 12). Chicago, 1936.
  102. Epigraphic Survey. Medinet Habu: Earlier Historical Records of Ramses III (= OIP, 8). Chicago, 1930.
  103. Epigraphic Survey. Medinet Habu, 2: Later Historical Records of Ramses III (= OIP 9). Chicago, 1932. 2 v. Chicago, 1941-51.
  104. Erlich, C. S. The Philistines in Transition: A History from ca. 1000-730 B.C.E., E.J. Brill, New York, 1996.
  105. Frankfort, H. Studies in Early Pottery of the Near East II: Asia, Europe and the Aegean, and their Earliest Interrelations. London, 1927.
  106. Gardiner, A. H. Ancient Egyptian Onomastica, Vols 1 & 2, Oxford, 1947
  107. Hesse, B. and P. Wapnish. "Pig's Feet, Cattle Bones and Bird's Wings: Thousands of bones shed light on Ashkelon's meat industry." BAR 22.1 (1996) 62
  108. Hölbl, G. "Die historischen Aussagen der ägyptischen Seevölkerinschriften." Griechenland, die Ägäis und die Levante während der »Dark ages« (NÖ) 11.-14. Okt. 1980. Wien 1983, 121-143.
  109. Hölscher, Uvo. The Excavation of Medinet Habu, 1: General Plans and Views (= OIP, 21). Chicago, 1934.
  110. ____________. The Excavation of Medinet Habu, 3, 4: The Mortuary Temple of Ramses III (= OIP, 54, 55).
  111. Janssen, Jac J. "A New Kingdom Settlement: The Verso of Pap. BM. 10068." AF 19 (1992) 8-23. [AEB 92.0378 English]
  112. Kelm, G. L. & Mazar, Amihai. Timnah: A Biblical City in the Sorek Valley. Indiana, 1995.
  113. Lehmann, G.A. Die mykenisch-frühgriechische Welt und der östliche Mittelmeerraum in der Zeit der»Seevölker« Invasionen um 1200 v. Chr. 1985.
  114. ____________"Umbrüche und Zäsuren im östlichen Mittelmeerraum und Vorderasien zur Zeit der »Seevölker« Invasionen um nach 1200 v.Chr. Neue Quellenzeugnisse und Befunde."Historische Zeitschrift. 262.1 (1996) 1-38.
  115. ____________"Zum Auftreten von "Seevölker"-Gruppen im östlichen Mittelmeerraum - eine Zwischenbilanz. Griechenland, die Ägäis und die Levante während der »Dark ages« vom 12. bis zum 9.Jh.v.Chr. Akten des Symposions von Stift Zwettl (NÖ) 11.-14. Okt. 1980. Wien 1983, 79-97.
  116. Leonard, Albert Jr. "The Significance of the Mycenaean Pottery found East of the Jordan River." Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan III, A. Hadidi, ed., London, 1987, 261-266.
  117. Margalith, O. The Sea Peoples in the Bible, Wiesbaden, 1994.
  118. Mazar, A. Excavations at Tell Qasile I: Philistine Sanctuary Architecture & Cult Objects. Qedem 12. Jerusalem, 1980.
  119. ________Excavations at Tell Qasile II: Various, Finds, Pottery, Conclusions. Qedem 20. Jerusalem, 1985.
  120. ________Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: 10,000-586 B.C.E. New York, 1990
  121. Mazar, B. The Early Biblical Period: Historical Studies, Jerusalem, 1986
  122. ________ Biblical Israel: State and People, Jerusalem, 1992
  123. McGovern, P. "Central Transjordan in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages: An Alternative Hypothesis of Socio-Economic Transformation and Collapse." Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan III, A. Hadidi, ed., London, 1987, 261-266.
  124. Moran, W. L. The Amarna Letters, Baltimore, 1992
  125. Murnane, William J. United with Eternity: A Concise Guide to the Monuments of Medinet Habu. Cairo, 1980.
  126. Nelson, H.H. "The Epigraphic Survey of the Great Temple of Medinet Habu." OIC 5 (1930) 1-36.
  127. Nibbi, A. The Sea Peoples: A Re-examination of the Egyptian Sources, Self-published, 1972
  128. Nims, Charles F. "Ramesseum Sources of Medinet Habu Reliefs." Fs Hughes (1976), pp. 169-175.
  129. Praag, K. "The Imitation of Cypriote Wares in Late Bronze Age Palestine." Palestine in the Bronze and Iron Ages. edited. by Jonathan Tubb. London, 1985.
  130. Pritchard, J. B. Ancient Near Eastern Texts relating to the Old Testament, Second Edition, Corrected and Enlarged (=ANET2) Princeton, 1955.
  131. ____________The Ancient Near EastVol. I: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Princeton, 1973.
  132. ____________The Ancient Near EastVol. II: A New Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Princeton, 1975.
  133. ____________Harper Atlas of the Bible. New York, 1987.
  134. Redford, D.B. Egypt, Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times. Princeton, 1994.
  135. Roaf, M. Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East, Oxford, 1990
  136. Sandars, Nancy K. The Sea Peoples: Warriors of the Ancient Mediterranean, 1250 - 1150 B.C., , London, 1978.
  137. Schachermeyr, F. "Seevölkerwanderung." Der Kleine Pauly. Lexikon der Antike. Band V. München, 1975, 65-67.
  138. Stadelmann, R. "Die Abwehr der Seevölker unter Ramses III." Saeculum. Jahrbuch für Universalgeschichte 19(1968)156-71.
  139. Stager, L. E. "The Fury of Babylon: Ashkelon and the Archaeology of Destruction." BAR 22.1 (1996) 64
  140. Stone, B.J. review article: Othniel Margalith. The Sea Peoples in the Bible. In Jewish Quarterly Review 88 (Jul-Oct. 1998Ðforthcoming)
  141. Tubb, J. (ed.) Palestine in the Bronze and Iron Ages. London, 1985.
  142. van Essche-Merchez, Eric. "La syntaxe formelle des reliefs et de la grande inscription de l'an 8 de Ramsès III à Medinet Habu" CdE 67 (1992) 211-239.
  143. Wilson, John A. "Ancient Text Corrections in Medinet Habu." ZÄS 68 (1932) 48-56.
  144. Wood, B. "The Philistines Enter Canaan: Were They Egyptian Lackeys or Invading Conquerors?" BAR 17.6 (1991) 45-52.

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