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Temples in antis

ABSTRACT

Temples in antis first appear in the Early Bronze Age in modern day Syria and gradually spread southwards through the rest of the Levant from the Middle Bronze Age onwards. In Syria, some temples in antis are still found in the Iron Age but they seem to be declining in popularity in this period. This research aims to provide a new definition of temples in antis across the Levant based not only on the architecture as in previous research, but also on the finds within the temples. Looking at the finds as well as the architecture allows a consideration of the nature of activities associated with these buildings, and a comparison between these temples and other types of temples will show whether they represent a new style of cult or simply a new style of architecture to house existing cults.

-Rebecca Louise Trow

https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/2011021/1/TrowReb_Apr2015_2011021.pdf

long history in Syria and the Levant. Indeed, it appeared around the middle of the 3rd millennium and was still in use during the Middle Bronze and the Late Bronze Age; it persisted into the Iron Age – examples being the temple discovered at Tell Taynat (8th century BC)1 and the famous temple of Solomon at Jerusalem – before spreading throughout the Mediterranean world in the classical period.

-Corinne Castel

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291344576_The_First_Temples_in_antis_The_Sanctuary_of_Tell_Al-Rawda_in_the_Context_of_3_rd_Millennium_Syria