Sustrato y continuidad cultural en la Edad del Hierro: el caso del Negev y el sur de Jordania

JUAN MANUEL TEBES

Antiguo Oriente

Universidad Catolica Argentina

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2003 vol. 1 p. 3 - 24

1667-9202

One of the most debated issues in the Archaeology of the Palestinian Iron Age is the relationship between the cultural traditions known as "Midianite" and "Edomite", which existed in the Negev and Southern Jordan through all the Iron Age. According to most interpretations, there exists a great similarity between the painted pottery of both cultures. Nevertheless, it remains an unsolved fact the long span of time that separated both ceramics. This paper argues that the historical concept of ?cultural stratum? provides a framework for the understanding of cultural continuities through long periods. In this respect, it is suggested that both the Midianite and Edomite traditions belonged to a same stratum, which would explain the likenesses of the decorative patterns of their ceramics.