Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1093713

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1093713

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

In the Wake of the Sea Peoples, In the Footsteps of Goliath: Excavating the Philistine Site of Tell es-Safi/Gath. This project brings Australian research into the current scholarly debates on Philistine identity, a quickly growing sub-discipline in Mediterranean archaeology. Marginalized in the Bible as decadent, current research sees the Philistines as a cosmopolitan culture resulting from migration from Cyprus and the Aegean, and interaction with the local Canaanite population. In addition, Australian collaboration and interaction with Israeli colleagues and students will contribute to a more positive perception of the Jewish community in Australia, which has been the recent target of anti-Semitic activities as a result of the Israeli government's invasion of Gaza.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 31-12-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $538,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeology Of Complex Societies: Asia, Africa, Oceania And The | Archaeology | Archaeology Of Complex Societies: Europe, The Mediterranean And | Jewish Studies |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Religious structures and rituals |

Other Keywords

Archaeology | Archaeology Of Complex Societies: Asia, Africa, Oceania And The | Archaeology Of Complex Societies: Europe, The Mediterranean And | Jewish Studies | Religious structures and rituals | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies | Visual Communication

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