Identity and Social religious interaction at Tel Dor's forum: an analysis of coin circulation in the Roman Period
Letícia Aga Pereira Passos  1@  
1 : Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo

The port city called Dor is located in the present-day region of Mount Carmel - a mountain on the coast of Israel where cities such as Haifa and Nesher are located - and near to the Stratton Tower, the ancient Caesarea Maritima. The archeological site of Tel Dor is an important region for the study of antiquity and has produced a great deal of archeological material in almost thirty years of continuous excavations in the region. Due to the occupation of different inhabitants throughout the historical process, such as Phoenicians, Assyrians, Persians, Greeks and Romans, the city has developed into a dynamic panorama for the study of cultural contacts. Moreover, the foundation of the city as a Roman province in the 1st century BCE, allows an analytical overview of the process of transformation of Roman daily life and the emergence of the urban landscape in the new territories. Based on the investigations of the Romans in this region of Judea-Palestine, the research aims to examine the monetary evidence and its religious-iconographic analysis in an archeological context. In other words, we will use the approach of Contextual Archaeology to examine this culture material in relation to the urban space of the city, specifically on the area of the city's forum. The connection between the structure of Forum and the study of coin circulation can develop new interpretations of religious interaction in the Roman Period, and it will allow us to hypothesize about the identity constructions of the population of Dor between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.


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