ABSTRACT
We present a case-study of the Hellenistic and early Roman ceramic storage jars from Yodefat and Bet Zeneta. We have chosen to study the types and distribution of storage jars because, as the main receptacles for both domestic storage and commercial transport of foodstuffs, they are among the most common vessels found at ancient sites. Yodefat and Bet Zeneta are both located in the mountainous region of the Galilee. While both are situated in similar ecological niches, however, their ethnic surroundings differed. Yodefat is within Jewish Galilee, while Bet Zeneta lies close to the Phoenician coastal plain. According to Josephus, the border dividing Jewish Galilee from the Gentile west traversed Beq’a (Peqi’in), about 11 kilometers east of Bet Zeneta (War 3.3.40), thus situating it within Phoenicia proper.
