Abolishment of the Shrines in the Kingdom of Judah : archaeological evidence from the 10th-8th century BCE

Abstract

Paper focuses on an important question of the historical events during the 10th-8th century BCE - religion reforms. Archaeological evidence is known from the archaeological sites as Khirbet Qeyiafa, Tel Moza, Tel Lachish, Tel Beer-sheba and Tel Arad.

According to finds from these sites it is possible to see events as a long term, probably a natural process.

Keywords

• Biblical archaeology
• Israel
• history
• ancient Near East
• Iron Age
• cult
• religion reforms
• Kingdom of Judah