Shira Gur-Arieh

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectroscopy to detect changes in the clay mineral structure due to exposure to high temperatures on the interior walls of cooking installations.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a study of 11 purported archaeological cooking installations from three different Bronze and Iron Age sites in Israel in which they deployed a variety of microarchaeological techniques.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the microarchaeological traces and archaeological visibility of shellfish cooking activities through a series of experimental procedures with direct roasting using wood-fueled fires and controlled heating in a muffle furnace.

TL;DR: In this article, three sets of experimental pebble hearths were used to study the pebbles' thermal behavior in relation to their volume, and the comparison of these results with observations of Iron Age I archaeological hearths reveals different patterns in pebbling shattering and soot patterns, indicating that the archaeological hearth were used in a different manner than the experimental ones.

TL;DR: In this paper, a broad view of the importance of technology for understanding the Philistines' culture is presented. But, as mentioned before, a broad understanding of the origins, developmental processes, and socio-political matrix of this fascinating culture is still lacking.