Biblical Archaeology Vocab 10 (Mixed)

four-room house

A rectangular residence with three parallel rooms divided by pillars and a broad room at the rear

salvage excavation

The digging of a site being destroyed either by vandalism or for the sake of modern construction

Negev

In biblical times, the area surrounding Beersheba where loess soil is found; the southernmost region within the Promised Land.

khirbeh (construct form: khirbet)

Ruins of a settlement that only existed during a single period of history (unlike a tell which was inhabited for multiple periods)

hectare

10,000 square meters; if laid out in the shape of a square, this area would be 100 meters on each side; equivalent to 2.471 acres.

basalt

A black, non-porous stone formed by lava, riddled with small holes; in the land of Israel, predominantly found in the region of Bashan