CONSTRUCTING THE ASSYRIAN SIEGE RAMP AT LACHISH: TEXTS, ICONOGRAPHY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAMMETRY

2021/10/14 by Yosef Garfınkel, Jon W. Carroll, Michael Pytlik +1 · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History #Archaeological Research and Protection #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

paper · doi:10.1111/ojoa.12231

openalex publication_date 2021/10/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Summary This research examines the Assyrian siege ramp at Lachish, the only such known from the ancient Near East and the oldest in the world. The combination of different sources (texts, iconography and archaeology) enables us to reconstruct how this monumental war installation was erected. We used photogrammetric analysis, facilitated through small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) imagery, to digitally map the landscape and evaluate different potential scenarios with regard to the construction and use of the ramp.

Citations

• The Canaanite and Judean Cities of Lachish, Israel: Preliminary Report of the Fourth Expedition, 2013–2017

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• Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant [wikipedia]
• Tel Lachish [wikipedia]

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