This article presents a summary of excavations that took place some 30 years ago at Horvat Tov, a late Iron Age fortress in the northeastern Negev. The finds suggest that Horvat Tov was established in the transitional period from the Iron IIB and IIC, and was destroyed like most of the other sites in the region at the end of the 7th or early 6th century BCE. The study reconstructs the historical framework of Judah’s southern frontier, with an emphasis on the Arad–Beer-sheba Valley during the 7th century BCE, and examines the ties between Horvat Tov, the nearby fortress at Tel Arad, and other fortresses in the region at the end of the Iron Age.

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Horvat Tov：内盖夫东北部的铁器时代晚期堡垒

本文概述了大约 30 年前在内盖夫东北部铁器时代晚期堡垒 Horvat Tov 进行的挖掘工作。发现表明 Horvat Tov 是在 Iron IIB 和 IIC 的过渡时期建立的，并在公元前 7 世纪末或 6 世纪初像该地区的大多数其他遗址一样被摧毁。该研究重建了犹大南部边境的历史框架，重点是公元前 7 世纪的阿拉德-别是巴山谷，并考察了附近的特拉阿拉德要塞 Horvat Tov 与该地区其他要塞之间的联系。铁器时代的结束。