Excavator · Archaeologist · Other
F. J. Bliss
fl. 1890–1907 · United States
American excavator and archaeologist, active 1890–1907. Excavated with Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister; worked with William Flinders Petrie and E. Sellin.
Life and work
- 1892Excavated the mound of Tell el-Hesi in 1892, removing a large quantity of pottery.
Stephen Denison Peet, The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal (1892)
- 1893Conducted excavations at Tell el-Hesy (Lachish) in the winter before 1893, reported in the Quarterly Statement of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
American journal of Archaeology and of the History of the fine arts vol.8 (1893)
- 1894–1900Excavated for the Palestine Exploration Fund at Tell el-Hesi after Petrie, in Jerusalem in 1894–1897, and at Tell es-Safi and other sites with Macalister in 1898–1900, finding Cypriot pottery and cylinder seals like those from Cypriot tombs.
- 1894Excavated thoroughly one-third of a hill in Palestine, and in Jerusalem during 1894-97 with an architect, finding pre-Israelite towers and bronze implements.
- 1898–1900Co-directed excavations at Tell es-Safi and Gezer in Palestine, 1898–1900, and published the results, including a Cypriot-related finds context.
Jeremias, Alfred, 1864-1935, Das Alte Testament im lichte des alten Orients (1916)
- 1899Led the first excavations at Tel Safit (Gath) in 1899 for the Palestine Exploration Fund, digging areas A to E of the tell.
- UndatedCo-excavated Tell el-Hesi (ancient Lachish) with Petrie, an excavation important for Palestinian ceramic chronology.
The Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society 1922-1923: 2-3 (1922)
- UndatedCo-author with Macalister of the Excavations at Gezer report illustrating the cup-markings.
L.a. Waddell, The Phcenician Origin Of Britons Scots Anglo-saxons (1924)
- UndatedFound Babylonian-style seal-cylinders and western imitations
The "higher criticism" and the verdict of the monuments (1895)
- UndatedNamed with Cypriot pottery sherd
- UndatedFound a Type 1 figurine at Tell el Hesi in his City sub-IV
In the field
1 recordTell el Hesi
FoundBliss found a Cypriote Type 1 figurine at Tell el Hesi in City sub-IV.
specimen of Cypriote terracotta figurine, Type 1Åström & Åström 1972, p. 584
Connections
3 peopleFieldwork & employment
- Excavated with Robert Alexander Stewart MacalisterExcavations in Palestine 1898–1900 Jeremias, Alfred, 1864-1935, Das Alte Testament im lichte des alten Orients (1916)1898–1900
- Excavated with William Flinders PetrieTell el-Hesi (Lachish) The Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society 1922-1923: 2-3 (1922)
Colleagues & contacts
- Worked with William Flinders PetrieTell el-Hesi excavations Cobern, Camden McCormack, 1855-1920, Recent explorations in the Holy Land and Kadesh-Barnea, the "lost oasis" of the the Sinaitic peninsula (1914); الارض المقدسة 51890–1907
- Worked with E. Sellinالارض المقدسة 51894–1907
- Worked with Robert Alexander Stewart MacalisterExcavations at Gezer; Tel Safit excavations L.a. Waddell, The Phcenician Origin Of Britons Scots Anglo-saxons (1924); Michaël Jasmin, L'étude de la transition du Bronze récent II au Fer I en Palestine méridionale (2006), p. 811899–1906
Mentioned in
6 mentionsDocuments · 3
- A tale of two Yusifs: recovering Arab agency in Palestine Exploration Fund excavations 1890-1924
2017
PEF excavation director
Irving 2017
- The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Vol. IV, Part 1D: The Late Cypriote Bronze Age. Other Arts and Crafts. Relative and Absolute Chronology, Foreign Relations, Historical Conclusions
p. 584
Bliss found a Cypriote Type 1 figurine at Tell el Hesi in City sub-IV.
Åström & Åström 1972
- L'étude de la transition du Bronze récent II au Fer I en Palestine méridionale
Jasmin 2006
- People · 3listed under Connections
Sources
- 1.P. Åström, L. Åström (1972). The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Vol. IV, Part 1D: The Late Cypriote Bronze Age. Other Arts and Crafts. Relative and Absolute Chronology, Foreign Relations, Historical Conclusions. Lund.
- 2.Cobern, Camden McCormack, 1855-1920, Recent explorations in the Holy Land and Kadesh-Barnea, the "lost oasis" of the the Sinaitic peninsula (1914).
- 3.الارض المقدسة 5.
- 4.The Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society 1922-1923: 2-3 (1922).
- 5.Jeremias, Alfred, 1864-1935, Das Alte Testament im lichte des alten Orients (1916).
- 6.L.a. Waddell, The Phcenician Origin Of Britons Scots Anglo-saxons (1924).
- 7.Michaël Jasmin, L'étude de la transition du Bronze récent II au Fer I en Palestine méridionale (2006).
- 8.The "higher criticism" and the verdict of the monuments (1895).
- 9.Revue archeologique troisieme serie tome.22 (1893).
- 10.Stephen Denison Peet, The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal (1892).
- 11.American journal of Archaeology and of the History of the fine arts vol.8 (1893).
- 12.Lena Åström, Paul Åström et al., The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Vol. IV, Part 1D: The Late Cypriote Bronze Age. Other Arts and Crafts (1972).
- 13.Bliss, Frederick Jones, 1859-1937, The developments of Palestine exploration; being the Ely lectures for 1903 (1906).
- 14.Bliss, Frederick Jones, 1859-1937, The development of Palestine exploration; being the Ely lectures for 1903 (1906).
- 15.Bliss, Frederick Jones, 1859-1937, The development of Palestine exploration (1906).
- 16.Lyon, David Gordon, Recent Excavations in Palestine (1908).
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