The Ancient Cemetery at Migdal Ha‘Emeq (el-Mujeidil) (Hebrew, pp. 1*–47*; English summary, pp. 131–132)

Authors

• Ayelet Tatcher
• Zvi Gal

Abstract

Sixteen tombs were excavated in the northern part of the city of Migdal Ha-‘Emeq in the Galilee. These rock-hewn tombs belong to a large cemetery, which was used during the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods; a secondary use of the tombs was made during the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Tow tomb groups were documented: the early tombs comprised loculi (kokhim) and were sealed by a roll stone; the later tombs comprised arcosolia with burial troughs and their opening was frequently sealed by a roll stone. The finds within the tombs—a limestone ossuary, an oil lamp decorated with a menorah and lamps with a broken discus—suggest that the cemetery belonged to a Jewish settlement during the Roman and Byzantine periods.

Keywords

Jewish cemetery, burial gifts, glass finds, jewelry, coins, winepress

Recommended Citation

Tatcher, A and Gal, Z. 2009. The Ancient Cemetery at Migdal Ha‘Emeq (el-Mujeidil) (Hebrew, pp. 1*–47*; English summary, pp. 131–132). 'Atiqot 61.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1486

Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol61/iss1/23