A Burial Cave from the Second–First Centuries BCE near ‘En Gedi (with a contribution by Yossi Nagar)(Hebrew, pp. 65*–78*; English summary, pp. 126–127)

Authors

• Amir Ganor
• Sa'ar Ganor

Abstract

The cave was hewn in a cliff; it has a roughly square plan. A corridor leads to three hewn steps with a standing pit at the bottom. Wide benches, on three sides of the standing pit, were used to place the deceased and their funerary offerings. An ossuary with a lid and four legs, was found, decorated with incised motifs. The cave yielded skeletal remains belonging to 13 individuals and pottery dated to the second–first centuries BCE. A few bronze artifacts were also recovered: a ladle, small bottles, kohl sticks and amulets. The cave appears to have been a family burial cave that was used in the Hasmonean and Herodian periods.

Keywords

burial, funerary offerings, double nozzle lamp, linen, cord, organic substance, anthropology, metal

Recommended Citation

Ganor, A and Ganor, S. 2016. A Burial Cave from the Second–First Centuries BCE near ‘En Gedi (with a contribution by Yossi Nagar)(Hebrew, pp. 65*–78*; English summary, pp. 126–127). 'Atiqot 84.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1725

Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol84/iss1/10