Abstract
A total of 49 malacological remains were recovered from Ashqelon, Afridar, comprising mainly local Mediterranean seashells, as well as Chambardia rubens from the Nile region. The exchange of Chambardia rubens might point to maritime trade contacts between Canaan and Egypt in early EB I.
Keywords
southern coastal plain, trade, tallies, counters, ornaments
Recommended Citation
Ktalav, Inbar
(2021)
"Molluscs from the Early Bronze Age I Site at Ashqelon, Afridar (Area E-2) (pp. 107–110),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 103, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1933
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol103/iss1/5
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