Abstract
The excavations at Kerem Maharal exposed several occupation strata from the Persian to the end of the Byzantine periods (Strata XI–VII). The Persian-period assemblage (sixth–fourth centuries BCE) comprises both local and imported types, testifying to a long-lived and prosperous settlement. Most of the vessels are of the local Mount Carmel tradition; some, however, show affinities with nearby Phoenician coastal cities. The finds from the Byzantine period are limited to the end of that period, the sixth and early seventh centuries CE, possibly continuing into the early Umayyad period.
Keywords
Carmel, trade, Phoenicia
Recommended Citation
Gendelman, Peter and Sa‘id, Kareem
(2021)
"Pottery of the Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods at Kerem Maharal (pp. 23–47),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 105, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1898
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol105/iss1/7
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