Abstract
Some 2 km east of Tel Afeq, an excavation was conducted in three subterranean chambers exposed during construction works. The chambers, which were accessed by vertical shafts, probably served as storerooms for a nearby settlement. The pottery and flint objects, found in fills within the caves, date to Early Bronze Age IB. The surface treatment of the pottery reflects aspects of the northern EB IB culture, while the shapes of the vessels reveal a southern influence. These finds shed light on domestic and storage activities in the fourth millennium BCE.
Keywords
plastic decoration, string-cut base, Canaanean sickle blades, bone tools
Recommended Citation
Sklar-Parnes, Deborah A. and Eisenberg, Emanuel
(2007)
"Subterranean Storage Chambers from the Early Bronze Age IB at Giv‘at Qesem (pp. 1*–12*),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 56, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1353
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol56/iss1/3
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