A Burial Complex from the Roman Period in Ancient Haifa (with contributions by DonaldT. Ariel and Yossi Nagar) (Hebrew, pp. 1*–11*; English summary, pp. 197–198)

Authors

Shalom Yanklevitz

Abstract

Within the boundaries of Ancient Haifa (Haifa el-‘Atiqa) a burial cave was exposed, hewn in the kurkar rock. Two burial chambers and the remains of two others survived, entered through a courtyard. Chamber 1 was well-preserved, containing eight burial troughs hewn in two arcosolia and an additional trough near the entrance. The cave was dated based on the finds within Chamber 1, including coins, to the fourth–sixth centuries CE; it served for burial up to the seventh century CE. The cave was probably part of the Jewish cemetery of Haifa during the Roman and Byzantine periods.

Keywords

Carmel, burial, burial goods, wooden coffins

Recommended Citation

Yanklevitz, Shalom (2008) "A Burial Complex from the Roman Period in Ancient Haifa (with contributions by DonaldT. Ariel and Yossi Nagar) (Hebrew, pp. 1*–11*; English summary, pp. 197–198)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 60, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1231
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol60/iss1/12