Late Chalcolithic Burial Remains and Early Bronze Age I Dwelling Remains from a Karstic Cave at Shoham (Northeast) (with contributions by Yossi Nagar and Nili Liphschitz) (pp. 1–18)

Authors

Edwin C.M. van den Brink, Israel Antiquities Authority

Abstract

Since the 1990s, excavations at Shoham, located at the eastern edge of the Lod Valley, yielded several karstic caves used for burial and dwelling during the Late Chalcolithic period and the Early Bronze Age. One such cave is described in this article. The finds included, inter alia, sherds of rectangular or domiform ceramic ossuaries, V-shaped bowls and some fenestrated pedestal bowls, dating to the Late Chalcolithic period, as well as pottery types typical of Late EB I. The cave is part of a large system of cemeteries comprising karstic caves, which served the population living in nearby settlements on the foothills of the Samaria anticline.

Keywords

burial, ceramic ossuaries, punctured decoration, Byzantine winepress

Recommended Citation

van den Brink, Edwin C.M. (2009) "Late Chalcolithic Burial Remains and Early Bronze Age I Dwelling Remains from a Karstic Cave at Shoham (Northeast) (with contributions by Yossi Nagar and Nili Liphschitz) (pp. 1–18)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 61, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1245
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol61/iss1/1