Abstract
Sixteen tombs were excavated in the northern part of the city of Migdal Ha-‘Emeq in the Galilee. These rock-hewn tombs belong to a large cemetery, which was used during the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods; a secondary use of the tombs was made during the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. Tow tomb groups were documented: the early tombs comprised loculi (kokhim) and were sealed by a roll stone; the later tombs comprised arcosolia with burial troughs and their opening was frequently sealed by a roll stone. The finds within the tombs—a limestone ossuary, an oil lamp decorated with a menorah and lamps with a broken discus—suggest that the cemetery belonged to a Jewish settlement during the Roman and Byzantine periods.
Keywords
Jewish cemetery, burial gifts, glass finds, jewelry, coins, winepress
Recommended Citation
Tatcher, Ayelet and Gal, Zvi
(2009)
"The Ancient Cemetery at Migdal Ha‘Emeq (el-Mujeidil) (Hebrew, pp. 1*–47*; English summary, pp. 131–132),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 61, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1253
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol61/iss1/9
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