Abstract
Within the boundaries of the ancient cemeteries associated with the protohistoric settlement of ‘En Esur, another tomb (T80), dated to EB IB–EB II, was discovered. A close examination of the burial gifts reveals a notable regionalism, in contrast with the imported and luxurygoodsdiscovered in other tombs in the ‘En Esur cemeteries. The local nature of the finds and lack of prestige items, as well as the anthropological analysis of the interred, might suggest that a less-affluent group of people was buried here.
Keywords
cemetery, burial goods, social status, commerce
Recommended Citation
Gorzalczany, Amir and Sharvit, Jacob
(2010)
"An Early Bronze Age Tomb of the ‘Common People’(?) in the ‘En Esur (‘Ein Asawir) Cemetery (pp. 85–112),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 64, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1295
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol64/iss1/7
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