Abstract
The excavation at Tamra yielded important information concerning the Early Bronze Age on the eastern edge of the ‘Akko plain. The first recognizable settlement was established during EB IB. This phase was followed by an EB II settlement, whose pottery assemblage was typically dominated by a large number of Metallic Ware vessels. The major contribution of the excavation, however, is the documentation of an established settlement during EB III. The discovery of an EB III occupation that includes Khirbet Kerak Ware finally introduces this period and its pottery repertoire into the plain.
Keywords
Lower Galilee, pattern combing, typology, ethnicity, settlement pattern, flint, grain wash
Recommended Citation
Smithline, Howard
(2016)
"An Early Bronze Age I–Early Bronze Age III Occupation Sequence at Tamra, Western Galilee (with a contribution by Ofer Marder)(pp. 1–19),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 84, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1716
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol84/iss1/1
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