The Chalcolithic Cemetery at Palmaḥim (North): New Evidence of Burial Patterns from the Central Coastal Plain (pp. 1–94)

Authors

Amir Gorzalczany, Israel Antiquities Authority

Abstract

Palmaḥim (North) is a large Chalcolithic burial and cult site of a type previously unknown in the central coastal plain of Israel. The well-planned cemetery comprises circular or rectangular single-chamber burial structures, built upon or hewn into the kurkar bedrock. Within the burial structures, secondary interments were made in a variety of receptacles, including small cists, chain-burial cells, stone and clay ossuaries, and burial jars. Most of the tombs had rectangular, trapezoidal or ovoid orthostats attached to one of their sides within a recess. The pottery assemblage is small, consisting mainly of simple types very common in the Ghassulian Chalcolithic culture.

Keywords

Chalcolithic, burial customs, flint tools, ossuaries, physical anthropology, cornets, petrography, ritual

Recommended Citation

Gorzalczany, Amir (2018) "The Chalcolithic Cemetery at Palmaḥim (North): New Evidence of Burial Patterns from the Central Coastal Plain (pp. 1–94)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 91, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1858
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol91/iss1/2