Abstract
An Omega-type scarab was found in Pit 204, the largest and best-preserved tomb in the cemetery unearthed in Ashqelon. It was found near a fragmentary skull and several bones of a young woman, together with a large assemblage of carefully positioned pottery vessels. The Omega-type scarabs are believed to have been produced in the Southern Levant in early Middle Bronze Age II (c. 1700–1640 BCE).
Keywords
Southern Levant, coastal plain, cemetery, glyptics, Omega Group, chronology, geography, Egypt, Canaan
Recommended Citation
Ben-Tor, Daphna
(2019)
"An Omega-Type Scarab from Middle Bronze Age Burial Pit 204 in Ashqelon (pp. 85–87),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 97, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.2016
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol97/iss1/3
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