Abstract
On the western slope of Mount Zion, Jerusalem, below the southwestern corner of the Old City walls, a First Temple period burial ground was revealed. Five rock-cut tombs (A–E) were exposed, one of which (Tomb A) was found sealed with its original blocking stone, and hence its great importance for reconstructing First Temple period burial practices. Tomb A is of the prevalent “bench-tomb” type and it served for multiple and simultaneous burials. The tomb yielded finds that are of special importance, illuminating the burial practices of the people of Jerusalem and Judah in the seventh century BCE until the Babylonian destruction in 587/6 BCE.
Keywords
Judah, First Temple period, burial practices, burial customs, burial gifts, beads, seal, bone, metal, chronology
Recommended Citation
Kloner, Amos and Yezerski, Irit
(2020)
"A Late Iron Age Rock-Cut Tomb on the Western Slope of Mount Zion, Jerusalem (Pp. 1–24),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 98, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1998
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol98/iss1/2
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