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Abstract

Excavations at Tel Qana, situated in the Naḥal Ha-Yarqon basin, revealed a Middle Bronze Age II occupation horizon, a cist grave dating to Late Bronze Age II and two winepresses dating from Iron Age II. The present report focuses on the large LB II cist grave, which contained the remains of a primary burial of a single individual, probably male, who was interred with several ceramic vessels and three metal weapons. The cist’s walls and floor were uniquely plastered with thick layers of high quality, waterproof white lime plaster. This burial seems to indicate a shift from multiple cave burials to single pit interments, previously encountered in the coastal plain and ascribed to the influence of Egyptian mortuary practices.

Keywords

coastal plain, paleo-landscape, tabun, necropolis, burial practices, funerary gifts, anthropology, archaeometallurgy, XRF analysis, tin bronze, petrography, plaster, Egypt, social hierarchy

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