Abstract
In 1950 and 1951 salvage excavations were conducted in Ayelet Ha-Shahar (Map ref. 2546/7690), following the exposal of a vertical shaft cover during foundation work south of the Kibbutz water tower. The excavation, on behalf of the Department of Antiquities and Museums, was directed by P.L.O Guy and M. Dothan, with the assistance of A. Hiram (surveying). The shaft (Diam. 0.6 m, Depth c. 4 m) was paved with 11 clay sections (Diam. c. 0.6 m each), placed one on top of the other. The upper part of the shaft was found sealed by a dome-shaped lid, containing many loop handles. The shaft was located in an external room of a building that was destroyed by the bulldozer. The eastern edge of the building was covered with debris to a depth of about 0.8 m. Southwest of the building, the remains of walls were exposed, which had been swept away by erosion. In the south and northeast sides, the Kibbutz houses prevented the possibility of revealing the building.
Keywords
Shaft, Building, Persian
License Number
50/1950, 28/1951
Excavation Date
1950
Recommended Citation
Langstaffe Ord Guy P. , 1950. Ayelet Ha-Shahar 50/1950, 28/1951 (A. Dayan ed.). In Favissa: Past Archaeological Excavation Reports. https://publications.iaa.org.il/favissa/19
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