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Description

This volume is the third in a series of reports documenting excavations at the large protohistoric site of ‘En Esur and its extensive burial grounds, located in the northern Sharon plain along a major ancient trade route. The four relatively intact and undisturbed Early Bronze Age burial caves presented in the current volume, excavated in the framework of the Cross Israel Highway Project, revealed over 2000 complete ceramic vessels representing an uninterrupted sequence over several hundred years. These four burial caves comprise an invaluable contribution to our knowledge of the society, trade relations and burial customs in the region during the Early Bronze Age.

EISBN

9789654067478

Publication Date

23-12-2021

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority

City

Jerusalem

Keywords

Bronze Age burial practices, Early Bronze Age pottery, protohistoric cemetery, burial caves, burial offerings

Disciplines

Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology

‘En Esur (‘Ein Asawir) III Excavations in the Bronze Age Cemetery

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