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Description
This multi-level site in the Ḥula Valley revealed a rare pre- and proto-historic sequence extending from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period (PPNB), through the Pottery Neolithic period (PN), until it was finally abandoned in the Early Bronze Age II; it was again occupied during medieval times. The abundant water resources were the probable reason for the continued settlement here, despite the difficulties presented by the marshy environment.
The settlements were apparently small villages based on simple agriculture and husbandry throughout their existence, representing local variations of the known cultures of the various periods. The Chalcolithic settlement shows affinities with the Golan Chalcolithic; after a period of abandonment, the EB IA level presents the typical curvilinear architecture of that period; no EB IB presence was evident, and the EB II level is represented mainly by its distinctive pottery.
EISBN
9789654065528
Publication Date
2001
Publisher
Israel Antiquities Authority
City
Jerusalem
Keywords
Protohistoric settlement, Neolithic pottery, Chalcolithic pottery, Early Bronze Age pottery, groundstone
Disciplines
Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Life Sciences | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Eisenberg, Emanuel; Gopher, Avi; and Greenberg, Raphael, "Tel Te’o: A Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Early Bronze Age Site in the Ḥula Valley" (2001). IAA Reports—Monograph Series of the Israel Antiquities Authority. 64.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69704/iaaRepV000.1996.64
https://publications.iaa.org.il/iaareports/64
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