The Cave of the Warrior: A Fourth Millenium Burial in the Judean Desert

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Download 1. Introduction (409 KB)

Download 2. The Discovery of the Cave and Its Excavation (611 KB)

Download 3. The Textiles (3.6 MB)

Download 4. The Plaited Mat (526 KB)

Download 5. The Basket (391 KB)

Download 6. The Wooden Stick (400 KB)

Download 7. The Arrows (589 KB)

Download 8. The Sandals (830 KB)

Download 9. The Twined Mat (270 KB)

Download List of References for Chapters 2–9 (556 KB)

Download 10. The Bow (1.7 MB)

Download 11. The Wooden Bowl (793 KB)

Download 12. The Lithics (780 KB)

Download 13. Red Ochre: The Material and Its Cultural Background (436 KB)

Download 14. The Human Skeleton (1.2 MB)

Download 15. Identification of Fibers of Textiles, Basketry and Matting (4.6 MB)

Download 16. Plant Identification of the Wooden Objects (991 KB)

Download 17. A Chemical and Mineralogical Study of Finds (486 KB)

Download 18. Color Analysis of the Textiles (1.6 MB)

Download 19. Chemical Analysis of Organic Matter Associated with the Bow (357 KB)

Download 20. Radiocarbon Dating of Finds (434 KB)

Download 21. The Conservation of the Linen Textiles (2.7 MB)

Download 22. Summary and Conclusions (1.1 MB)

Download Appendix: Hasmonean Coins Found in the Cave of the Warrior (1.4 MB)