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Description
Following surveys and excavations in the area of the Rephaim Valley, within the framework of the Rephaim Valley Project, the valley was revealed to have been densely settled throughout the ages. The aims of the project were to document neglected archaeological remains such as villages, terraces and stone mounds––their chronology, ancient handicrafts and industries––and to attempt to view the overall settlement patterns in the area. This volume presents the excavations at Manaḥat.
Excavations in the stone mounds revealed that small farmsteads from MB I were later built upon by MB IIB village dwellings. Scarce remains of a LB II phase were also recognized. The terraces, and the layers of soil brought as fill during the Roman period, preserved these remains, creating stone mounds that are a common phenomenon seen throughout the region.
EISBN
9789654065443
Publication Date
1998
Publisher
Israel Antiquities Authority
City
Jerusalem
Disciplines
Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Life Sciences | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Edelstein, Gershon; Milevski, Ianir; and Aurant, Sara, "Villages, Terraces, and Stone Mounds: Excavations at Manḥat Jerusalem, 1987–1989" (1998). IAA Reports—Monograph Series of the Israel Antiquities Authority. 72.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69704/iaaRepV000.1996.72
https://publications.iaa.org.il/iaareports/72
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