Artifact Assemblages From Two Roman Shipwrecks Off The Carmel Coast (Pp. 61–110),
2025
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Artifact Assemblages From Two Roman Shipwrecks Off The Carmel Coast (Pp. 61–110), Ehud Galili, Baruch Rosen, Jacob Sharvit
'Atiqot
Rescue operations on the shallow seabed off the Carmel coast retrieved ancient artifacts from two Roman-period shipwrecks. More than 1000 metal objects were retrieved, including nails, lead sheathing, anchors, lead rings, fishing gear, netting tools, figurines, jewelry and various other daily implements used onboard. Scores of silver and bronze coins attributable to two hoards were found, indicating that two ship wreckages occurred at the site: one during the third century CE and the other during the fourth century CE.
Iron Age I Tombs In The Azor Cemetery (With A Contribution By Anat Cohen-Weinberger) (Hebrew, Pp. 17*–40*; English Summary, Pp. 231–232),
2025
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Iron Age I Tombs In The Azor Cemetery (With A Contribution By Anat Cohen-Weinberger) (Hebrew, Pp. 17*–40*; English Summary, Pp. 231–232), Aviva Buchennino, Eli Yannai
'Atiqot
Within the boundaries of the ancient cemetery at Azor several Iron Age I tombs were discovered. The tombs represent four burial types: pits, burial jars, mudbrick-built tombs and cist graves lined with kurkar slabs. The burial offerings comprise local wares, as well as imported vessels, some dating from Late Bronze Age IIB. Also uncovered at the site were a refuse pit from the Byzantine–Umayyad periods and thirteen tombs, probably from the Ottoman period.
Iron-Age Quarries, Second Temple-Period Installations And An Ottoman Watchtower On The Southern Slope Of Mount Scopus, Jerusalem (Pp. 27–43),
2025
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Iron-Age Quarries, Second Temple-Period Installations And An Ottoman Watchtower On The Southern Slope Of Mount Scopus, Jerusalem (Pp. 27–43), Amit Re’Em
'Atiqot
The southern slope of Mount Scopus is characterized by soft white limestone, which served in ancient times for hewing tombs and quarrying stones. Within one of the quarries, installations dating to the Second Temple period were exposed, post-dating the quarrying activity, which should be attributed to the Iron Age. The tombs documented on the slopes of Mount Scopus are of the loculi type, belonging to the northern necropolis of Jerusalem in the late Second Temple period. Based on the plan of the tombs, as well as the ossuaries and pottery finds found within one of them, it appears that they …
Middle Bronze Age Ii Remains At Khirbat ‘Addasa (Hebrew, Pp. 1*–16*; English Summary, Pp. 229–230),
2025
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Middle Bronze Age Ii Remains At Khirbat ‘Addasa (Hebrew, Pp. 1*–16*; English Summary, Pp. 229–230), Zvi Greenhut, Zubair 'Adawi
'Atiqot
At Khirbat ‘Addasa, some 8 km north of the city of Jerusalem, fragmentary architectural remains were uncovered, dating to Middle Bronze Age II. The pottery assemblage yielded vessel types characteristic of the rural habitation in the central mountain region. The site joins contemporary sites to its north and west, all of which were small open settlements.
Settlement Remains From The Bronze And Iron Ages At Ḥorbat Menorim (El-Manara), Lower Galilee (Pp. 1–14),
2025
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Settlement Remains From The Bronze And Iron Ages At Ḥorbat Menorim (El-Manara), Lower Galilee (Pp. 1–14), Karen Covello-Paran
'Atiqot
The previously unexcavated site of Ḥorbat Menorim overlooks the Sea of Galilee and enjoys several springs located on its slopes. Three strata were exposed at the site, including well-preserved architectural elements dating to Early Bronze Age I and Iron Age IIA. Pottery dating from the Intermediate Bronze Age and Middle Bronze Age IIB was found as well. The EB I and Iron IIA pottery assemblages closely connect the site to the region of the Yavne’el Valley, to sites such as Tel Yin‘am and Tel Adami. It seems that the location of the site on the passage of the caravan route …
Or ‘Aqivq: Remains Of A Farming Complex And Irrigation System From The End Of The Byzantine–Beginning Of The Early Islamic Periods In The Agricultural Hinterlandof Caesarea (Hebrew, Pp. 49*–60*; English Summary, Pp. 133–134),
2025
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Or ‘Aqivq: Remains Of A Farming Complex And Irrigation System From The End Of The Byzantine–Beginning Of The Early Islamic Periods In The Agricultural Hinterlandof Caesarea (Hebrew, Pp. 49*–60*; English Summary, Pp. 133–134), Uzi Ad
'Atiqot
Salvage excavations in the northern industrial zone of Or ‘Aqiva unearthed a complex belonging to the agricultural hinterland of Caesarea during the late Byzantine–Early Islamic periods. The complex included a building, a well, a water channel, a large round plaza and walls that delimited paths in the cultivated area. The finds included pottery, glass vessels and coins, mainly dating to the late Byzantine–Early Islamic periods. The architectural finds and the impressive size of the round plaza imply that the complex was built under state initiative. The irrigation system exposed here is the fist evidence of agricultural activity in a region …
A Burial Complex From The Roman Period In Ancient Haifa (With Contributions By Donaldt. Ariel And Yossi Nagar) (Hebrew, Pp. 1*–11*; English Summary, Pp. 197–198),
2025
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A Burial Complex From The Roman Period In Ancient Haifa (With Contributions By Donaldt. Ariel And Yossi Nagar) (Hebrew, Pp. 1*–11*; English Summary, Pp. 197–198), Shalom Yanklevitz
'Atiqot
Within the boundaries of Ancient Haifa (Haifa el-‘Atiqa) a burial cave was exposed, hewn in the kurkar rock. Two burial chambers and the remains of two others survived, entered through a courtyard. Chamber 1 was well-preserved, containing eight burial troughs hewn in two arcosolia and an additional trough near the entrance. The cave was dated based on the finds within Chamber 1, including coins, to the fourth–sixth centuries CE; it served for burial up to the seventh century CE. The cave was probably part of the Jewish cemetery of Haifa during the Roman and Byzantine periods.
The Tel Tanninim Aqueduct (Channel E) From The Byzantine Period (Hebrew, Pp. 13*–24*; English Summary, Pp. 199–200),
2025
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The Tel Tanninim Aqueduct (Channel E) From The Byzantine Period (Hebrew, Pp. 13*–24*; English Summary, Pp. 199–200), Yosef Porath
'Atiqot
A section of an aqueduct (Channel E), which led water to the Byzantine settlement and monastery(?) at Tel Tanninim, was found some seventy meters west of the High Aqueduct to Caesarea. New data concerning the water level in the Lower Aqueduct to Caesarea dismissed the previous hypothesis that the Lower Aqueduct was the water source of Channel E. The results of several surveys and excavations pertaining to the question of the water source of Channel E, point to the High Aqueduct to Caesarea as its water source. Excavations clearly showed that Channel E was built in two stages: first a …
A Coastal Rural Occupation Of The Medieval Period At ‘En Gev (Pp. 177–191),
2025
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A Coastal Rural Occupation Of The Medieval Period At ‘En Gev (Pp. 177–191), Hervé Barbé
'Atiqot
In a salvage excavation conducted south of Kibbutz ‘En Gev, two building phases were observed. The early building remains were constructed prior to the Medieval period, while the later construction was dated to the Medieval period, comprising two complexes. The pottery finds date from the Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Medieval and Ottoman periods. The exposed building complexes are part of a rural occupation on the eastern coast of the Sea of Galilee during the Medieval period, which existed from the twelfth through the fourteenth centuries CE.
A Coin Wrapped In Cloth From Elqosh (Pp. 193–194),
2025
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A Coin Wrapped In Cloth From Elqosh (Pp. 193–194), Fanny Vitto
'Atiqot
A coin wrapped in cloth was found in a Roman-period burial cave at Elqosh. The coin was published in the previous volume of ‘Atiqot (No. 59), however, its photograph was not published. The coin is presented here once again with its photograph and a short discussion.
A Byzantine Church At Qiryat Ata(With A Contribution By Ariel Berman) (Pp. 165–176),
2025
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A Byzantine Church At Qiryat Ata(With A Contribution By Ariel Berman) (Pp. 165–176), Fanny Vitto
'Atiqot
Part of a Byzantine-period church was revealed during an excavation conducted at Qiryat Ata. The church was basilical in plan, oriented roughly eastward. The nave was paved with a polychrome mosaic, exhibiting a geometric pattern that was dated on stylistic grounds to the second half of the sixth century CE. Small limestone fragments decorated with geometric motifs were found on the mosaic floor, probably belonging to a chancel screen. The finds included pottery and glass vessels of Late Byzantine date. The church probably belongs to a rather prosperous settlement that existed within the present limits of Qiryat Ata.
A Late Third–Fourth-Century Ce Burial Cave On Remez Street, Qiryat Ata (With A Contribution By Gabriela Bijovsky) (Pp. 131–164),
2025
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A Late Third–Fourth-Century Ce Burial Cave On Remez Street, Qiryat Ata (With A Contribution By Gabriela Bijovsky) (Pp. 131–164), Fanny Vitto
'Atiqot
Excavations in a rock-cut burial cave at Qiryat Ata yielded numerous finds, including pottery coffins, lamps, pottery and glass vessels, jewelry and coins, dating to the Late Roman period. This type of cave, containing six loculi (kokhim) and an arcosolium, does not appear in the Galilee before the late second–third centuries CE. The discovery of jewelry items and coins in the cave probably point to the Pagan identity of the interred. The coins discovered in the cave seem to indicate the pagan belief of paying the ferryman Charon an obol for crossing to the netherworld. Several other Late Roman-period caves …
Four Hebrew Seals, One Depicting And Assyrian-Like Archer, From The Western Wall Plaza Excavations, Jerusalem (Pp. 115–129),
2025
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Four Hebrew Seals, One Depicting And Assyrian-Like Archer, From The Western Wall Plaza Excavations, Jerusalem (Pp. 115–129), Tallay Ornan, Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah, Zvi Greenhut, Benjamin Sass, Yuval Goren
'Atiqot
Four Hebrew seals were unearthed in an Iron Age II building excavated opposite the Western Wall, Jerusalem. All four seals are inscribed in Hebrew of the eighth–seventh centuries BCE, but each was executed by a different ‘hand’. One of the seals (No. 4) exhibits the image of a standing archer, inspired by Assyrian imagery, depicted here for the first time on a seal with a Hebrew inscription. The seals, and the pottery found in association with them, indicate that the building belonged to people of an upper class, possibly holding a high rank in the kingdom of Judah.
Middle Bronze Age Ii And Late Bronze Age Ii Burials At Tel Afeq (Tell Qurdana) In The ‘Akko Plain (Pp. 93–114),
2025
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Middle Bronze Age Ii And Late Bronze Age Ii Burials At Tel Afeq (Tell Qurdana) In The ‘Akko Plain (Pp. 93–114), Dina Shalem
'Atiqot
Situated in the south of the ‘Akko plain, Tel Afeq (Tell Qurdana) revealed a number of burial caves, cut into chalk-like bedrock during Middle Bronze Age IIA and reused during Late Bronze Age II. The pottery assemblage mainly consists of well-known vessel types, dating to the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Ages. The pottery finds dating to MB IIA are characteristic of the region, while the LB II assemblage presents both local types and imports, such as Cypriot ‘milk bowls’ and bilbils, and a few Mycenaean vessels. The caves were most probably part of a cemetery of a settlement on …
The Flint Assemblage From Naḥal Rimmonim (Pp. 75–77),
2025
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The Flint Assemblage From Naḥal Rimmonim (Pp. 75–77), Hamoudi Khalaily
'Atiqot
Excavations at the site of Naḥal Rimmonim yielded 146 flint artifacts, twenty percent of which are tools. The tools are of typical types, spanning a long period of time, dating from the Early Bronze Age, the Intermediate Bronze Age and the Middle Bronze Age.
Rock-Cut Tombs From The Intermediate Bronze And Iron Ages At Kafr Kama, Lower Galilee (Pp. 79–91),
2025
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Rock-Cut Tombs From The Intermediate Bronze And Iron Ages At Kafr Kama, Lower Galilee (Pp. 79–91), Karen Covello-Paran
'Atiqot
A three-meter-wide trench, cut in the southern outskirts of Kafr Kama, exposed part of an ancient cemetery that was in use during the Intermediate Bronze and Iron Ages. Ten rock-hewn shaft tombs were documented; most of them were only partially excavated. The finds within the tombs primarily included pottery vessels. Tomb X yielded a bronze dagger, probably dating to the Intermediate Bronze Age. Evidence for the settlements, whose inhabitants buried their dead in the excavated tombs, is still missing.
A Bronze Age Site At Naḥal Rimmonim In The Jeareel Valley (Pp. 53–74),
2025
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A Bronze Age Site At Naḥal Rimmonim In The Jeareel Valley (Pp. 53–74), Karen Covello-Paran
'Atiqot
In salvage excavations carried out at the site of Naḥal Rimmonin, in the southwestern part of the Jezreel Valley, three superimposed strata were revealed: two dating from the Intermediate Bronze Age and one, to Middle Bronze Age IIA. The pottery repertoire of the Intermediate Bronze Age is typical of contemporary sites in the Jezreel Valley, dominated by bowls, holemouths, cooking pots and storage jars; flint tools were found as well. The MB IIA stratum revealed a domestic structure, beneath the floors of which were interments of infants. The pottery assemblage from this period represents two archaeological contexts: accumulations and burials. …
The Early Bronze Age Site Of Ashqelon, Afridar—Area M (With Contributions By Hamoudi Khalaily, Moshe Sade And Elisabetta Boaretto) (Pp. 19–51),
2025
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The Early Bronze Age Site Of Ashqelon, Afridar—Area M (With Contributions By Hamoudi Khalaily, Moshe Sade And Elisabetta Boaretto) (Pp. 19–51), Amir Golani
'Atiqot
Two strata dating to Early Bronze Age IA were discerned in Area M in the Afridar neighborhood at Ashqelon. Both EB IA strata revealed settlement remains, featuring typical curvilinear architecture; however, the earlier buildings were built of stone, while the later ones were made of mudbricks. The Stratum I habitation level contained several copper-melting installations. The pottery assemblage is characteristic of EB IA in southwestern Canaan, including V-shaped bowls and holemouth jars. Also found were ground-stone artifacts and flint tools, dominated by the Canaanean Industry.
A Chalcolithic Burial Near Ḥorbat Govit In Lower Galilee (With A Contribution By Hamoudi Khalaily) (Pp. 1–18),
2025
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A Chalcolithic Burial Near Ḥorbat Govit In Lower Galilee (With A Contribution By Hamoudi Khalaily) (Pp. 1–18), Edwin C.M. Van Den Brink, Catherine Commenge
'Atiqot
Excavations within a rock shelter opposite Ḥorbat Govit in the Lower Galilee uncovered two strata dating to the Chalcolithic period. The pottery finds of the earlier Stratum 2 were of domestic types. In Stratum 1, the rock shelter was reused for the burial of one individual, surrounded by funerary gifts typical of the Late Chalcolithic period, including V-shaped bowls, basins and holemouth jars. These finding are important with regard to the scarcity of Late Chalcolithic dwelling and burial sites in the Lower Galilee.
The Glass Finds From Khirbat El-Baṭiya (Triangulation Spot 819) (Hebrew, Pp. 29*–36*; English Summary, Pp. 198–199),
2025
Israel Antiquities Authority
The Glass Finds From Khirbat El-Baṭiya (Triangulation Spot 819) (Hebrew, Pp. 29*–36*; English Summary, Pp. 198–199), Yael Gorin-Rosen
'Atiqot
Fragments of gold-glass tiles were retrieved from the excavation, together with well-known vessel types from the late Byzantine–Early Islamic periods. It is the first time that gold-glass tiles were found in situ. The glass vessels include a beaker/bowl, wineglasses and a bottle, as well as an exceptional mold-blown cosmetic flask from medieval times. The gold-glass tiles were probably part of the decoration of the Stratum I building, which was connected with a monastery or a church.
