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‘Atiqot 81 (2015)
ISBN 2948-040X
The Pottery and Stone Vessels from Yavne-Yam (North)
(Hebrew, pp. 31–42; English summary, p. 116*)
Eriola Jakoel
Keywords: coastal plain, saqiye vessels, commerce, trade, import, export
Excavations at Yavne-Yam yielded potsherds from the Middle Bronze Age and possibly the Late Bronze Age, and from the Persian to the Late Roman (third–fourth centuries CE) periods. Scant finds from the Byzantine and Ottoman periods were retrieved mainly from the surface. Stone vessels from the Early Roman period (first–third centuries CE) were also found. The Roman-period ceramic assemblage changes our understanding of the history of Yavne-Yam’s occupation, as they testify to extensive activity at the site during this period, which was only poorly represented in previous surveys and excavations at the site. A particularly striking feature of the ceramic assemblage is the relatively high incidence of amphorae imported from the Mediterranean region and North Africa, testifying to extensive trade links with these regions.