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‘Atiqot 85 (2016)
ISBN 2948-040X
Anthropological Remains from the Cemetery at Qanat el-Ja‘’ar
(Hebrew, pp. 87*–89*; English summary, p. 109)
Yossi Nagar
Keywords: Bet She’an Valley, cemetery, burial customs, anthropology, population
Human skeletal remains were found in three burial caves dated to the Intermediate Bronze Age. It was possible to determine the practice of primary burial in a flexed posture and diverse orientation. The skeletal remains represent at least 14 individuals, one of them an infant. It is noteworthy that the burial of several individuals is uncommon during the Intermediate Bronze Age, during which singular burials were the norm.