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‘Atiqot 95 (2019)
ISBN 2948-040X
Geomorphological Setting and Palaeoenvironment of the Pottery Neolithic Site at Tel Yosef (Tell esh-Sheikh Ḥasan)
(pp. 61–64)
Arlene Miller Rosen
Keywords: Jordan Valley, environment, climate, soils
The Pottery Neolithic site at Tel Yosef is located on the southern fringe of the Ḥarod Valley, on heavy clay vertisol soils, formed in the marshy environment of the valley. Several springs, situated within easy walking distance from the site, served convenient water resources for the prehistoric residents. A deep geological section at the eastern edge of the site allowed for a reconstruction of the landscape and environmental history of the site’s vicinity.