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‘Atiqot 103 (2021)
ISBN 2948-040X
The Early Bronze Age IB Burials in the Chalcolithic–Early Bronze Age I Cemetery in the Palmaḥim Quarry
(pp. 1–43)
Yitzhak Paz, Orit Segal, Ram Gophna, Shmuel Liphshitz and Anat Cohen-Weinberger
Keywords: coastal plain, spatial distribution, burial kit, Egypt, exchange, burial goods, petrography, distribution, Early Bronze Age IB
This report focuses on the Early Bronze Age IB burial caves excavated on the northern hill in the Palmaḥim Quarry site. Pottery assemblages were retrieved from six burial caves; the petrographic study of the vessels indicates trade between the central hill country and the coastal plain. The Palmaḥim Quarry site represents a well-known phenomenon in the coastal plain, where Chalcolithic-period caves were reused for burial, employing organized mortuary practices and exhibiting an increasing investment in mortuary paraphernalia.