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‘Atiqot 60 (2008)
ISBN 2948-040X
A Chalcolithic Burial near Horbat Govit in Lower Galilee
(with a contribution by Hamoudi Khalaily)
(pp. 1–18)
Edwin C.M. van den Brink and Catherine Commenge
Keywords: burial, caves, burial gifts, funerary customs
Excavations within a rock shelter opposite Horbat 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.