Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Tel Aviv; Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University
Angaben zur Quelle:
50,1 (2023) 3-20
Keywords:
Tombs
;
Negev (Israel) Antiquities
Abstract:
In the course of a salvage excavation in the centre of the Negev highlands, near Tlalim Junction and Kibbutz Tlalim, a unique burial site dated to the middle of the first millennium BCE was discovered. The site appears to be located at the head of an ancient crossroad, and it seems that for generations it was used for communal graves and associated burial rituals carried out by travellers. Dozens of burials were found in the structures, along with an extraordinary wealth of special finds, most of which date to the middle of the first millennium BCE, from the end of the Iron II and the beginning of the Persian period. The site opens a gateway to multidisciplinary research related to identifying the origin of the finds, identifying the source of the burials and those interred, understanding its ritual significance, understanding the manner of burial and identifying ancient trade routes.
DOI:
10.1080/03344355.2023.2190272
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