D Rosenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 16155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Rosenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | D |
| FAMILY NAME | Rosenberg |
| SIGNATURE | ROSENBERG D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6991-4298 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 102 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 219 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 102 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Churns and Churning as a Solution for Preserving Excess Milk Yields and Surplus as Dairy Products: A Case Study from the Late Chalcolithic of the Southern Levant
The first clear evidence of advanced dairy production in the Southern Levant emerges during the Late Chalcolithic period. This shift is marked by the widespread discovery of clay churns across diverse geographic regions, alongside herd management practices and organic residue analyses that point to a dairy-oriented economy. A comprehensive study of Late Chalcolithic churns suggests that, alongside increased reliance on herds for milk production, …
Middle Chalcolithic ochre in pottery production from the Jordan Valley: A case study from Tel Tsaf, Israel
The issue of ochre and its connections with pottery during the Chalcolithic has not been thoroughly investigated. This article presents a pilot study of six ochre samples extracted from pottery shards found at the well-stratified site of Tel Tsaf, Jordan Valley, Israel. The site plays a key role in discussions concerning the Middle Chalcolithic. The study demonstrates the potential of ochre analysis to determine the resource management strategies…
Reflections on the Circulation of Extraordinary Items in Early Chalcolithic Southwest Asia: Sourcing the Obsidian Mirror and Giant Blade Core of Kabri (Israel)
The 6th-millennium b.c. obsidian mirror and giant blade core from Kabri, northern Israel, have long been considered epitomes of Southwest Asian Early Chalcolithic technical and artistic virtuosity. Nevertheless, even almost 70 years after their discovery, they are yet to be integrated into the growing body of research on obsidian circulation from Anatolian sources to prehistoric communities of the southern Levant. This paper presents for the firs…
The Characteristics and Possible Provenance of the Fluorapatite Beads and Other Ornaments From Middle Chalcolithic-Period Tel Tsaf in the Jordan Valley, Israel
Beads and other ornaments first appeared during the Palaeolithic period; their small size allowed them to travel considerable distances. Beads also convey cultural, symbolic, and social information. The current paper presents a late 6th–early 5th-millennium BC assemblage of fluorapatite beads, ornaments, and raw material chunks from Tel Tsaf, Jordan Valley, Israel. It discusses their chemical composition, possible sources, distribution, and morph…
Limestone bowls at the dawn of pottery production in the southern Levant: The case of Yarmukian Sha‘ar Hagolan
The advent of complex metallurgy
This study investigates the origins of extractive metallurgy in the southern Levant. It explores the beginnings of extractive metallurgy during the Ghassulian culture of the Chalcolithic period (approximately 4700/4500–3800 BCE), providing evidence that the production of complex alloys began earlier than previously believed. Utilizing a new radiocarbon sampling method that focuses on the production dates of metal objects rather than when they wer…
The lost-butter technique: A possible alternative to beeswax for constructing complex copper-casting moulds in the Late Chalcolithic period of the southern Levant
Plants meet artefacts: Developing interdisciplinary approaches to identify plant processing, consumption and use in archaeology
The Tel Tsaf decoration: Contextualizing a Chalcolithic pottery phenomenon on a regional scale
A Chalcolithic presence east of the Sea of Galilee: The earliest finds on Mt. Sussita
The characteristics and settlement patterns of the Early–Middle Chalcolithic period (ca. 5,800– 4,700 cal bc) around the Sea of Galilee have hardly been studied so far. The regional diversity of Chalcolithic material culture and the fragmentary nature of the archaeological record hinder a broader understanding of socio-cultural processes in this area. Chalcolithic architecture and finds, excavated for the last 23 years under the Graeco-Roman city…
Ivories in the Late Chalcolithic Period and Their Significance for Understanding Contacts Between Egypt and the Southern Levant
One of the most interesting aspects of the Late Chalcolithic period in the southern Levant (c. 4500–3900 cal BC), a period marking notable societal transformations and developments in economy, craft and cult, was the appearance of ivory objects. Ivory, originating from the tusks of elephants and hippopotamuses, suddenly appeared in this period in low quantities and only at a few sites, restricted mainly to the northern Negev, Judean Desert and th…
The Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Site of Aḥihud (Western Galilee, Israel): Preliminary observations
The recent excavations at the site of Aḥihud uncovered the remains of an Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B village on the bank of Nahal Ḥilazon (Acre valley, Israel) tributary channel. The site is in an ecotone between the western Galilee hills and the northern coastal plain. The lithic assemblage from the site includes typical PPNB arrowheads (about a third are El-Khiam and Helwan types) as well as hundreds of sickle blades. The fauna include eviden…
(Don’t) Use Your Hands: The South Levantine Late Chalcolithic (ca. 4500–3900 cal BC) Spoons and Their Significance
The Late Chalcolithic period in the southern Levant saw notable changes in almost every aspect of daily life. Some of the most significant shifts during this time seem to have been anchored in the subsistence economy and involved food and its cooking, processing, storage, serving, and handling with vessels and tools. The paper offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of one utensil that is likely to have been caught up in these developments—t…
Sickle construction technologies at Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf, Jordan Valley, Israel
Middle Paleolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic Remains at Tel Qishyon, Eastern Jezreel Valley, Israel
Edwin C.M. van den Brink, אדווין ואן דן ברינק, إدوين فان دن برينك, Amir Golani, אמיר גולני, أمير جولاني, Iris Groman-Yaroslavski, איריס גרומן־ירוסלבסקי, إيريس جرومان-ياروسلافسكي, Maria Piliponsky, מריה פיליפונסקי, ماريا فيليبونسكي, Karolina Hruby, קרולינה חרובי, كارولينا حاروبي, Danny Rosenberg, דני רוזנברג, داني روزنبرغ, Henk. K. Mienis, הנק מיניס, هينك مينيس, Uri Berger, אורי ברגר, أوري بيرغر, Middle Paleolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic Rema…
Tel Tsaf, a Middle Chalcolithic Site in The Jordan Valley: A Preliminary Report on The 2013–2022 Excavation Seasons
Danny Rosenberg, דני רוזנברג, داني روزنبرغ, Sonia Pinsky, סוניה פינסקי, سونيا بينسكي, Karolina Hruby, קרולינה חרובי, كارولينا حاروبي, Florian Klimscha, פלוריאן קלימשה, فلوريان كليمشه, Tel Tsaf, a Middle Chalcolithic Site in the Jordan Valley - תל צף, אתר מהתקופה הכלקוליתית התיכונה בעמקה הירדן, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / מתקופת האבן, כרך נ"ג (2023), pp. 208-241
Natufian Hunter-Gatherers Fishing Strategies: The Early Appearance of the Fishhooks in the Near East and Their Significance
Fish are a prominent source of nutrients, yet in the southern Levant, clear evidence for fishing was scarce before the historic periods. In the current paper, we present the evidence for Natufian (ca. 15,000–11,700 cal BP) fishing with an emphasis on fishhooks, representing one of the best examples of an artefact that reached its morphological optimum thousands of years ago and continued to be widely used today. While fishing using various techni…
Urbanizing food: New perspectives on food processing tools in the Early Bronze Age villages and early urban centers of the southern Levant
The Final Epipaleolithic / PPNA site of Huzuq Musa (Jordan Valley)
The obsidian beads from Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf (ca. 5,200–4,700 cal. BC), Jordan Valley, Israel: Technology, provenance, and socio-economic significance
Tracing Social Dynamics of the Khirbet Kerak Ware Diaspora and Local Early Bronze Age III Jordan Valley Communities: Food Processing and Other Ground Stone Tools as Cultural Markers
Karolina Hruby, קרולינה חרובי, Sarit Paz, שרית פז, Yael Rotem, יעל רותם, Mark Iserlis, מרק איסרליס, Danny Rosenberg, דני רוזנברג, Tracing social dynamics of the Khirbet Kerak Ware diaspora and local Early Bronze Age III Jordan Valley communities - התחקות אחרי דינמיקות חברתיות של קהילות "קרמיקת בית ירח" וקהילות מקומיות בתקופת הברונזה הקדומה III בעמק הירדן, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / מתקופת האבן, כרך נ"ב (2022), p…
Foodways of an agro-pastoral community: Organic residue analysis of pottery and stone vessels at Middle Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf
Unique Theodoxus jordani shell beads from the Middle Chalcolithic site of Tel Tsaf (ca. 5200–4700 cal BC), Jordan Valley, Israel
Resistance and Authority at the Beginning of Urbanism: The Case of Tel Bet Yerah Broken Maceheads
A large number of broken limestone maceheads found at Early Bronze Tel Bet Yerah appears to be the result of intentional curation and fragmentation. Our analysis suggests that Early Bronze maceheads could function as weapons, but their efficiency and dependability were limited. Based on their properties, provenance, breakage pattern, and dating, we suggest that the maceheads symbolized the distribution of power in the community and resistance to …
Geochemical provenance studies of basalt vessel preforms from the Iron Age workshop at Tel Hazor, Israel, and potential geological sources
The discovery of an Iron Age basalt vessel workshop at Tel Hazor revealed numerous discarded preforms in different production stages. Provenance analyses allow us to reconstruct the vessels' journey from the mining of raw material off site to production in the workshop. To determine the extraction sites, the geochemical compositions of the artifacts were compared to an extensive set of geochemical data on basaltic rocks in Israel. Combined with p…
The Sounds of Pounding: Boulder Mortars and Their Significance to Natufian Burial Customs
Burial and commemorative rites form significant components of many routines and activities accompanying the disposal and remembrance of the dead in numerous past and present societies. Various artifacts seem to have had an important role in burial and commemorative rituals and may have been used to reflect social unity and strengthen group identity. Burial-related paraphernalia clearly gained special importance in the southern Levant with the ons…
Fermented beverage and food storage in 13,000 y-old stone mortars at Raqefet Cave, Israel: Investigating Natufian ritual feasting
New Light on Long-Distance Ties in the Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic Near East: The Chlorite Vessels from Hagoshrim, Northern Israel
A group of unique vessels found during excavations and surveys at the site of Hagoshrim was tested for mineralogical composition. These were found to be made of chlorite, a mineral occurring in ophiolite rocks. The closest such deposits to northern Israel are in northern Syria, Anatolia, and Cyprus, hundreds of kilometers from Hagoshrim, suggesting that these vessels were brought to the site from one or more of these potential sources. In this pa…
The Geochemistry of Basalt Handaxes from the Lower Palaeolithic Site of M a‛ayan B aruch, I srael—A Perspective on Raw Material Selection
The Upper Acheulian site of M a‛ayan B aruch, northern I srael, is primarily known for its exceptionally large assemblage of thousands of flint handaxes. Within this assemblage, a minute collection of basalt handaxes was retrieved as well, representing particular technological choice within the Upper Acheulian. Using geochemistry, we were able to determine that these basalt handaxes were not made from local basalt, but from different sources. Thu…
Geochemical discrimination of basaltic sources as a tool for provenance analyses of bifacial tools in the southern Levant: First results from the Jezreel Valley, Israel
Huzuq Musa – A Preliminary Report on the Test Excavation at a Final Epipalaeolithic/PPNA Site in the Jordan Valley
La transition d’un mode de vie de chasseurs-cueilleurs nomades vers celui d’agriculteurs sédentaires au Proche-Orient est l’un des paliers d’évolution cruciaux dans l’évolution humaine. De nombreux sites appartenant à l’Épipaléolithique récent ou au début du Néolithique ont été étudiés dans la vallée du Jourdain, l’une des régions majeures pour cette importante mutation. Toutefois, les sites correspondant à la phase de transition sont rares. Cet …
The organization of basanite bifacial production at Giv’at Kipod Quarry, Israel: Towards an ‘Alyawara Day’ model of extraction
Hunter gatherers as well as farmers used a variety of lithic raw materials to shape their world, in which some were perceived as having symbolic or mythical content. While the anthropological literature demonstrates that the extraction of raw materials of special significance was often performed differently from that of other more 'ordinary' raw materials, identifying this in the archaeological record is difficult. In this paper we wish to shed n…
Flying Stones – The Slingstones of the Wadi Rabah Culture of the Southern Levant
Les balles de fronde, qui comptent parmi les armes les plus répandues aux périodes hellénistique et romaine, apparaissent dans le Levant Sud au Néolithique récent/ Chalcolithique ancien dans le contexte culturel de Wadi Rabah. Cette catégorie d’artefacts disparaît avec le déclin de la culture de Wadi Rabah et l’arrivée du Chalcolithique. Nous présentons ici une étude détaillée de plus de 365 balles de fronde qui constituent le corpus le plus comp…
Basalt bifacial tool production in the southern Levant: A glance at the quarry and workshop site of Giv'at Kipod, Israel
The authors describe the discovery of a Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic basalt axe factory in the Manasseh Hills in Israel and suggest it had a primary role in the region for the production of these functional and symbolic tools. The form of discarded roughouts and flakes is used to deduce the principal eventual product and its sequence of manufacture
Perforated Stars: Networks of Prestige Item Exchange and the Role of Perforated Flint Objects in the Late Chalcolithic of the Southern Levant
Within the Late Chalcolithic of the Levant, the issues of specialization, regionality, and new dimensions of social complexity are long debated. In this article, we focus on the appearance of perforated flint objects that reflect specific patterns of production and distribution, clustering in northern Israel and southern Syria. We discuss this phenomenon in the contexts of Chalcolithic craft production and intraregional exchange networks. We demo…
Flaked Stone Discs of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods in the Southern Levant
This paper presents a detailed study of a unique groundstone (henceforth-stone) tool — the flaked stone disc. The study presents the result of an attribute analysis conducted on 703 flaked discs found in stratified contexts during excavations and as surface finds, all from sites in northern Israel. The discs are described in detail and some provisional suggestions regarding their function are discussed
Back to the Source—Geochemical Data from Israel for the Provenance Analyses of Basaltic Rock Artefacts and Their Implications on Previous and Future Studies
The success of provenance analyses of basaltic rock artefacts relies on the availability of comprehensive geochemical–mineralogical data from samples of geological occurrences in order to facilitate a detailed comparison of artefacts and potential raw material sources. We present new results of a geochemical study of Neogene basaltic rocks in Lower and Upper Galilee, the Jordan Valley, the Hula Basin and the western Golan Heights. The results are…
A Basalt Vessel Workshop and its Products at Iron Age Hazor, Israel
Evidence for the production of basalt vessels is virtually unknown from archaeological sites in the Levant. Several unfinished basalt vessels were discovered at Tel Hazor, Israel, during excavations directed by Y. Yadin in the 1950s and in 1968, and 25 more were identified during the analysis of the large ground stone assemblage excavated at Hazor 1990–2003, suggesting that a workshop must have been located at the site. The 2010 discovery of a 9t…
Prehistoric bedrock features: Recent advances in 3D characterization and geometrical analyses
Dietary continuation in the southern Levant: A Neolithic-Chalcolithic perspective through organic residue analysis
A Middle Pleistocene abrading tool from Tabun Cave, Israel: A search for the roots of abrading technology in human evolution
Fishing for Answers: The rarity of fish and fishhooks in the Late Chalcolithic of the southern Levant and the significance of copper fishhooks
Evidence of fishing is rare at most Late Chalcolithic sites in the southern Levant, reflecting the region's economy and preferences. The minimal incorporation of fish into the diet is striking especially as some sites are near the Mediterranean Sea, the Jordan River, the Sea of Galilee, the Hula swamps, and perennial streams. This article discusses the appearance of copper fishhooks, suggesting that these endorsed special significances beyond mer…
Large-scale storage and storage symbolism in the ancient Near East: A clay silo model from Tel Tsaf
Not ‘Just Another Brick in the Wall?’ The Symbolism of Groundstone Tools in Natufian and Early Neolithic Southern Levantine Constructions
A phenomenon noted in early sedentary and semi-sedentary settlements in the southern Levant is the use of groundstone tools as ‘building material’ incorporated into structure walls. It is argued in this article that these artefacts should not be perceived merely as construction material, but rather they should be seen as having a symbolic purpose owing to the social and economic significance that groundstone tools acquired during the transition t…
Late Natufian Nahal Oren and its satellite sites: Some Regional & Ceremonial Aspects
The discovery of new small Late Natufian sites around Nahal Oren is discussed in this paper. The central site, Nahal Oren, comprises a cave and a terrace of which the latter served mainly as a large Late Natufian graveyard. The common denominator of the central site, the new satellite sites and Usba cave (another nearby previously tested site), are the stone mortars. At the Nahal Oren central site they are a prominent feature in the graveyard. He…
Early Maceheads in the Southern Levant: A “Chalcolithic” Hallmark in Neolithic Context
Maceheads have long been acknowledged as a characteristic feature of groundstone assemblages of the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age periods of the southern Levant, and as indicators of warfare and ritual activity, and symbols of rule. The data presented here suggest that maceheads made their first appearance within the social and economic context of the later parts of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic and early phases of the Pottery Neolithic (Yarmukia…
The Raqefet Cave 2008 Excavation Season
The third season of the renewed project at Raqefet cave took place in the summer of 2008. In the first chamber additional Natufian human burials were exposed near the north wall of the cave. In the narrow crevice of Locus 1 and nearby, a total of 11 burials were so far excavated. This is indeed a very dense Natufian burial area. Furthermore, the Natufian layer to the east of Locus 1 is also rich with burials. Here (Locus 3) three burials have alr…
Ivories in the Late Chalcolithic Period and Their Significance for Understanding Contacts Between Egypt and the Southern Levant
One of the most interesting aspects of the Late Chalcolithic period in the southern Levant (c. 4500–3900 cal BC), a period marking notable societal transformations and developments in economy, craft and cult, was the appearance of ivory objects. Ivory, originating from the tusks of elephants and hippopotamuses, suddenly appeared in this period in low quantities and only at a few sites, restricted mainly to the northern Negev, Judean Desert and th…
Between Novelty and Variability: Natufian Hunter-Gatherers ( c . 15–11.7 kyr) Proto-Agrotechnology and the Question of Morphometric Variations of the Earliest Sickles
How hunter-gatherers manipulated and utilised their natural surroundings is a widely studied topic among anthropologists and archaeologists alike. This focuses on the Natufian culture of the Late Epipalaeolithic period ( c. 15–11.7 kyr), the last Levantine hunter-gatherer population, and specifically on the earliest composite tools designed for harvesting. These tools are widely referred to as sickles. They consisted of a haft into which a groove…
Trade me an axe? Interpretive challenges of the distribution and provenance of Neolithic basaltic bifacial tools in Israel
Extended Review: Working for Ford
Power and Privilege at an African University
A Quiet Contribution: Louis Rubenstein
Across the border: Mongolian ethnic and national identity
Jankowiak, William R. Sex, Death, and Hierarchy in a Chinese City: An Anthropological Account. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. xvi + 345 pp. including notes, references, and index. $45.00 cloth, $17.50 paperback. Pasternak, Burton and Janet W. Salaff. Cowboys and Cultivators: The Chinese of Inner Mongolia. Boulder, Co: Westview Press, 1993. xiv + 280 pp. including chapter notes, references, and index. $48.50 cloth
Beisamoun - The Wadi Rabah Occurrence
DANNY ROSENBERG, AMMNON ASSAF, RUTH EYAL, AVI GOPHER, דני רוזנברג, אמנון אסף, רות אייל, אבי גופר, בייסמון - הופעת ואדי רבה / Beisamoun - The Wadi Rabah Occurrence, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / מתקופת האבן, כרך ל"ו (תשס"ו, 2006), pp. 129-137
A Basalt Chipping Floor from Level VI (PPNC) at Hagoshrim
DANNY ROSENBERG, NIMROD GETZOV, דני רוזנברג, נמרוד גצוב, רצפת סיתות בזלת משכבה 6 (נקק"ג) בהגושרים / A Basalt Chipping Floor from Level VI (PPNC) at Hagoshrim, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / מתקופת האבן, כרך ל"ו (תשס"ו, 2006), pp. 117-128
After 70 Years: New Excavations at The el-Wad Terrace, Mount Carmel, Israel
MINA WEINSTEIN-EVRON, DANIEL KAUFMAN, NOGA BACHRACH, GUY BAR-OZ, DANIELLA E. BAR-YOSEF MAYER, SYLVIA CHAIM, DOTAN DRUCK, IRIS GROMAN-YAROSLAVSKI, ISRAEL HERSHKOVITZ, NATALY LIBER, DANNY ROSENBERG, ALEXANDER TSATSKIN, LIOR WEISSBROD, מינה ווינשטיין-עברון, דניאל קאופמן, נגה בכרך, גיא בר-עוז, דניאלה א. בר-יוסף מאייר, סילביה חיים, דותן דרוק, איריס גרומן-ירוסלבסקי, ישראל הרשקוביץ, נטלי ליבר, דני רוזנברג, אלכסנדר צצין, ליאור וייסברוד, אחרי 70 שנה: חפיר…
Spatial Distribution of Food Processing Activities at Late Iron I Megiddo
The paper discusses the food-related stone tools found in Building 00/K/10 at Iron Age I Megiddo. Given the tools' spatial distribution in the building, specifically their clustering, the author suggests that the processing and serving of food had social implications directly related to the spatial division between nuclear family units that shared the building during this period.
The Possible Use of Acorns in Past Economies of the Southern Levant: A Staple Food or a Negligible Food Source?
Trees yielding hard-shell fruits were part of the former landscape of the Southern Levant. Among these, oaks were one of the most prominent features of the Mediterranean woodlands, covering large parts of the landscape. Nevertheless, their possible importance as a food source in past economies of the Southern Levant has been underestimated in comparison to other plant resources. Furthermore, the appearance of stone pounding and grinding tools (fr…
Serving Meals making a Home. The PPNA Limestone Vessel Industry of the Southern Levant and its Importance to the Neolithic Revolution
Stone vessels are known from the archaeological record of the Southern Levant since the Upper Palaeolithic, though these usually appear in small numbers until the onset of the Natufian culture. The PPNA (Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, 11,700-10,500 cal. BP) 1 stone assemblage bears many similarities to its Natufian predecessors, but also presents several changes— amongst these is the appearance of meticulously shaped and finished limestone vessels, fou…
Ein Hilu — A Chalcolithic Site on The Desert Fringes of Samaria
SHAY BAR, GUY BAR OZ, ELISABETTA BOARETTO, OREN COHEN, EYAL DAN, NOA RABAN-GERSTEL, DANNY ROSENBERG, HAIM WINTER, שי בר, גיא בר עוז, אליזבטה בוארטו, אורן כהן, אייל דן, נועה רבן-גרסטל, דני רוזנברג, חיים וינטר, עין חילו — אתר כלקוליתי בשוליים המדבריים של השומרון / EIN HILU — A Chalcolithic Site on the Desert Fringes of Samaria, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / מתקופת האבן, כרך ל"ח (תשס"ט, 2008), pp. 153-228
Spatial Distribution of Food Processing Activities at Late Iron I Megiddo
The paper discusses the food-related stone tools found in Building 00/K/10 at Iron Age I Megiddo. Given the tools' spatial distribution in the building, specifically their clustering, the author suggests that the processing and serving of food had social implications directly related to the spatial division between nuclear family units that shared the building during this period
Flaked Stone Discs of the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods in the Southern Levant
This paper presents a detailed study of a unique groundstone (henceforth-stone) tool — the flaked stone disc. The study presents the result of an attribute analysis conducted on 703 flaked discs found in stratified contexts during excavations and as surface finds, all from sites in northern Israel. The discs are described in detail and some provisional suggestions regarding their function are discussed
Basalt bifacial tool production in the southern Levant: A glance at the quarry and workshop site of Giv'at Kipod, Israel
The authors describe the discovery of a Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic basalt axe factory in the Manasseh Hills in Israel and suggest it had a primary role in the region for the production of these functional and symbolic tools. The form of discarded roughouts and flakes is used to deduce the principal eventual product and its sequence of manufacture
The Deep and the Shallow: The Role of Natufian Bedrock Features at Rosh Zin, Central Negev, Israel
The Natufian material remains include ample evidence for complex social and ritual life, and even heavy "hints" for incipient cereal/legume agriculture. The Natufians were innovative in many ways, particularly in their stone use and stone working. Interestingly, the scores of known Late Natufian bedrock mortars and cupmarks are hardly documented and studied. We use the case study of the Rosh Zin assemblage (Negev Desert, Israel) to show that they…
The Raqefet Cave 2008 Excavation Season
The third season of the renewed project at Raqefet cave took place in the summer of 2008. In the first chamber additional Natufian human burials were exposed near the north wall of the cave. In the narrow crevice of Locus 1 and nearby, a total of 11 burials were so far excavated. This is indeed a very dense Natufian burial area. Furthermore, the Natufian layer to the east of Locus 1 is also rich with burials. Here (Locus 3) three burials have alr…
Flying Stones – The Slingstones of the Wadi Rabah Culture of the Southern Levant
Les balles de fronde, qui comptent parmi les armes les plus répandues aux périodes hellénistique et romaine, apparaissent dans le Levant Sud au Néolithique récent/ Chalcolithique ancien dans le contexte culturel de Wadi Rabah. Cette catégorie d’artefacts disparaît avec le déclin de la culture de Wadi Rabah et l’arrivée du Chalcolithique. Nous présentons ici une étude détaillée de plus de 365 balles de fronde qui constituent le corpus le plus comp…
Early Maceheads in the Southern Levant: A “Chalcolithic” Hallmark in Neolithic Context
Maceheads have long been acknowledged as a characteristic feature of groundstone assemblages of the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age periods of the southern Levant, and as indicators of warfare and ritual activity, and symbols of rule. The data presented here suggest that maceheads made their first appearance within the social and economic context of the later parts of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic and early phases of the Pottery Neolithic (Yarmukia…
Huzuq Musa – A Preliminary Report on the Test Excavation at a Final Epipalaeolithic/PPNA Site in the Jordan Valley
La transition d’un mode de vie de chasseurs-cueilleurs nomades vers celui d’agriculteurs sédentaires au Proche-Orient est l’un des paliers d’évolution cruciaux dans l’évolution humaine. De nombreux sites appartenant à l’Épipaléolithique récent ou au début du Néolithique ont été étudiés dans la vallée du Jourdain, l’une des régions majeures pour cette importante mutation. Toutefois, les sites correspondant à la phase de transition sont rares. Cet …
New Light on Long-Distance Ties in the Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic Near East: The Chlorite Vessels from Hagoshrim, Northern Israel
A group of unique vessels found during excavations and surveys at the site of Hagoshrim was tested for mineralogical composition. These were found to be made of chlorite, a mineral occurring in ophiolite rocks. The closest such deposits to northern Israel are in northern Syria, Anatolia, and Cyprus, hundreds of kilometers from Hagoshrim, suggesting that these vessels were brought to the site from one or more of these potential sources. In this pa…
Characterization and Distribution of Bedrock Features at Ornit Cave, Mt. Carmel, Israel
DANNY ROSENBERG, DANI NADEL, דני רוזנברג, דני נדל, אפיון ותפוצה של מאפייני מתקני הסלע במערת אורנית, הר כרמל, ישראל / Characterization and distribution of bedrock features at Ornit Cave, Mt. Carmel, Israel, Mitekufat Haeven: Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society / מתקופת האבן, כרך מ"א (תשע"ב, 2011), pp. 37-69
Ein Qedem 2. A Kebaran site in Nahal Galim, Mount Carmel, Israel
Ein Qedem 2 (EQ2) is an open-air Kebaran site (Early Epipalaeolithic period, ca. 22 000 –17 500 calBP) located on the slope of Mount Carmel, Israel. The site is a part of a complex of prehistoric sites situated around the perennial spring of Ein Qedem and near the outskirts of the city of Haifa. EQ2, located near affluent sources of flint, presents ample evidence for Kebaran flint knapping. The rich flint assemblage provides valuable information …
Late Natufian Nahal Oren and its satellite sites: Some Regional & Ceremonial Aspects
The discovery of new small Late Natufian sites around Nahal Oren is discussed in this paper. The central site, Nahal Oren, comprises a cave and a terrace of which the latter served mainly as a large Late Natufian graveyard. The common denominator of the central site, the new satellite sites and Usba cave (another nearby previously tested site), are the stone mortars. At the Nahal Oren central site they are a prominent feature in the graveyard. He…
Newly Discovered Yarmukian and Wadi Rabah Sites in the Southern Jordan Valley and The Desert Fringes of Samaria During the 7th and 6th Millennia BC: Preliminary Report
This study presents data on six previously unknown Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic sites in the western Jordan Valley and the desert fringes of Samaria, discovered mostly during the ongoing Manasseh Hill Country Survey. The accumulated data represents a near-total void of Yarmukian occurrences and an absence of Jericho IX sites in the surveyed area. In contrast to this 'void' during the early parts of the Pottery Neolithic period, a marked chan…
Groundstone Tools of a Copper-Smiths’ Community: Understanding Stone-Related Aspects of the Early Bronze Age Site of Ashqelon Barnea
Extensive excavations at the site of Ashqelon Barnea, situated on the Mediterranean coast of southern Israel, have revealed a large and diversified groundstone assemblage, specific components of which reflect clear selection for raw material and uniformity in typological, morphometric and technological characteristics. These components, namely basalt bowls, potters’ wheels and spindle whorls, form the focus of this paper, and are used to discuss …
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