Karen Covello-Paran
Biographic Data
| ID | 1705285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Covello-Paran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Covello-Paran |
| SIGNATURE | COVELLO-PARAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Israel Antiquities Authority |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2778-1295 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Middle Bronze Age IIA Burials at Tel Yosef
The Early Bronze Age Occupation at Tel Gat-Ḥefer, Lower Galilee, Areas C and D
Excavations at Tel Gat-Ḥefer in the Lower Galilee, Areas A and B
Nahal Rimmonim
The excavations at Naḥal Rimmonim exposed a stratified rural settlement spanning the Intermediate and Middle Bronze Age III. Stratified remains—including domestic structures, installations, a pottery workshop and burials—demonstrate diachronic shifts in site function and organization. The Intermediate Bronze Age strata exhibit substantial domestic activity with evidence of localized adaptation to marshy conditions. In the Middle Bronze Age I–II p…
Murhan
A small-scale salvageexcavation was carried out along the outskirts of the ancientsite of Murhan in the Harod Valley.The site is located on thesoutheastern spur of Giv‘at Qumi, above NaḥalYosef.For the most part, Murhan is a single-periodsite dating to the Intermediate Bronze Age,with sporadic finds dating to the Iron Age
Tel Hazor
Excavations in the eastern Lower City of Tel Hazor revealed part of a courtyard building (Area Q2) and a rampart (Area Q3), as well as a drainage channel and a rampart system (Area N). The building, dating to the Late Bronze Age, exhibited three building phases. Beneath the Phase II floor, two storage-jar burials were found, one of which contained fragmentary bones of a child. The finds in the building were sparse, including decorated ware, Bichr…
A Unique Assemblage of Cremation Burial from Ḥorvat Tevet and Assyrian Imperial Rule in the Jezreel Valley
The excavation at Ḥorvat Tevet revealed a unique cremation burial assemblage, dating to the Iron IIC. This diverse assemblage, richer than comparable burials throughout the Levant, includes unparalleled pottery objects and luxury items that reflect extensive trade networks across the Mediterranean and Mesopotamia and emphasise the high status of the deceased and the community that carried out the burial. The opulence of the burial contrasts sharp…
Great pots look alike – social and political aspects of mass production of standardized storage jars in early monarchic Israel (late 10th-9th century BCE)
Ḥorvat Tevet, the Jezreel Valley
Ḥ orvat Tevet is a small site located in the north-eastern margins of the Jezreel Valley.During the late Iron IIA (9th century BCE) a large, public, pillared building was erected on the site's summit, with areas dedicated to agricultural processing and craft specializations around it.In light of evidence from the pottery assemblages, the faunal remains, and the various means of production detected at the site, we argue that Ḥ orvat Tevet served a…
Rural Complexity in the Intermediate Bronze Age
This study explores the settlement patterns in Intermediate Bronze Age Lower Galilee, focusing on the Ḥorbat Qishron sites and their socio-economic organization. The spatial arrangement and the hierarchical structures of the settlements are analyzed, particularly in light of the discovery of a walled settlement at Ḥorbat Qishron South, a unique feature in this period. The study also considers the implications of settlement patterns for economic a…
Ramat Razim, near Ẓefat
An archaeological excavation carried out at Ramat Razim, near Ẓefat, exposed a Middle Bronze Age rural settlement, dated by the ceramic assemblage within Middle Bronze Age II–III. Spatial analysis identified communal workspaces and possible domestic cult practices in specific rooms, and the distribution of the ground stone tools and ceramic storage vessels reflected food-processing activities and a decentralized grain-storage approach. In additio…
Bronze Anklets from Ḥorvat Tevet (Jezreel Valley)
This article presents the results of lead isotope analysis (LI) conducted on four bronze anklets from an early Iron Age burial (Burial D/F3) at the site of Ḥorvat Tevet, Israel. The results show that the copper in these items most likely originated in Timna. All the known LI data from the Late Bronze and early Iron Age southern Levant is then plotted to demonstrate that Arabah copper dominated the region in the early Iron Age. The significance of…
The Early Iron Age Cemetery of Ḥorvat Tevet
Recent salvage excavations at Ḥorvat Tevet in northern Israel revealed a cemetery consisting of at least 25 burials dated to the Iron I period (11th–10th centuries BCE). In this article, the burial practices employed in this cemetery are analyzed in order to shed light on the social complexity, economy, and funerary rituals of a rural community in the Jezreel Valley in the period between the collapse of Egyptian rule in Canaan and the formation o…
Strategies of Animal Exploitation in Late Iron Age IIA Ḥorvat Tevet (the Jezreel Valley) Reveal Patterns of Royal Economy in Early Monarchic Israel
Faunal remains from Ḥorvat Tevet, a site located in the rural hinterlands of the Jezreel Valley, reveal patterns of a complex redistributive apparatus during the Late Iron IIA. This paper assesses a large assemblage of animal bones within inter- and intra-site comparative analyses. Inter-site comparisons to contemporary sites in the northern valleys of Israel demonstrate that the agricultural production of grain and animal by-products at Ḥorvat T…
The Late Iron IIA Cylindrical Holemouth Jars and Their Role in the Royal Economy of Early Monarchic Israel
The recent excavations at Ḥorvat Tevet and the finding of ca. 260 Late Iron IIA cylindrical holemouth jars provided an unparalleled opportunity to study these relatively unknown vessels. This article offers a comprehensive analysis of cylindrical holemouth jars and includes a study of typology and morphology, alongside the analysis of provenance and distribution patterns. By shedding new light on these vessels, this paper provides the opportunity…
Absolute chronology of Black Wheel Made Ware in the southern Levant and its synchronization with the northern Levant
Black Wheel Made Ware (BWMW) is a distinguished pottery-type of the Intermediate Bronze Age (EB IV) in the Levant, a period dated to the second half of the 3rd millennium BCE. Considerable research was done both on the origin of BWMW and on how these vessels reflect inter-regional relations. This paper presents the first radiocarbon-based absolute dating of BWMW contexts, sampled from a few sites in northern Israel. These 14C dates clearly point …
Heated beeswax usage in mortuary practices
The Woman in the Pith Helmet
This volume celebrates the career of Norma Franklin, an archaeologist who has made important contributions to our understanding of the three key cities of Samaria, Megiddo, and Jezreel in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the Iron Age. The sixteen essays offered herein by Franklin’s colleagues in archaeology and biblical studies are a fitting tribute to the woman in the pith helmet: an indomitable field archaeologist who describes herself as …
Beautiful From All Sides
Female plaque figurines are the dominant type of anthropomorphic clay figurines in the Southern Levant of the Late Bronze Age. Unfortunately, there is no updated catalogue. The close study of fragments (the vast majority of the corpus) and of basic aspects (such as production modes, techniques, patterns of use/disposal) is at times overshadowed by the heated debate about the interpretation — the religious significance — of these figurines. We pub…
Heated beeswax usage in mortuary practices
Strategies of Animal Exploitation in Late Iron Age IIA Ḥorvat Tevet (the Jezreel Valley) Reveal Patterns of Royal Economy in Early Monarchic Israel
Faunal remains from Ḥorvat Tevet, a site located in the rural hinterlands of the Jezreel Valley, reveal patterns of a complex redistributive apparatus during the Late Iron IIA. This paper assesses a large assemblage of animal bones within inter- and intra-site comparative analyses. Inter-site comparisons to contemporary sites in the northern valleys of Israel demonstrate that the agricultural production of grain and animal by-products at Ḥorvat T…
The Late Iron IIA Cylindrical Holemouth Jars and Their Role in the Royal Economy of Early Monarchic Israel
The recent excavations at Ḥorvat Tevet and the finding of ca. 260 Late Iron IIA cylindrical holemouth jars provided an unparalleled opportunity to study these relatively unknown vessels. This article offers a comprehensive analysis of cylindrical holemouth jars and includes a study of typology and morphology, alongside the analysis of provenance and distribution patterns. By shedding new light on these vessels, this paper provides the opportunity…
The Early Iron Age Cemetery of Ḥorvat Tevet
Recent salvage excavations at Ḥorvat Tevet in northern Israel revealed a cemetery consisting of at least 25 burials dated to the Iron I period (11th–10th centuries BCE). In this article, the burial practices employed in this cemetery are analyzed in order to shed light on the social complexity, economy, and funerary rituals of a rural community in the Jezreel Valley in the period between the collapse of Egyptian rule in Canaan and the formation o…
Beautiful From All Sides
Female plaque figurines are the dominant type of anthropomorphic clay figurines in the Southern Levant of the Late Bronze Age. Unfortunately, there is no updated catalogue. The close study of fragments (the vast majority of the corpus) and of basic aspects (such as production modes, techniques, patterns of use/disposal) is at times overshadowed by the heated debate about the interpretation — the religious significance — of these figurines. We pub…
The Woman in the Pith Helmet
This volume celebrates the career of Norma Franklin, an archaeologist who has made important contributions to our understanding of the three key cities of Samaria, Megiddo, and Jezreel in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the Iron Age. The sixteen essays offered herein by Franklin’s colleagues in archaeology and biblical studies are a fitting tribute to the woman in the pith helmet: an indomitable field archaeologist who describes herself as …
Absolute chronology of Black Wheel Made Ware in the southern Levant and its synchronization with the northern Levant
Black Wheel Made Ware (BWMW) is a distinguished pottery-type of the Intermediate Bronze Age (EB IV) in the Levant, a period dated to the second half of the 3rd millennium BCE. Considerable research was done both on the origin of BWMW and on how these vessels reflect inter-regional relations. This paper presents the first radiocarbon-based absolute dating of BWMW contexts, sampled from a few sites in northern Israel. These 14C dates clearly point …
Heated beeswax usage in mortuary practices
The Late Iron IIA Cylindrical Holemouth Jars and Their Role in the Royal Economy of Early Monarchic Israel
The recent excavations at Ḥorvat Tevet and the finding of ca. 260 Late Iron IIA cylindrical holemouth jars provided an unparalleled opportunity to study these relatively unknown vessels. This article offers a comprehensive analysis of cylindrical holemouth jars and includes a study of typology and morphology, alongside the analysis of provenance and distribution patterns. By shedding new light on these vessels, this paper provides the opportunity…
Strategies of Animal Exploitation in Late Iron Age IIA Ḥorvat Tevet (the Jezreel Valley) Reveal Patterns of Royal Economy in Early Monarchic Israel
Faunal remains from Ḥorvat Tevet, a site located in the rural hinterlands of the Jezreel Valley, reveal patterns of a complex redistributive apparatus during the Late Iron IIA. This paper assesses a large assemblage of animal bones within inter- and intra-site comparative analyses. Inter-site comparisons to contemporary sites in the northern valleys of Israel demonstrate that the agricultural production of grain and animal by-products at Ḥorvat T…
Ḥorvat Tevet, the Jezreel Valley
Ḥ orvat Tevet is a small site located in the north-eastern margins of the Jezreel Valley.During the late Iron IIA (9th century BCE) a large, public, pillared building was erected on the site's summit, with areas dedicated to agricultural processing and craft specializations around it.In light of evidence from the pottery assemblages, the faunal remains, and the various means of production detected at the site, we argue that Ḥ orvat Tevet served a…
Rural Complexity in the Intermediate Bronze Age
This study explores the settlement patterns in Intermediate Bronze Age Lower Galilee, focusing on the Ḥorbat Qishron sites and their socio-economic organization. The spatial arrangement and the hierarchical structures of the settlements are analyzed, particularly in light of the discovery of a walled settlement at Ḥorbat Qishron South, a unique feature in this period. The study also considers the implications of settlement patterns for economic a…
Ramat Razim, near Ẓefat
An archaeological excavation carried out at Ramat Razim, near Ẓefat, exposed a Middle Bronze Age rural settlement, dated by the ceramic assemblage within Middle Bronze Age II–III. Spatial analysis identified communal workspaces and possible domestic cult practices in specific rooms, and the distribution of the ground stone tools and ceramic storage vessels reflected food-processing activities and a decentralized grain-storage approach. In additio…
Bronze Anklets from Ḥorvat Tevet (Jezreel Valley)
This article presents the results of lead isotope analysis (LI) conducted on four bronze anklets from an early Iron Age burial (Burial D/F3) at the site of Ḥorvat Tevet, Israel. The results show that the copper in these items most likely originated in Timna. All the known LI data from the Late Bronze and early Iron Age southern Levant is then plotted to demonstrate that Arabah copper dominated the region in the early Iron Age. The significance of…
The Early Iron Age Cemetery of Ḥorvat Tevet
Recent salvage excavations at Ḥorvat Tevet in northern Israel revealed a cemetery consisting of at least 25 burials dated to the Iron I period (11th–10th centuries BCE). In this article, the burial practices employed in this cemetery are analyzed in order to shed light on the social complexity, economy, and funerary rituals of a rural community in the Jezreel Valley in the period between the collapse of Egyptian rule in Canaan and the formation o…
Nahal Rimmonim
The excavations at Naḥal Rimmonim exposed a stratified rural settlement spanning the Intermediate and Middle Bronze Age III. Stratified remains—including domestic structures, installations, a pottery workshop and burials—demonstrate diachronic shifts in site function and organization. The Intermediate Bronze Age strata exhibit substantial domestic activity with evidence of localized adaptation to marshy conditions. In the Middle Bronze Age I–II p…
Murhan
A small-scale salvageexcavation was carried out along the outskirts of the ancientsite of Murhan in the Harod Valley.The site is located on thesoutheastern spur of Giv‘at Qumi, above NaḥalYosef.For the most part, Murhan is a single-periodsite dating to the Intermediate Bronze Age,with sporadic finds dating to the Iron Age
Tel Hazor
Excavations in the eastern Lower City of Tel Hazor revealed part of a courtyard building (Area Q2) and a rampart (Area Q3), as well as a drainage channel and a rampart system (Area N). The building, dating to the Late Bronze Age, exhibited three building phases. Beneath the Phase II floor, two storage-jar burials were found, one of which contained fragmentary bones of a child. The finds in the building were sparse, including decorated ware, Bichr…
A Unique Assemblage of Cremation Burial from Ḥorvat Tevet and Assyrian Imperial Rule in the Jezreel Valley
The excavation at Ḥorvat Tevet revealed a unique cremation burial assemblage, dating to the Iron IIC. This diverse assemblage, richer than comparable burials throughout the Levant, includes unparalleled pottery objects and luxury items that reflect extensive trade networks across the Mediterranean and Mesopotamia and emphasise the high status of the deceased and the community that carried out the burial. The opulence of the burial contrasts sharp…
Great pots look alike – social and political aspects of mass production of standardized storage jars in early monarchic Israel (late 10th-9th century BCE)
Middle Bronze Age IIA Burials at Tel Yosef
The Early Bronze Age Occupation at Tel Gat-Ḥefer, Lower Galilee, Areas C and D
Excavations at Tel Gat-Ḥefer in the Lower Galilee, Areas A and B
History (15 works) · Ancient history (14 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (14 works) · Archaeology (13 works) · Geography (12 works) · Ancient Near East History (10 works) · Bronze Age (10 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (8 works) · Bronze (7 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works)