A New Type of Cemetery from the Late Mamluk and Early Ottoman Periods from Central Israel

Bibliographic Data

ID24092012
AuthorsAmir Gorzalczany (0000-0001-6910-6776, Israel Antiquities Authority, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume41
Issue2
Pages223-237
Publication date2009-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLevant (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0075-8914 • E-ISSN: 1756-3801
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/007589109x12484491671211
OpenAlexW2071412422
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

In a series of cemeteries from the Late Mamluk and Early Ottoman Periods excavated in Israel, a rare feature was discovered. Some of the tombs are sealed by whole ceramic vessels, intentionally located on the tomb, placed on their bases, rims or bodies. The vessels consistently belong to three reiterative forms, dated to the Mamluk and Ottoman Periods. To date, seven cemeteries of this kind were discovered, but not all of them were published or even identified as such by the excavators. All the cemeteries are located in a well-defined area, namely between the basins of Nahal Yarqon in the north and Nahal Soreq in the south. The particular regional distribution and typological variation pose intriguing questions, on which this paper is focused.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Feature (linguistics) · Geography · Mamluk · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History