The Peqi'in Cave
A Chalcolithic Cemetery in Upper Galilee, Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zvi Gal, Dina Shalem (0000-0002-5561-9172), Howard Smithline |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 196-206 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5615/neareastarch.74.4.0196 |
| OpenAlex | W2494502725 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 3 |
In May 1995, a unique Chalcolithic burial cave was discovered at Peqi‘in, Upper Galilee, Israel. Surprisingly, since Chalcolithic burial caves were known mainly on Israel’s coastal plain, this natural cave yielded one of the richest assemblages of ossuaries, burial jars, and other ceramic vessels ever found, many bearing iconographic presentations hitherto unknown. The cave also contained the skeletal remains of at least six hundred individuals. This article tells the story of the excavations, reviews the diverse finds, and offers an understanding of this cave within the Chalcolitic context
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · Cave · Chalcolithic · Excavation · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History
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Monumentality, Social Memory, and Territoriality in Neolithic–Chalcolithic Northwestern Arabia
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |