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Palmahim Quarry, Israel: General View of Area B 2
Country: Israel
Location: Palmahim Quarry
Area: B
Stratum: 1 – 3
Description: General view of Area B after 2nd season. Sausage-shaped buildings are Stratum 3 (early EB 1); others are Strata 2 and 1 (late EB 1). Entire surface of Area B was bulldozed prior to excavation for quarrying not associated with excavation. Note soil covering “bedrock” of ancient, fossilized sand dunes (kurkar) quarried for construction. Below them is red “hamra” soil probably on limestone bedrock
Category: Archaeological Site, Archaeological Feature
Period: Early Bronze Age I
Date: 3300 – 3000 BCE
Credit: Eliot Braun, 1990 – Photo courtesy Israel Air Force
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