Tel ‘Ein Jezreel in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods: New Finds, New Insights

Tamar Shooval, Ian Cipin, Sonia Pinsky, Jennie Ebeling, Norma Franklin, Danny Rosenberg

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Abstract

Recent survey and excavation at Tel ‘Ein Jezreel, located in the Jezreel Valley directly above the spring of ‘Ein Jezreel, revealed evidence for settlement from the Neolithic Period through the modern era. (The Jezreel Expedition was sponsored by The Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Israel and the University of Evansville, Indiana, USA. One survey season (2012) and six seasons of excavation (2013–2018) were co-directed by Norma Franklin (University of Haifa) and Jennie Ebeling (University of Evansville). While most of the finds date to the Early Bronze Age, there is also substantial evidence for settlement in the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. This essay presents some of the pottery, flint, and ground stone artifacts from the Yarmukian culture of the Pottery Neolithic period, the Wadi Rabah culture of the Late Pottery Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic, and the Ghassulian culture of the Late Chalcolithic period. The significance of these finds is discussed within the broader context of Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlement in the Jezreel Valley and adjacent areas.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationInterdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages173-190
Number of pages18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Publication series

NameInterdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
Volume2023

Keywords

  • Chalcolithic
  • Flint
  • Ground stone artifacts
  • Jezreel Valley
  • Pottery
  • Wadi Rabah
  • Yarmukian

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Archaeology
  • Archaeology

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