LATE BRONZE AGE BURIALS BETWEEN EL-JIB/GIV'ON (GIBEON) AND NEBI SAMWIL, NORTHWEST OF JERUSALEM

The Late Bronze Age I burial cave excavated northwest of Jerusalem is an uncommon discovery in the central hill country, contributing to our understanding of population distribution patterns during this period. Unlike the coastal areas, which feature numerous large Late Bronze Age cemeteries, the mountainous regions, characterized by large cemeteries from the Middle Bronze Age, present only sporadic burial caves in Late Bronze Age I, each containing several inhumations. This article presents the finds from one such cave, including a possible evidence based on a petrographic analysis of a previously unknown local workshop producing Cypriot Base Ring imitations.