Groundstone Tools of a Copper-Smiths’ Community

Understanding Stone-Related Aspects of the Early Bronze Age Site of Ashqelon Barnea

Authors

  • Danny Rosenberg University of Haifa
  • Amir Golani Israel Antiquities Authority

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jmea.v25i1.27

Keywords:

Basalt tools, copper industry, Ashqelon Barnea, trade/exchange networks, Early Bronze Age, southern Levant

Abstract

Extensive excavations at the site of Ashqelon Barnea, situated on the Mediterranean coast of southern Israel, have revealed a large and diversified groundstone assemblage, specific components of which reflect clear selection for raw material and uniformity in typological, morphometric and technological characteristics. These components, namely basalt bowls, potters’ wheels and spindle whorls, form the focus of this paper, and are used to discuss raw material selection, long-distance Early Bronze Age exchange in stone and copper and the role of Ashqelon Barnea in this trade.

Author Biographies

  • Danny Rosenberg, University of Haifa
    Laboratory for Groundstone Research, Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31905, Israel
  • Amir Golani, Israel Antiquities Authority
    Israel Antiquities Authority, POB 586, Jerusalem, 91004, Israel

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Published

2012-06-05

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Rosenberg, D., & Golani, A. (2012). Groundstone Tools of a Copper-Smiths’ Community: Understanding Stone-Related Aspects of the Early Bronze Age Site of Ashqelon Barnea. Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, 25(1), 27-51. https://doi.org/10.1558/jmea.v25i1.27