A rock-cut burial cave from the Roman Period at Beit Nattif, Judean foothills

This article presents a tomb excavated in 1945 at Beit Nattif in the Judaean foothills and discusses it in light of the history and archaeology of the site. The burial chamber was initially a rock-cut water cistern, and at a later date, the cistern was converted into a burial chamber with kokhim. Th...

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Authors: Ziso, Boʿaz (Author) ; Klein, Eitan (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2011
In: Israel exploration journal
Year: 2011, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 196-216
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
Further subjects:B Grave
B Beit Nattif

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