Investigations at Ramat Saharonim: A Desert Neolithic Sacred Precinct in the Central Negev

Investigations at the open-air shrine and cairn complex at Ramat Saharonim in the Makhtesh Ramon in the central Negev reveal a sacred precinct or ritual center with a focus on a mortuary cult, attributable to the Late Neolithic, ca. 5000 B.C. The four shrines are aligned with the setting sun of the...

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Authors: Rosen, Steven A. (Author) ; Avni, Yoav (Author) ; Bocquentin, Fanny (Author) ; Porat, Naomi (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press 2007
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2007, Volume: 346, Pages: 1-27
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