Material remains of the Wadi Rabah culture, first defined by Jacob Kaplan’s pioneering studies in the early fifties of the last century, were found at scores of sites in Israel, Jordan and Lebanon. Studies of this culture in more recent decades have shown the richness and diversity of its material culture complexes and shed light on possible cultural connections between the south Levantine Wadi Rabah culture and the north Levantine Halaf culture. Despite decades of research concerning the Wadi Rabah culture in Israel, only a few relevant sites are known in the Shephela foothills, an area which marks the southern boundary of this culture. Very few and often incomplete accounts were published regarding these southern sites, resulting in a fragmentary image of the characteristics of the southern facies of the Wadi Rabah culture. Here we present the final report of the excavations at Qidron, a Wadi Rabah site southeast of Moshav Qidron in the Shephela. Qidron is currently one of only a few sources of information concerning the Wadi Rabah culture in the Shephela and thus supplies valuable information concerning the material culture of the Wadi Rabah in this area. The data were retrieved mainly from five large pits that yielded many artifacts including pottery vessels, chipped and ground stone tools and production waste as well as animal bones and shells (some used as beads). The detailed study of the rich material culture from Qidron significantly contributes to our understanding of the southern facies of the Wadi Rabah culture.
Pits and their contents: The Wadi Rabah site of Qidron in the Shephela, Israel
Rivka Chasan;
2017-01-01
Abstract
Material remains of the Wadi Rabah culture, first defined by Jacob Kaplan’s pioneering studies in the early fifties of the last century, were found at scores of sites in Israel, Jordan and Lebanon. Studies of this culture in more recent decades have shown the richness and diversity of its material culture complexes and shed light on possible cultural connections between the south Levantine Wadi Rabah culture and the north Levantine Halaf culture. Despite decades of research concerning the Wadi Rabah culture in Israel, only a few relevant sites are known in the Shephela foothills, an area which marks the southern boundary of this culture. Very few and often incomplete accounts were published regarding these southern sites, resulting in a fragmentary image of the characteristics of the southern facies of the Wadi Rabah culture. Here we present the final report of the excavations at Qidron, a Wadi Rabah site southeast of Moshav Qidron in the Shephela. Qidron is currently one of only a few sources of information concerning the Wadi Rabah culture in the Shephela and thus supplies valuable information concerning the material culture of the Wadi Rabah in this area. The data were retrieved mainly from five large pits that yielded many artifacts including pottery vessels, chipped and ground stone tools and production waste as well as animal bones and shells (some used as beads). The detailed study of the rich material culture from Qidron significantly contributes to our understanding of the southern facies of the Wadi Rabah culture.
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