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Tell Abu Hawam

Tell Abu Hawam is the site of a small city established in the Late Bronze Age (circa 1600 BCE) in the area of modern-day Haifa, Israel. It was known to the Crusaders as (Ancient Haifa) and (Old Haifa).

It existed as a port city and a fishing village, and was moved in the late 11th century to the site which became known as Haifa el-Atika.

The site was excavated by a British expedition from 1929 to 1933.

Archaeology

During the 1929-1933 British excavations, a black-glazed bowl of the "fish-plate" type was uncovered, featuring a Phoenician graffito scratched on its underside. It is suggested that the bowl may originate from the 4th or 3rd century BCE.

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References

Further reading

  • Encyclopedia Judaica, Haifa, Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 7, pp. 1134–1139
  • The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land, Volume 5, article Abu Hawam p 1553

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