Elite Bronze Age burial complex unearthed at Yavneh-Yam

Elite Bronze Age burial complex unearthed at Yavneh-Yam

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a Bronze Age burial complex during excavations at Israel’s coastal port of Yavneh-Yam. The discovery, published in the journal Antiquity, is a monumental rock-cut tomb linked to the Ancient Egyptian port of Muḫḫazu around 3,300-years-ago. The tomb was first discovered by accident during development works near Palmachim Beach, a natural rocky bay with sandy stretches that encompasses the multi-period…

Elite Bronze Age burial complex unearthed at Amarna-age port

Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved Late Bronze Age burial complex near the ancient coastal port of Yavneh-Yam in Israel, yielding rare evidence of Canaanite funeral practices and elite connections with Egypt around 3,300 years ago. The discovery, described in the journal Antiquity, was unearthed after construction works inadvertently broke through the ceiling of a monumental […]