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Recent Excavations at Nahal Oren, Israel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

Tamar Noy ,
A. J. Legge ,
E. S. Higgs  and
R. W. Dennell
Tamar Noy
Affiliation:
The Israel Museum
A. J. Legge
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
E. S. Higgs
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
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The site of Nahal Oren is 10 km south of Haifa in the Wadi Fellah at its junction with the old Tel Aviv-Haifa road, Israel.

The first excavations at Nahal Oren were made by Professor Stekelis in 1941, when the cave was emptied; a Natufian industry was found (Stekelis 1942). In 1954–9 there were further excavations in front of the cave (Stekelis and Yisraeli 1963). Numerous fine artefacts indicated the presence of two phases of the Kebaran, Natufian and ‘pre Pottery Neolithic A and B’ industries. The well known complex of house foundations on artificial platforms or terraces was exposed during this work.

The industrial succession indicated that the site was suitable for the study of late Palaeolithic cultures and their associated economies. The recent excavations, supported by the British Museum and carried out by Cambridge University and the Israel Museum, had the following objectives: to attempt the total collection of artefacts from restricted areas, to establish the relevant stratigraphy, and to collect a broad spectrum of organic remains, by methods developed by the British Academy's Major Research Project, the History of Early Agriculture.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 39 , December 1973 , pp. 75 - 99
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1973

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