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Khirbet Qeiyafa 2011

After five seasons of excavations

Khirbet Qeiyafa and the Valley of Elah

Khirbet Qeiyafa: end of 2011


Area A

Area D

Area C

Excavations in action

Great distraction layer in the Iron Age city

Great fun to excavate

The first complete Iron Age storage jar

A room in Area C

Nearly complete oil lamp

Reconstructing grinding activity

Area A

The Gate in Area C

The gate in Area C

A city wall casemate

Area C at the end of the season

A small stable in Area C

A donkey in the stable

Iron Age Tabun (cooking installation)

Hellenistic Tabun

Area D: A large Hellenistic building

Area D at the end of the season

A visit from Tel Aviv University

Dr. Alexander Fantalkin

Prof. N d Nadav Naaman

Prof. Y Yosef f Garfinkel

Prof. I Israel l Finkelstein

Prof. Michael Hasel

Thank You !!

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