Burials and Human Remains. Chapter 46B: 427 - 433. (original) (raw)
2021, Mazar, A. and Panitz Cohen, N. Tel Rehov A Bronze and Iron Age City in the Beth-Shean Valley
In the first section of this chapter (46A), seven pit burials from Iron Age IIB/C were described. In four of these, the bones were too crumbled to be studied. The skeletal remains from the three other burials were studied and are presented in this chapter. In addition, this chapter includes a report on the skeletal remains of three individuals found in non-burial contexts, one in Area C from Iron Age IIA and two I from Iron Age IIB.
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