Does the Different Layout of the Late Bronze Age Tombs at Laish/Dan and Akko in Northern Canaan Reflect Different Trade Relations? An Instrumental Neutron Activation Study on Mycenaean Pottery

Authors: Gunneweg J.¹; Michel H.V.²

Source: Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 26, Number 8, August 1999 , pp. 989-995(7)

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Abstract:

Mycenaean IIIA and IIIB pottery found in the beehive-shaped Tomb 387 at Laish/Dan and in the rectangular tombs at Akko, in northern Canaan, were subjected to instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) to learn where they were manufactured. We were able to test the hypothesis that the differences in architectural layout of the tombs corresponded to a different provenance of the Mycenaean pottery. Furthermore, a trial was undertaken to interpret the function of the graves in the light of the new evidence. Copyright 1999 Academic Press

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel 2: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, U.S.A.

Publication date: 1999-08-01