35729
Accession Number
10400
Author
Bahat, Dan
Title Of Article Chaper
A middle Bronze Age I cemetery at Menahemiya
Title Of Journal Book
Atiquot
Pages
27-33
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Three rock-cut tombs discovered recently in the Beth Shean Valley contained pottery bowls, jugs, etc. and six copper weapons: sword, dagger, javelin and 3 spearheads. Both the sword and dagger had rivets in place. All the copper weapons except the spearhead were analyzed for major elements; the technique used is referred to in a reference. All were almost pure copper except for the presence in 4 of the objects of, respectively: sword 2% tin, spearhead 0.2% tin, spearhead 0.5% antimony and javelin 0.03% antimony. -- AATA
pub_id
35729