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| The cave of the warrior |
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| A fourth millennium burial in the Judean desert |
Cave No. 13, known as the “Cave of the
warrior”, was discovered during an
extensive survey of rock shelters and
caves in lower Wadi el-Makkukh in the
Jericho area.
At first sight there was no indication of human
activity in the cave, but a Hasmonean coin
found inside the cave triggered a trail
excavation which soon revealed significant
organic remains under the upper sediments.
The finds, associated with human burial, soon
revealed the skeleton of “The Warrior”.
The objects associated with the so called
“Warrior” as well as the remains of an earlier,
fifth millennium BCE burial, consisted primarily
of objects made of perishable materials such
as plant fibers, reed, wood and leather.
Undoubtedly, the perishable objects, as well
as the skeleton of the deceased, were well
preserved due to the favorable conditions
prevailing the small cave.
warrior”, was discovered during an
extensive survey of rock shelters and
caves in lower Wadi el-Makkukh in the
Jericho area.
At first sight there was no indication of human
activity in the cave, but a Hasmonean coin
found inside the cave triggered a trail
excavation which soon revealed significant
organic remains under the upper sediments.
The finds, associated with human burial, soon
revealed the skeleton of “The Warrior”.
The objects associated with the so called
“Warrior” as well as the remains of an earlier,
fifth millennium BCE burial, consisted primarily
of objects made of perishable materials such
as plant fibers, reed, wood and leather.
Undoubtedly, the perishable objects, as well
as the skeleton of the deceased, were well
preserved due to the favorable conditions
prevailing the small cave.
The finds presented an unprecedented opportunity to study raw material,
technologies and contexts that are rarely preserved in the archeological record,
and to appreciate that high level of accomplishment that had been attained in
various fields of craft. A burial assemblage of such antiquity, and particularly the
bow and the group of textiles, is for the presents unique not only in Palestinian
archeology but on a much wider scale.
An Israel Antiquities Authority publication.
technologies and contexts that are rarely preserved in the archeological record,
and to appreciate that high level of accomplishment that had been attained in
various fields of craft. A burial assemblage of such antiquity, and particularly the
bow and the group of textiles, is for the presents unique not only in Palestinian
archeology but on a much wider scale.
An Israel Antiquities Authority publication.