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but it was flattened for agricultural use and it can no longer be seen on the surface. Fragments of building blocks and potsherds can be found scattered on the agricultural fields around the site and are usually exposed after the rain. Residents of Kfar
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period. A mudbrick installation was found, with its floor sloping slightly to the east. Also, a burial with pottery of that period was found next to the installation. The excavation discovered the remains of structures from the
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water company, investigated six squares and excavated down to groundwater level. The excavation shed further light on the settlement history of Tel Shem. The area investigated was in some parts of history The earliest discovery is a floor made of
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period. Six tombs were studied and dated based on the tools found in them to the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. These indicate that this was the cemetery area of the settlement during these periods. During the rule of the
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indicate some processing was done here. The purpose of the structure was not determined due to the limitations of the excavation, but thanks to pottery that was imported from the
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floor was found and seemed to have some kind of a bench attached to its inner southern wall. The pottery found inside included imported bowls and roof tiles.
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